Source: Apple Inc. Canonical content at https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/healthkit. This file is a structured index of that content, snapshot 2025-02-02. Apple HIG text and imagery are © Apple Inc.; this repository provides organization and cross-referencing for AI agent consumption only.
HealthKit
Privacy protection
Provide a coherent privacy policy.
Request access to health data only when you need it.
Clarify your app’s intent by adding descriptive messages to the standard permission screen.
Manage health data sharing solely through the system’s privacy settings.
Activity rings
Use Activity rings for Move, Exercise, and Stand information only.
Use Activity rings to show progress for a single person.
Don’t use Activity rings for ornamentation.
Don’t use Activity rings for branding.
Maintain Activity ring and background colors.
Maintain Activity ring margins.
Differentiate other ring-like elements from Activity rings.
Provide app-specific information only in Activity notifications.
Apple Health icon
Use only the Apple-provided icon.
Display the name Apple Health close to the Apple Health icon.
Display the Apple Health icon consistently with other health-related app icons.
Don’t use the Apple Health icon as a button.
Don’t alter the appearance of the Apple Health icon.
Maintain a minimum clear space around the Apple Health icon of 1/10 of its height.
Don’t use the Apple Health icon within text or as a replacement for the terms Health , Apple Health , or HealthKit.
Don’t display Health app images or screenshots.
Editorial guidelines
Refer to the Health app as Apple Health or the Apple Health app.
Don’t use the term HealthKit.
Use correct capitalization when using the term Apple Health.
Use the system-provided translation of Health to avoid confusing people.
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