Manage Health data on your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch

Set up apps and accessories to send data to the Health app, manually add or delete data, and adjust how Health prioritises data sources.

About Health data

The Health app counts your steps, walking and running distances automatically. If you have an Apple Watch paired, it can automatically track your Activity, heart rate data and Mindfulness data. You can also manually add data from other health apps to keep your information in one place.

Find out more about Health data tracked on iPhone and Apple Watch.

How to manually add Health data

1. Open the Health app on your iPhone or iPad.

2. If you’re on your iPhone, tap Search. If you’re on your iPad, tap sidebar to open the sidebar.

3. Tap a category, such as Activity, then tap a subcategory, such as Steps.

4. Tap Add Data in the upper corner.

5. Enter the date, time and data for that activity.

6. When you’ve finished, tap Done .

   

Add data from other apps

1. Open the Health app on your iPhone or iPad.

2. If you’re on your iPhone, tap your profile picture in the upper corner. If you’re on your iPad, tap Profile in the upper corner.

3. Under Privacy, tap Apps to see your apps that are compatible with Health. If you can't see an app, it may not be compatible.

4. Tap an app and turn on the health categories you want that app to track.

You may need to open the app and adjust its settings to allow it to share data with Health.

If Health doesn’t track steps or other information

Make sure you turn on Fitness Tracking for your Apple Watch.

1. Open the Health app on your iPhone or iPad.

2. Tap your profile, then tap Devices.

3. Tap your Apple Watch.

4. Tap Privacy Settings and turn on Fitness Tracking.

   

Delete Health data you’ve entered

If you've entered incorrect details while adding health information manually, you can delete the record.

1. Open the Health app on your iPhone or iPad.

2. If you’re on your iPhone, tap Search. If you’re on your iPad, tap sidebar to open the sidebar.

3. Tap a category, such as Activity, then tap a subcategory, such as Steps.

4. Scroll down to Options, then tap Show All Data.

5. Tap Edit in the upper corner.

6. Tap the Delete button next to the record you want to delete. You can also tap Delete All to delete every record.

7. Tap Done.

Delete Health data from iCloud

Health information is encrypted while it’s stored in iCloud and as it goes between iCloud and your device. End-to-end encryption requires iOS 12 or later and two-factor authentication. You can stop storing and remove your Health data from iCloud.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.

2. Tap [your name], then tap iCloud.

3. Next to Saved to iCloud, tap See All, then tap Health.

4. Turn off Sync this iPhone.

5. Tap Manage Storage, then tap Delete Data From iCloud.

6. Tap Disable and Delete.

If your Health data syncs over iCloud, deleting data on one device will remove it from all synced devices connected to the same iCloud account.

How Health handles data from multiple sources

The Health app takes similar data from different sources and organises it based on where it comes from. By default, Health prioritises data in this order:

1. Health data you enter manually.

2. Data from your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.

3. Data from apps and Bluetooth devices.

When you add a new data source, it appears above all apps and devices that contribute data in Health. You can change the order of sources at any time.

View and prioritise your data sources

You can check which devices and apps update specific health categories and choose the sources Health uses first.

1. Open the Health app on your iPhone or iPad.

2. If you’re on your iPhone, tap Search. If you’re on your iPad, tap sidebar to open the sidebar.

3. Tap a category, then tap a subcategory.

4. Scroll down, then tap Data Sources & Access. Only the sources that contribute to that data type will appear.

5. Tap Edit.

6. Touch and hold the Change Order button next to a data source, then drag it up or down in the list.

   

7. To turn off a third-party data source, tap the tick next to the source.

8. Tap Done.

If multiple sources contribute the same data type, the data source at the top will take priority over others. New apps or devices that you add are listed at the top automatically, above your iPhone or iPad.