Prime Time Design: Unpacking the Creative Process with Pedro Machado from Health Face

design inspiration is all around us; however, tapping into it is another story. fortunately, there are members of the samsung developers community who’ve cracked the code and defeated ‘designer’s block.’ we connected with several watch faces/themes designers and are excited to share their advice, creative processes, and sources of design inspiration in this blog series. this week, we’re featuring pedro machado from health face. a designer from spain, pedro focuses on creating sport watch faces designed for daily use. read on to learn about how he got into designing watch faces and how he finds inspiration for his stylish and functional designs. when and why did you start designing watch faces? in 2017, i read a news story from samsung promoting the design of watch faces and that explained some features of the galaxy watch studio program (formerly galaxy watch designer). afterwards, i was curious to try designing my own personalized watch face, since a few months prior my parents gave me a samsung smartwatch. i found watch face design interesting and started research on how i could start creating designs for others to enjoy on their devices. what does your design process look like? do you have a strict protocol or is it more free flowing? i like to use my free time as a chance to get inspired and come up with ideas that i can later transform into a design. once i have several ideas in mind, i put them on paper to see the possible combinations and shapes they can take on a watch. when the idea is clear or almost ready, i start preparing the design on my computer. once i have all the elements created, i mount my design in gws and test it on 4-5 devices to check that everything works correctly. how has your design approach evolved over time? in the beginning, i created varied designs of all styles, from formal and minimalist to fun with many patterns. however, after a year of experience and analyzing statistics, i concluded that sport designs that take advantage of watch characteristics are received well by users. that’s when i decided to create health face, focused on sports and daily life that many users can identify with and use to get the information they need. what was the inspiration for your most successful watch face and how did you make it a reality? i remember being inspired to create one of my most successful watch faces at the sdc19 conference in san josé, california. there was a prototype car with some very striking speed markers that gave me the idea to design a watch face with similar markers – i also thought it would contrast well with smart devices. health face nº58 how do you strike a balance between the vision you have for a watch face and its functionality? is this the most challenging part of the design process? i agree that this part is the most challenging, since sometimes an idea is difficult to translate to the screen. plus, there’s the added consideration of the user. if they have vision problems, they might need larger letters and numbers, and this can pose a challenge to your original idea. to achieve a good balance between the initial idea and the final product, it’s important from the beginning to think about all the possible errors or obstacles you may encounter with your design. that way, if any problem arises, they will likely be small and easy to solve. how do you navigate guidelines without compromising the integrity of your design? when you’re starting out, it’s impossible to know all the restrictions. you must be patient with yourself and learn from your experiences. eventually you’ll learn how to navigate those guidelines and create great designs. what’s the one piece of advice you’d give a designer who is stuck in a creative rut? my advice to a designer who can’t think of a new design is to not get overwhelmed by the lack of inspiration. i recommend disconnecting for an afternoon. go outside, play a sport, relax and clear your mind to help free space for new ideas. the world around us is constantly sending signals and clues to make new designs, so take advantage of it! thanks to pedro for sharing helpful advice on the design process, staying creative and finding inspiration for galaxy watch face designs. you can connect with pedro and health face on instagram, twitter, and facebook. designers, are you ready to take the next step and sell your work on samsung devices? submit your galaxy watch faces or themes portfolio before the submission window closes on february 23rd. stay tuned for the final installment in our ‘prime time design’ series featuring ramon campos from friss in motion and follow us on twitter at @samsung_dev for our latest updates.

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Overview

notefor android 11 targetsdkversion 30 , please add a <queries> element for the samsung health app in your app manifest see hello health data for more details samsung health sdk for android samsung health sdk for android enables sharing health data between samsung health running on android phones and partner apps samsung health's partner apps can provide their users with additional services with samsung health sdk for android the sdk provides secure access to samsung health data with applicable data types data sharing, however, is enabled only after the user's explicit consent the user can select detailed data sharing settings including which partner app will access the user's data, and which data type will be read or written samsung health sdk for android provides the health data features health data health data has the following features health data store samsung health sdk for android keeps users' health data secured the health data store handles the service connection it facilitates reading samsung health's data or writing the partner's health data to samsung health health data type it provides useful data types each data type is designed to contain a given health data type's information it is used to access the data in health data store permissions and user controls the user's health data are sensitive information handling data with the sdk is only available with the user's explicit consent health data provides a unified user interface and gives the user control of the data sharing settings easily for each data type partner apps program partner app program is an exclusive service for samsung health that allows users to discover engaging health and fitness applications notewe are currently undergoing an update to improve support for our partners and are not accepting new requests for the samsung health sdk for android in the meantime, we recommend using the samsung health data sdk to integrate with samsung health sdk download after having a partnership with samsung health, download samsung health sdk for android and create your app samsung health sdk for android | data v1 5 1 dec 5, 2024 1 49mb connection design guide samsung health's partner apps connect to samsung health with samsung health sdk for android unified interfaces in partner apps seamlessly connect with samsung health to provide uninterrupted user experience to the users for the best result, please see connection design guide notification of samsung health connection the launch screen of a partner app, event pop-up, or information space is a good approach to notify users of connecting with samsung health a partner app needs to inform users with as concrete description and information as possible menu for connecting to samsung health a partner app should provide a menu with a convenient interface for the user to change the data sync setting with samsung health samsung health name & icon samsung health's name and its icon should be used properly in a partner app restrictions samsung health android sdk requires samsung health installation the latest sdk works with samsung health 6 28 or above see the sdk and samsung health’s compatible versions here samsung health runs on devices with android 10 api level 29 or above it is available on all samsung smartphones and also non-samsung android smartphones the sdk provides apis to check whether the device supports the sdk see faq for more information

