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Android Fast Pair could soon support even more accessories, and that's good news for your health
Oct 14, 2026 — 6:57 AM ET
- Fast Pair on Android could soon support health-related devices.
- Code already confirms support for Bluetooth BP monitors, but it could also include glucometers, pulse oximeters, smart weighing scales, and other similar devices.
- Along with this, support devices could also let you choose whether or not to sync data with Health Connect, directly at the time of setup.
Google’s Fast Pair is one of Android’s most convenient features, which lets you connect Bluetooth accessories (and verify their authenticity) without the usual hassle. It already works with a variety of accessories for your Android device, including wireless earbuds or headphones, smart glasses, keyboards, mice, styluses, etc. Last year, Google also expanded Fast Pair support to hearing aids, making them much easier to connect to your device.
Now, Google appears to be working on expanding support to other health devices, such as BP monitors, smart weighing scales, and more.
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Google now appears to be working on supporting a broader category of health devices that connect seamlessly to your Android phone or tablet through Fast Pair. We discovered a new category, referred to as HEALTH_DEVICE, while poking around in version 26.41.30 of Google Play Services.
Beyond this mention in the list of supported devices, the code also suggests a potentially new setup experience, where users can choose which data to store on and sync with the device.
<string name="fast_pair_owl_wel">Connect this device before selecting a data storage option</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_rct">Set up with Health Connect</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_aps">Select your preferred data-storage method</string>It could also let users share this data with Health Connect, so other health-related services can access it. For Health Connect specifically, users could also choose which metrics other services can access.
<string name="fast_pair_owl_dss">Select which data this device can store</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_bp">Blood pressure</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_hr">Heart rate</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_st">Steps</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_sy">Symptoms</string>Here, “owl” is the codename for devices that measure health-related data.
<string name="fast_pair_owl_foo">Data collected by this device will be stored in Health Connect, where connected apps will access it</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_sti">Sync with Health Connect</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_sum">Manage health data syncing</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_rcd">Metrics and data from this device can be connected to your favorite health apps. You control what data will go to each app.</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_al">Allowed to write</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_ti">Device access</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_sus">Measurements will now be stored on your device. Open your connected health apps to view the data</string>The current references specifically mention support for Bluetooth-based blood pressure monitors. Here are the code strings that refer to BP machines.
<string name="fast_pair_owl_bp_dev">Blood pressure monitor</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_bp_pub_title">Blood pressure reading saved</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_bp_pub_sum">Unlock to view</string>
<string name="fast_pair_owl_meas_chan_desc">Confirms when a connected health device records a new measurement</string>While it doesn’t specify other device types, it’s safe to assume it could include Bluetooth-based devices for monitoring heart rate, blood oxygen, glucose levels, body weight, and more.
As with other APK teardowns, it is difficult to say when this feature could be implemented. Fast Pair support for hearing aids came nearly a year after we first spotted references to it, so these new additions could take time too.
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