Google Fit or Health Connect

As mentioned in another thread, it seems Google Fit APIs are being deprecated. In the FAQs on this forum, connecting devices is suggested to go through Google Fit. What would be the best path forward for connecting devices such as watches, fitness bands, etc to log steps? It sounds like Google is continuing with Health Connect, is this an option?

As a real world example, I have ~5000 steps tracked in Google Fit and Samsung Health, which matches the tracking on my Galaxy watch. The Fitness RPG process is running with a pedometer in my notifications. However, Fitness RPG tracks only about 1800 steps, less than half. I have tried the applicable troubleshooting and am looking for guidance.

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out. We are currently doing a major revamp to the backend code for Fitness RPG. Once we done that, we’ll look into Health Connect.

Thanks,