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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

by mabaeyens,Solvedanswer
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A:

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

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  • by mabaeyens,

    mabaeyens mabaeyens Jan 5, 2015 1:57 AM in response to nitewish
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    Jan 5, 2015 1:57 AM in response to nitewish

    Go to Settings > Privacy > Health and turn all apps off

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    nitewish nitewish Jan 5, 2015 2:09 AM in response to mabaeyens
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    Jan 5, 2015 2:09 AM in response to mabaeyens

    Thank you but for answering.

     

    There are no apps shown in this sector

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    mabaeyens mabaeyens Jan 5, 2015 2:44 AM in response to nitewish
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    Jan 5, 2015 2:44 AM in response to nitewish

    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.

  • by nitewish,

    nitewish nitewish Jan 5, 2015 2:54 AM in response to mabaeyens
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    Jan 5, 2015 2:54 AM in response to mabaeyens

    Thank you, so I will live with it the way it is.

  • by mabaeyens,

    mabaeyens mabaeyens Jan 5, 2015 2:56 AM in response to nitewish
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    Jan 5, 2015 2:56 AM in response to nitewish

    You're welcome! That what it has to have a iDevice with a M7 motion coprocessor!

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Jan 5, 2015 5:36 AM in response to nitewish
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    Jan 5, 2015 5:36 AM in response to nitewish

    nitewish wrote:

     

    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.

    There are lots of apps that will access the M7 co-processor data, just like the health app and will let you view the data in better ways. One of my favorites is the UP app by Jawbone. Just make sure you get the one that doesn't require the UP band. Moves is also very nice but not free. Also, not exactly what you're asking for but still worth a look is lark.  If you search the app store, you'll find probably a couple hundred, some free, some at cost.

     

    I think it helps to think of the Health app as a syncing conduit rather than an app you want to spend much time looking at. I use it to sync data between a number of different apps that otherwise wouldn't be able to share Health data.