Sehat

Sehat

Sehat (Urdu for health): Track steps, heart rate, and meditation, all privately.

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Description

Sehat (صحت, meaning health in Urdu) is a privacy-focused personal health tracker for Android. Track your steps, heart rate, and meditation while keeping your data on your device.

Pedometer

  • Count steps using your device's built-in step counter sensor
  • Track steps, distance, calories, and active duration
  • Set and track a daily step goal
  • Adjust sensor sensitivity: Low, Medium, High, or Very High
  • View individual session history and details
  • Calculate BMI using your personal information

Heart Rate Monitor

  • Measure heart rate using your device's camera
  • Place your finger over the camera to measure your pulse
  • View real-time BPM with a live chart
  • Configure measurement duration and sensitivity
  • Record measurements with activity context:
    • Walking
    • Running
    • Cycling
    • Resting
    • Custom
  • View previous heart rate measurements

Meditation

  • Relax with built-in ambient soundscapes
  • Six soundscapes included:
    • Rain
    • Water Waves
    • Lightning
    • Bird Chirping
    • Wind Breeze
    • Forest
  • Add your own sounds from device storage
  • Choose 5, 10, 15, 20 minutes, or a custom duration
  • Continue playback using a foreground service
  • Display rotating motivational quotes

Data Backup

  • Export your health data as a JSON file
  • Import your data whenever needed
  • Choose the backup location using Android's Storage Access Framework
  • No storage permission required

Privacy

  • All health data is stored locally on your device
  • No account or login required
  • No cloud sync or servers
  • No advertisements
  • No analytics or crash reporting
  • No INTERNET permission
  • Camera frames used for heart rate measurement are not recorded or stored
  • Health data leaves your device only when you explicitly export a backup

Permissions

  • ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION — Count steps
  • CAMERA — Measure heart rate
  • POST_NOTIFICATIONS — Show foreground service notifications
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE — Background step tracking and meditation playback
  • READ_MEDIA_AUDIO — Select custom meditation sounds on Android 13+

What’s new (1.1)

First release of Sehat on F-Droid. See the GitHub releases/history page for the full feature timeline.

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
1.1 current
208941796571b590…
 2026-08-23 68 MB API 24

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION
  • CameraTake photos and videos.
  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
  • MusicRead audio files from the media library.
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  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • saht.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.

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