Connecting Your Wearable
NestEgg works with any heart-rate-capable wearable. Here's how to get yours syncing — or use Photo-Upload if you prefer.
The basics
NestEgg requires a wearable device that can measure heart rate. Exercise Points are calculated from your HR data, so a heart-rate-capable device is essential.
You can use your own wearable — you don’t need to buy a specific brand.
Three ways to get workouts into NestEgg
1. Auto-sync (recommended)
Your wearable syncs workouts automatically via your phone’s health platform. This is the easiest option — work out, and the data appears in NestEgg without you doing anything.
| Platform | How it works | Supported devices |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Health (iOS) | Your wearable writes to Apple Health → NestEgg reads from Apple Health | Apple Watch, Garmin, WHOOP, Polar, Suunto, Oura, Amazfit, Xiaomi |
| Google Health Connect (Android) | Your wearable writes to Health Connect → NestEgg reads from Health Connect | Samsung, Garmin, WHOOP, Polar, Amazfit, Xiaomi |
| Fitbit (direct) | NestEgg connects directly to your Fitbit account via OAuth | Fitbit devices |
2. Photo-Upload (any wearable)
If your device doesn’t auto-sync, or if you prefer to upload manually, you can take a screenshot of your workout from your wearable’s app and upload it to NestEgg.
The Photo-Upload process needs just 4 things from each workout:
- Workout type
- Date and time
- Duration
- Average heart rate
NestEgg’s Vision AI reads the screenshot and extracts the data. You review it, confirm, and submit.
3. Manual entry
If a screenshot doesn’t work, you can enter the 4 workout parameters manually in the app.
Setting up auto-sync
On iPhone (Apple Health)
- Open the NestEgg app
- Go to Settings → Wearable Settings
- Select your device brand
- Follow the prompts to grant NestEgg access to Apple Health
- Make sure your wearable is also writing to Apple Health (check your wearable’s companion app → Settings → Apple Health)
On Android (Google Health Connect)
- Open the NestEgg app
- Go to Settings → Wearable Settings
- Select your device brand
- Follow the prompts to grant NestEgg access to Google Health Connect
- Make sure your wearable’s companion app has Health Connect permissions enabled
Fitbit
- Open the NestEgg app
- Go to Settings → Wearable Settings
- Select Fitbit
- You’ll be redirected to Fitbit’s login page to authorize NestEgg
- Sign in and approve access
How to verify it’s working
Wearable connection is an “open loop” — there’s no immediate confirmation that it worked. The best way to verify:
- Do a short test workout — even 1 minute on your wearable is enough
- Wait a few minutes for the data to sync through Apple Health / Health Connect to NestEgg
- Open the Workouts tab in the NestEgg app
- If the test workout appears with HR data, you’re all set
If it doesn’t appear within 15 minutes, see our troubleshooting guides.
One device, one health platform
If you have multiple wearable devices (e.g., a Garmin watch and an Oura ring), make sure only one device syncs workout data to Apple Health or Google Health Connect. When two devices write workout data simultaneously, workouts can arrive without heart rate data or appear as duplicates.
Pick the device you exercise with and let only that one sync workout data.
Supported devices
| Brand | iOS (Apple Health) | Android (Health Connect) | Direct integration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Watch | ✓ | — | — |
| Fitbit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (OAuth) |
| Garmin | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| WHOOP | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Polar | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Oura | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Suunto | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Samsung | — | ✓ | — |
| Amazfit | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Xiaomi | ✓ | ✓ | — |
No supported wearable? No problem. Any device that shows workout duration and average heart rate can be used with Photo-Upload. Screenshot it, upload it, and NestEgg handles the rest.