It says I need to update Health Connect

You may have nothing to update

On many Android 13 phones this message appears even when Health Connect has never been installed.

That is not a mistake in your setup. Android reports exactly the same status to the app whether Health Connect is missing or out of date, so the app genuinely cannot tell which it is, and has to word the message to cover both.

What is happening

Your phone is telling us there is no usable Health Connect available. That could mean it is missing, disabled, or an older version than Active Living needs.

Fix it

1. Tap Get Health Connect in the app. This opens the Play Store listing.
2. The Play Store will show the right button for your phone — Install if you do not have it, Update if you do. Tap whichever it offers.
3. If it offers neither, and just shows Open, Health Connect may be disabled. See below.
4. Go back to The Ismaili app and open Active Living again.

If Health Connect looks installed but the message persists

It may be disabled:

1. Open Settings, then Apps.
2. Tap See all apps and find Health Connect.
3. If it says Disabled, tap Enable.

Verified on a real device

Verified on a Samsung Galaxy running Android 13: disabling Health Connect produces exactly this message, and re-enabling it restores the feature with all data intact.

Then connect a source of data

Health Connect stores data but never records any. You also need an app or watch writing your steps into it:

• Samsung phone → set up Samsung Health
• Pixel or most other phones → set up Fitbit or Google Fit
• A watch → Garmin, Amazfit and others

Related

• What Health Connect is
• It says I need to install Health Connect