Connection Design Guide

connection design guide samsung health's partner apps can connect to samsung health with samsung health sdk for android a partner app needs to inform samsung health users that the app connects with samsung health and that it shares data the connection design guide provides connection flows with unified look and feel for partner apps notification of samsung health connection menu for connecting to samsung health permission setting menu samsung health name and icon notification of samsung health connection the launch screen of a partner app, event pop-up, or information space is a good approach to notify users of connecting with samsung health a partner app needs to inform users with as concrete description and information as possible do show explicitly a notification of working with samsung health as a partner app the app's launch screen is recommended do include a concrete description of the data synced with samsung health do show the "samsung health" name or its icon see the naming and icon guide do add a ui flow to show the data permission pop-up after the notification message menu for connecting to samsung health a partner app should provide a menu with a convenient interface for the user to change the data sync setting with samsung health do create a menu to set the samsung health's data permission do use a straightforward menu name like "connect to samsung health" recommended contents in "connect to samsung health" are benefits available through samsung health connection and the data synced with samsung health link to samsung health do add an option to install samsung health through "connect to samsung health" if it is not installed do show a samsung health's data permission popup through the menu do place "connect to samsung health" where the user can find it easily do not place "connect to samsung health" under multiple layers that are difficult for the user to find samsung health name & icon samsung health's name and its icon in a partner app should be used properly samsung health name - "samsung health" do use the name "samsung health" do not modify the official name, “samsung health” examples of what to avoid are shealth shealth s health s-health samsunghealth samsung health's icon do use the latest icon you can get it here its official icon is samsung health's icon april 11th, 2019 185kb do not modify the icon do not use any other resource images of samsung health except its icon do not use the samsung health's icon or similar icon for your own application

Introduction

programming guide samsung health sdk for android helps samsung health's partners to share health data safely and to create useful health applications samsung health has a health data store where its data can be shared with other partner apps after the user's consent it supports android devices with marshmallow 6 0 including non-samsung devices refer to the following table terms for samsung health sdk for android term description health data framework it provides useful features to handle the user's health data it is included in samsung health and its interface is provided with samsung health sdk for android an app that uses the sdk works with samsung health samsung health an application that helps monitor the user's activities and helps the users to have a healthier life through monitoring walking steps, exercise, heart rate, and etc it can be downloaded from the app market like google play or galaxy apps the term is italicized to be easily distinguished health data framework the health data framework of samsung health sdk for android has the following features health data store handling the connection to samsung health inserting, reading, updating, or deleting health data storing data based on unified units see api reference's descriptions for each data type health data type platform-defined and custom data type privacy granting permission based on the user's consent to read or write the specific data type architecture the sdk's health data framework is designed to provide safe access of its data and to have a seamless health service to the user the following figure shows the health data framework's architecture health data framework the health data framework is included in samsung health applications can access the user's data that are stored in samsung health through the sdk it keeps the user's health data safely health data from various source devices having pedometer, accelerator, or heart rate sensors are inserted to the health data framework with the unified data unit the data can be read by the sdk updating or deleting data is available if the app inserted the data the figure above shows the class and interface relationships in health data detailed descriptions for each class and interface are in the api reference healthdatastore it handles the connection to the data storage of the device it receives its connection result with healthdatastore connectionlistener most requests require the connection to the health data store healthdataresolver the health data framework provides classes and interfaces to insert, read, update, or delete the data healthdataresolver is a central class to handle the health data it sends a data request with related request interfaces the query result can be received immediately with healthdataholder baseresult, healthdataresolver readresult or healthdataresolver aggregateresult or it can be received asynchronously with healthresultholder resultlistener see health data store for more information application developers can use platform-defined data types that samsung health sdk for android provides see health data type for more information especially healthconstants common, the base interface of predefined data types, contains the following mandatory properties for health data unique id of health data created and updated time of health data application package name device that provides health data the health data can be accessed with the user's consent the following figure shows the relationship between classes and interfaces related to healthpermissionmanager it requests permissions to the user with healthpermissionmanager permissionkey to read or write for the specific health data type the permission result can be received synchronous or asynchronously see privacy for more information the sdk's health data library provides the following package com samsung android sdk healthdata main interfaces and classes in the library are described in the following table see the api reference for details interface / class description healthconnectionerrorresult this class handles errors for connection failure to the health data store healthconstants this class defines constants of health data and contains interfaces for various kinds such as the step count or exercise healthdata this class is an object for a health data type, e g the blood pressure or weight quantitative and qualitative values can be defined for the specific health data type based on its data structure definition it is used to manage health data with healthdataresolver healthdataobserver this class defines an observer to handle health data changes healthdataresolver this class accesses health data to insert, read, update, and delete with the filter and aggregate functions healthdatastore this class handles the connection to the data store in the device healthdataunit this class provides unified units for the health data store healthdatautil this class provides useful utility apis healthdevice this class contains detailed device information that provides health data healthdevicemanager this class manages devices related health data healthpermissionmanager this class requests permission to read or write health data for the specific health data type healthresultholder this interface represents the result of invoking method healthuserprofile this class provides the user information

