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Audit Period Data on Android
Use this Android checklist to find period data in apps, Health Connect, Google Fit, permissions, backups, Play history, and old accounts.
Android period data can live in more places than the app icon suggests. It may be in the app, in Health Connect, in Google Fit, in backups, or in an old cloud account.
This is not just a settings preference. The FTC charged that Premom's developer deceived users by sharing sensitive personal information with third parties. That is why this audit checks the app, the account, Android health hubs, permissions, and deletion paths.
Use this checklist when you want to clean that up.
1. Find every period app
Open Settings. Tap Apps. Tap See all apps. Search or scroll for period, cycle, fertility, ovulation, pregnancy, and health apps. Write down each app name. Note which ones you still use.
Also search your launcher. Some phones hide apps in folders or app drawers.
For a full phone audit, use how to audit your phone's period data.
2. Check Google Play history
Play history helps you find old apps.
Open the Google Play Store. Tap your profile photo. Tap Manage apps & device. Tap Manage. Filter by Not installed. Search for old period, fertility, ovulation, pregnancy, and health apps.
If you find an old app, search your email for the app name. Look for sign up, receipt, export, privacy, or delete messages.
3. Check each old account
For each app you found:
Open the app if you still can. Check the account email. Check if you used Google Sign In. Look for export settings. Look for backup or sync settings. Look for delete account or delete data. Export data you want to keep. Delete the account before uninstalling.
If the app is gone from your phone, try the app website. Search for "delete account" plus the app name.
4. Audit Health Connect
If your phone uses Health Connect, check it before you assume one app is the only place your cycle data can sit. Google says Health Connect lets you review connected apps and turn specific read and write permissions on or off.
Open Settings. Search for Health Connect. Open Health Connect. Tap Permissions and data. Tap App permissions. Tap each app. Review read access. Review write access. Remove access you do not need.
Look for menstruation, ovulation test, cervical mucus, sexual activity, and bleeding data.
If your phone does not show Health Connect in Settings, open the Health Connect app if it is installed.
Read Google Fit and menstrual data privacy for more detail.
5. Audit Google Fit
Older apps may have used Google Fit.
Open Google Fit. Tap your profile photo. Tap Settings. Tap Manage connected apps. Remove apps you do not use. Open each period app and turn off Google Fit sync if present.
This step matters most if you have used Android period apps for years.
6. Check app permissions
For each installed period app:
Open Settings. Tap Apps. Tap the app name. Tap Permissions. Deny Location unless you know why it is needed. Deny Contacts unless you know why it is needed. Deny Photos and Videos unless you use image features. Review nearby devices, Bluetooth, and camera access.
Simple period tracking should not need broad phone access.
7. Lock down notifications
Private reminders can show in public.
Open Settings. Tap Notifications. Tap App notifications. Choose the period app. Turn off lock screen content. Turn off notification channels you do not need. Rename reminder text inside the app if the app allows it.
Use a bland reminder if you share your phone screen or lock screen.
8. Check backup and sync
Backups are useful. They can also copy app data.
Open Settings. Search for Backup. Check Google backup status. Review which account backs up this phone. Check the period app's own sync or backup settings. Turn off app level cloud backup if you do not want it.
If you need a copy, make your own encrypted export. The secure backup guide walks through that.
9. Check Google account links
Some apps tie your account to Google Sign In.
Open myaccount.google.com. Go to Security. Open Your connections to third party apps and services. Search for old period or fertility apps. Remove access you no longer need.
Removing Google access may not delete the app's own account. Treat it as one step, not the whole cleanup.
10. Decide what stays
For each app, pick one:
Keep it and accept its storage model. Limit it by removing sync, permissions, and lock screen previews. Delete it after account deletion. Replace it with paper, a spreadsheet, or an on device app.
If your goal is fewer cloud copies, read period tracking without cloud.
Your finished Android audit
You are done when you can answer these:
Which apps have my period data? Which old apps had accounts? Which apps can read Health Connect? Which apps can write to Health Connect? Which apps are linked to Google Fit? Which apps can show private alerts? Which backups may hold app data? Which accounts did I delete?
Repeat this audit after switching phones or trying a new tracker.
What Floriva changes
Floriva is built to keep the audit short. For basic tracking, it stores cycle data on your device and does not need Google Health Connect, Google Fit, or a cloud account. You still need a secure phone and safe reminders. If you turn on any optional sync or account feature, review those settings too.
For a reusable checklist, use the period app privacy audit checklist.