If you have an iPhone, VertigoMe asks to read from Apple Health. You might wonder why, when you really want data from your watch or sleep app.
Apple Health is a bridge. Your devices and apps put their readings into Apple Health, and VertigoMe takes what it needs out of Apple Health, with your permission. They do not need to talk to each other directly.
The bridge in words
Your watch or app, then Apple Health, then VertigoMe.
Garmin, Oura, Polar and WHOOP are the exceptions. They connect to VertigoMe directly, under Connections.
Why it works this way
- One place for everything. Many devices end up in Apple Health. VertigoMe only has to look in one place.
- Privacy. You approve each category. VertigoMe can only read what you allow.
- You stay in charge. You can switch off any category in Settings at any time.
How to check what VertigoMe can read
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Tap Apps, then Health.
- Tap Data Access & Devices, then VertigoMe.
Each switch is a category. If you want VertigoMe to stop reading something, switch it off here.
What VertigoMe writes back
VertigoMe writes two things to Apple Health, if you allow it: your finished spins, saved as the Dizziness symptom, and periods you log in VertigoMe, saved as menstrual flow. Nothing else.
What happens behind the scenes
VertigoMe reads Apple Health when you open the app. iPhone can also wake VertigoMe in the background when your watch writes new sleep, heart or step data. VertigoMe reads from the day you connect onwards, with sleep from the last week and periods from the last year. It does not copy your older history.
If something goes wrong
- Check the device's own app is allowed to write to Apple Health.
- In VertigoMe, open Data and Notifications and check the matching row is switched on.
- For food, check the Nutrition row's source badge says Apple Health.
