Q: Can I deactivate health app?
Is there a way to stop health app?
Or is there a way to show e.g. the steps & distance from a day before today? I get these two statistics, but I found no way to select data from a special day. So I'd like to forget this app but I don't want it to work in the background.
iPhone 5s, iOS 8
Posted on Jan 5, 2015 1:27 AM
Then there is no Health app usage. As any native iOS app, you cannot delete it (like the App Store, Clock or Mail or Safari app, among others).
To make sure there is no background usage, turn off Background App Refresh: Understand multitasking and background activity on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
However, the Health app uses the motion processor in the iPhone hardware to count steps, like the compass or GPS do (GPS, not Location), so you cannot disable it.
Posted on Jan 5, 2015 2:44 AM