Some Android apps, such as Samsung Health's cycle tracker, can save periods to Health Connect. VertigoMe can read them from there, so you do not have to log each period twice.
Period access is asked for on its own, separately from the rest of Health Connect. You turn it on from the Menstruation row.
Step 1: Make sure your cycle app writes periods to Health Connect
- Open Health Connect.
- Tap App permissions and tap your cycle app.
- Check that it is allowed to write Menstruation (it may be called menstrual period).
Step 2: Point VertigoMe at Health Connect
- Open VertigoMe.
- Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen, then Connections, and connect Health Connect if it is not connected yet.
- Open the drawer again and tap Data and Notifications.
- In the Menstruation section, make sure the Menstruation switch is on.
- Tap the small source badge under the word Menstruation and pick Health Connect in the Choose source list.
- Health Connect asks for permission to read periods. Allow it.
VertigoMe then looks back over up to two years of periods in Health Connect.
If you deny the permission, VertigoMe shows "Allow menstruation access in Health Connect to import your periods." and keeps the source as it was. You can try again any time.
Step 3: Check that it worked
- Tap the Monitor tab.
- Look at the Menstruation card. It shows your next predicted period, a countdown and your average cycle length.
If you would rather not connect
Logging your period in VertigoMe
This only takes a moment.
- Open VertigoMe.
- Tap the Monitor tab.
- Scroll to the Menstruation card and tap it.
- Under Log a Period, tap Select date.
- Pick the day your period started.
- Tap Add.
Do this on the first day of each period. You can also pick a past date if you forgot. VertigoMe uses your periods to predict the next one, and the days around a predicted period count towards your daily spin risk.
If you get stuck, write to help@vertigome.com with the name of your cycle app.
