HealthKit Types Introduced in iOS 15
5 of 241 identifiers · read from Apple’s documentation on 2026-10-02
Apple's documentation, as read on 2026-10-02, gives iOS 15.0 as the introduction version for 5 of the 241 HealthKit type identifiers in this dataset: 3 category types and 2 quantity types. They sit in 3 of Apple's topic groups, the largest being Mobility with 2. None is deprecated. Every one carries an abstract.
iOS 15 by family and group
All 5 were introduced in iOS 15.0. The version is Apple’s iOS availability for each identifier; other platforms carry their own.
| Family | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| category types | 3 |
| quantity types | 2 |
| Group page | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Mobility | 2 |
| Reproductive health | 2 |
| Sleep, mindfulness and self-care | 1 |
| Apple group | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Mobility | 2 |
| Reproductive Health | 2 |
| Alcohol consumption | 1 |
Of the 2 quantity types, Apple’s prose describes 1 as cumulative and 1 as discrete. Unit families: count (1), percentage (1).
Deprecated, beta and undocumented in iOS 15
- Deprecated: none of the 5.
- Beta: none, as of 2026-10-02.
- No abstract and no discussion: none.
Every deprecated, beta and undocumented identifier across all releases is on HealthKit deprecated and beta types.
Every identifier introduced in iOS 15
Sorted by family, then name. Each name links to its row on its group page, where the Android equivalent and read-only flag sit beside it.
| Identifier | Family | Group | Apple’s abstract | Aggregate | Unit | iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| appleWalkingSteadinessHKQuantityTypeIdentifierAppleWalkingSteadiness | quantity type | Mobility | A quantity sample type that measures the steadiness of the user’s gait. | .discreteAverage | percentage | 15.0 |
| numberOfAlcoholicBeveragesHKQuantityTypeIdentifierNumberOfAlcoholicBeverages | quantity type | Sleep, mindfulness and self-careApple: Alcohol consumption | A quantity sample type that measures the number of standard alcoholic drinks that the user has consumed. | .cumulativeSum | count | 15.0 |
| appleWalkingSteadinessEventHKCategoryTypeIdentifierAppleWalkingSteadinessEvent | category type | Mobility | A category sample type that records an incident where the user showed a reduced score for their gait’s steadiness. | enum — HKCategoryValueAppleWalkingSteadinessEvent | — | 15.0 |
| pregnancyTestResultHKCategoryTypeIdentifierPregnancyTestResult | category type | Reproductive healthApple: Reproductive Health | A category type that represents the results from a home pregnancy test. | enum — HKCategoryValuePregnancyTestResult | — | 15.0 |
| progesteroneTestResultHKCategoryTypeIdentifierProgesteroneTestResult | category type | Reproductive healthApple: Reproductive Health | A category type that represents the results from a home progesterone test. | enum — HKCategoryValueProgesteroneTestResult | — | 15.0 |
Questions
Which HealthKit identifiers did iOS 15 introduce?
5, according to Apple's documentation as read on 2026-10-02: 3 category types and 2 quantity types. They are appleWalkingSteadiness, numberOfAlcoholicBeverages, appleWalkingSteadinessEvent, pregnancyTestResult and progesteroneTestResult.
Are any of the HealthKit types from iOS 15 deprecated or undocumented?
None of the 5 is deprecated in Apple's availability data. Every one carries an abstract.
Do HealthKit's iOS 15 quantity types sum or average?
Of the 2 quantity types iOS 15 introduced, Apple's prose describes 1 as cumulative (.cumulativeSum) and 1 as discrete (.discreteAverage).
Which Apple topic groups hold the HealthKit types from iOS 15?
Mobility (2), Reproductive Health (2) and Alcohol consumption (1). Every one of the 5 was introduced in iOS 15.0.
Computed by AIFitnessAPI from Apple’s published documentation, read 2026-10-02. Every release on one page is at HealthKit Types by iOS Version; the whole set with value enums is at every HealthKit type identifier, and the machine-readable export is on datasets.