Partnership Test - Data SDK

test - samsung health data sdk samsung health data sdk delivers health data at the end-user level. samsung health data sdk capabilities samsung health data sdk gives partners access to user health data that may otherwise be hard to access and/or deliver. this includes data across the samsung health product family, including smartphone app, galaxy watch, galaxy ring, and other health accessories. view documentation download request samsung health data sdk benefits access health data: samsung health safely stores a user’s health data from across their devices and smartphone app. partners can access this data to innovate products and services and make a positive impact on the user health journey. user friendly apis: samsung health data sdk provides easy to use apis with the capability to filter, aggregate and read associated data together. data privacy: samsung health protects user privacy by storying data with proprietary encryption and user consent. enabling a strong ecosystem of health and fitness services samsung health is a robust health and wellness platform that enables accessible, holistic health and wellness support at each stage of our health journey. technical support submit ticket contact technical support for questions you have regarding the samsung health sdk suite. samsung account sign-in is required.

FAQ

faq what are the benefits of the samsung health data sdk? samsung health has various features to measure the health data of users it allows for automatically measuring vital signs and recording activities with connected accessories these accessories include galaxy watch, galaxy fit, galaxy ring, a blood glucose monitor, and a weight scale users can track, for example, their daily steps, heart rate, sleep, nutrition, and other data managing a healthy lifestyle is easier and simpler with samsung health the samsung health data sdk allows android applications to read selected health data from samsung health’s data store you can use this data to build custom applications related to such interests as general health monitoring, improving sleep conditions, tracking progress of physical activity, and more how do i get access to the samsung health data sdk and documentation? you can access the samsung health data sdk library download and documentation from here which devices is the samsung health data sdk available for? the samsung health data sdk runs on devices with android 10 api level 29 or above it is available on all samsung smartphones and non-samsung phones the samsung health application has the same device requirements the samsung health data sdk requires prior samsung health installation more information about the limitations is available here what kind of data can i read from samsung health? an application using the samsung health data sdk can read saved health data in samsung health, such as steps, exercise, and sleep data all available health data are listed here when i test the application, i get the `2003 permission not allowed due to sdk policy error` how can i fix it? if you see this error, please check that your application package name registration and the distributed application’s signature sha-256 are the same with your request to the samsung health team if they are the same, you can ask for an information change at samsung developer site > support > developer support additionally, for application testing purposes, please use the developer mode of the samsung health data sdk it can be enabled in samsung health; for more information, see here i received the `platform_not_installed` or `old_version_platform` exception how do i fix this? the samsung health data sdk runs with the samsung health application if the samsung health application is not installed or the installed version is too old, the samsung health data sdk gives the following exceptions platform_not_installed occurs if the samsung health application is not installed on the phone old_version_platform occurs when the installed samsung health version is older than required by the samsung health data sdk it can be resolved by invoking resolvableplatformexception resolve activitycontext this api enables your application to jump to the right market page to install or update the samsung health application i receive the `err_no_user_permission` error how do i fix this? accessing samsung health’s data requires the user’s agreement for the sdk data permissions you can resolve this error by calling one of the following apis with the necessary data permissions for your application healthdatastore requestpermissions set<permission>, activity healthdatastore requestpermissionsasync set<permission>, activity these apis display a data permission pop-up to the user and the user can then allow each data permission avoid annoying the user with endlessly repeating permission requests if the user denies few times, stop requesting permissions instead, provide a proper guide message with your application setting menu information to let them know they should allow data permissions with samsung health how can i solve the error_access_control error? it means that the data type is not included in the available data scope for your application to solve this issue, please submit your query at the samsung developer site > support > developer support the health team will check your query and reply can i distinguish a source device of health data? each data point has data source information including the device id indicating which device provided the health data you can retrieve the source device’s details devicemanager getdevice deviceid string device the datatype in the device’s details can be a galaxy watch, galaxy ring, galaxy fit, a smartphone, or a health accessory device you can use this information to filter data points how can i check which data have been changed using the samsung health data sdk? new or deleted data can be checked on demand each time the application invokes the readchange api, the modified data will be returned healthdatastore readchanges and healthdatastore readchangesasync provide data change information for a given data type and a time filter these apis give a change type indicating new, updated, or deleted data a data id if the data has been deleted a data point for new or updated data a changed time can i insert data into samsung health using health data sdk? the functionality of inserting data into samsung health with samsung health data sdk is already available to write health data into the samsung health, request partnership as the app creation process after approval of your request, an access code to write data on the developer mode will be provided that access code is available for one application please check the developer mode for more information