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I have never made an app before but I’m currently relearning Java with hopes to make an Android app soon. However a key part of my app would rely on borrowing data from another app, namely the Digital Wellbeing app by Google. I essentially want to build an app that will take user’s phone usage data and do cool stuff with it. Is this possible?

Zachary Sherlock
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  • Generally, when an app collects data, there needs to be an API for sharing that data -- particularly if there are privacy concerns. It would probably be considered a security flaw if one app could access data within another app without permission. I would expect that the data collected by Google's Wellbeing app would need explicit permission from the user to share the data. – jmarks Nov 07 '19 at 22:12
  • Okay so it’s possible as long as the user agrees to share the data? – Zachary Sherlock Nov 07 '19 at 22:25
  • That's not completely true. An API created by Google also needs to exist in order for you to access that data. – Harkunwar Nov 07 '19 at 22:42
  • Okay, how do I check for the API? – Zachary Sherlock Nov 07 '19 at 22:47

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