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Samsung Health permissions

DaveLorde — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:09:26 GMT

When I open my Health app, it says the privacy notice has been updated and displays a 'Continue' button. When I press it I get a message "To use this feature, you need to allow permission in settings", but it doesn't say what permission it needs...

What new permissions does the app need?

Re: Samsung Health permissions

TessM — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:04:23 GMT

Hi @DaveLorde ,

this may vary depending on the feature that you would like to use:

- Phone : Used to confirm your phone number for Samsung Health Together
- Location : Your location data is collected when you are using the exercises tracker and the steps tracker.
- Body Sensors : Used to measure heart rate, oxygen saturation, and stress.
- Storage : You can import/export your exercise data, save exercise photos, save/load food photos, and upload photos saved while receiving a telehealth service. (Available in some countries only)
- Contacts : Used to check if you're signed in to your Samsung account.
- Camera : When you add a friend using the Together feature, you can use the camera to scan a QR code, take photos of foods, recognize numbers on a blood glucose meter/blood pressure monitor. (Available in some countries only)
- Physical activity : Used to count your steps and detect workouts.

Re: Re: Samsung Health permissions

DaveLorde — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:42:27 GMT

Hi @TessM,
Thanks for the quick response.
It was fine with whatever permissions it had before, I haven't changed the way I use it - this privacy conditions notification and permissions request just appeared when I opened it this morning.
I suppose I'll just have to try them one by one until it lets me back in...

Re: Samsung Health permissions

Forzabox7154_SM — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:21:53 GMT

A recent update forces the "phone" permission

Re: Re: Samsung Health permissions

DaveLorde — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:14:06 GMT

Thanks @Picminfake, I got there in the end 😉

I don't see myself using this permission... It would be far better, IMO, if they only asked for specific permissions when you try to do something that requires it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Re: Samsung Health permissions

SCpalmetto — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:16:56 GMT

After the update, Samsung Health will require you to allow the permissions it needs to access the application.

However, after opening the Samsung Health application you can then go into your phone settings, apps and then tap on Samsung Health to turn off any permissions for the Samsung Health application.

Re: Samsung Health permissions

A Cauldren — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:32:46 GMT

THIS worked (going back in and removing the additional permisssions)... thanks all!

Re: Re: Samsung Health permissions

DaveLorde — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 15:47:30 GMT

@SCpalmetto - thanks for that!

Re: Samsung Health permissions

MuratOgut — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:55:49 GMT

Thank you for this topic. My mother always uses this Samsung Health just to count her steps. She is very very very very bad at technology and getting worse with each year. She asks everything about the phone to me everyday. But for this problem, even me, a IT graduate couldn't solve this problem. Thanks to the Samsung, "To use this feature, you need to allow permission in settings" message is not helpful to understand what we will do in the settings. And I didn't want to give "Phone Permisson" just because an unnecessary update to a step counter app. But thanks to this topic, I see Samsung forces us to give this permission. And then, I see Samsung also forces us to use two-step verification, just to use a step counter app. It is really thoughtless act to complicate this procedure. I know Samsung developers don't care, and won't be. But I still wanted to complain about this stupid update. Not everyone using Samsung Health is professional internet user, and these procedures could be (COULD BE) made easier for old people. But hey, it is Samsung after all...

Re: Samsung Health permissions

MuratOgut — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:56:22 GMT

Thank you for this message.

Re: Re: Samsung Health permissions

DaveLorde — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:25:56 GMT

@MuratOgut - you make a very good point about non-technical users. I had a career as a software developer and always tried to make the UIs clear and simple. I suspect a Samsung developer just forgot to put the required permission in the message, but this should have been picked up in QA.

Re: Samsung Health permissions

GillT — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:21:02 GMT

Thank you all for assistance here. I became increasingly frustrated by this irritating development. I really don't want to offer Samsung increased access to all manner of data on my phone, just so I don't have to count the number of lengths I swim. I have allowed permissions for everything but thanks to the advice here, will now return and switch them all off again! Fingers crossed I won't be here again looking for another answer!!

Re: Samsung Health permissions

dp405 — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 22:09:01 GMT

Thanks for the post. Samsung Health was about to lose a user and I hate having multiple apps for the same thing on my phone. The permissions apps ask for is ridiculous! No app needs access to my phone, contacts, or camera (most of the time) and yes having to allow, verify, and remove permissions is incredibly annoying. Developers need to stop being so invasive.

Re: Samsung Health permissions

kiranova — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 22:16:15 GMT

Agree with you. I have deleted Samsung health due to this. They dont need all my content just to count steps or give a pulse reading!

Re: Samsung Health permissions

kiranova — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 22:19:45 GMT

What Samsung did with this update to Samsung Health is ridiculous and invasive. I have deleted this app and will find a third party app!

Re: Samsung Health permissions

Members_sewandsow — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:50:30 GMT

Many thanks SCpalmetto, would have been stuck without your advice, much appreciated!

Re: Samsung Health permissions

Richie B Sage 098765 — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 18:24:45 GMT

Ludicrous and invasive, I've used this app for many years and have found it a great help but this is a really poor show from Samsung. I expect more from a company that I have been loyal to for over 20 years. I'm now going to find another app AND another brand that's not so (my) data greedy. Goodbye Samsung.

Re: Re: Samsung Health permissions

Richie B Sage 098765 — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 18:27:18 GMT

To add insult to injury, there is no way to delete this now useless waste of space from my device.

Re: Samsung Health permissions

DaveLorde — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:45:40 GMT

If you find the app useful (I do), these permissions are not a reason to stop using it - as already mentioned, you can remove all the permissions you don't need or want once you've gained access to the app.

It just seems pretty dumb for Samsung to require them for access in the first place... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Re: Samsung Health permissions

Pip63 — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:51:57 GMT

I have tried all the solutions to no avail. I have a samsung s2 watch & a Samsung phone and have ended up deleting the Samsung health app so will I have lost all my data if I now re-install? I use it for step count & tracking to see if i’ve done enough, and heartbeat so don’t need all these permissions - so invasive. Why has this update caused so many problems? As others have said - the opening message was more than useless. So annoyed.