diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f14d1cb..ce7a782 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS"></uses-permission>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS"/>
+
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_HEART_RATE"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_STEPS"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_WEIGHT"/>
 
     <application
         android:name=".CardinalKitApp"
@@ -29,16 +33,9 @@
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
 
-            <!-- Health Connect Privacy Policy -->
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="androidx.health.ACTION_SHOW_PERMISSIONS_RATIONALE" />
             </intent-filter>
-
-            <!-- Specify which Health Connect permissions the app can request -->
-            <meta-data
-                android:name="health_permissions"
-                android:resource="@array/health_permissions"/>
-
         </activity>
 
         <activity
@@ -46,10 +43,15 @@
             android:theme="@style/Theme.CardinalKit"
             android:label="Survey">
         </activity>
+
     </application>
 
     <queries>
         <package android:name="com.google.android.apps.healthdata" />
+
+        <intent>
+            <action android:name="androidx.health.ACTION_SHOW_PERMISSIONS_RATIONALE" />
+        </intent>
     </queries>
 
 </manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/edu/stanford/cardinalkit/presentation/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/edu/stanford/cardinalkit/presentation/MainActivity.kt
index f9f4e52..a85b0d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/edu/stanford/cardinalkit/presentation/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/edu/stanford/cardinalkit/presentation/MainActivity.kt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                     .healthConnectManager
                     .healthConnectClient
                     .permissionController
-                    .getGrantedPermissions(permissions)
+                    .getGrantedPermissions()
                 if (!granted.containsAll(permissions)) {
                     requestPermissions.launch(permissions)
                 } else {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/edu/stanford/cardinalkit/presentation/health/HealthViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/edu/stanford/cardinalkit/presentation/health/HealthViewModel.kt
index 34b0c0b..81a6092 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/edu/stanford/cardinalkit/presentation/health/HealthViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/edu/stanford/cardinalkit/presentation/health/HealthViewModel.kt
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ class HealthViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private var permissionsGranted = mutableStateOf<Boolean>(false)
 
     val permissions = setOf(
-        HealthPermission.createReadPermission(StepsRecord::class),
-        HealthPermission.createReadPermission(WeightRecord::class)
+        HealthPermission.getReadPermission(StepsRecord::class),
+        HealthPermission.getReadPermission(WeightRecord::class)
     )
 
     init {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/edu/stanford/cardinalkit/services/HealthConnectManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/edu/stanford/cardinalkit/services/HealthConnectManager.kt
index 9ad7cbe..230bdff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/edu/stanford/cardinalkit/services/HealthConnectManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/edu/stanford/cardinalkit/services/HealthConnectManager.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import android.content.Context
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.health.connect.client.HealthConnectClient
 import androidx.health.connect.client.aggregate.AggregationResult
-import androidx.health.connect.client.permission.HealthPermission
 import androidx.health.connect.client.records.HeartRateRecord
 import androidx.health.connect.client.records.StepsRecord
 import androidx.health.connect.client.records.WeightRecord
@@ -20,19 +19,23 @@ class HealthConnectManager @Inject constructor(
 ) {
     val healthConnectClient by lazy { HealthConnectClient.getOrCreate(context) }
 
-    var isAvailable = mutableStateOf(false); private set
+    var isAvailable = mutableStateOf(false)
+        private set
 
     init {
-        isAvailable.value = HealthConnectClient.isAvailable(context)
+        isAvailable.value = checkAvailabilityStatus()
+    }
+
+    fun checkAvailabilityStatus(): Boolean {
+        val availabilityStatus = HealthConnectClient.sdkStatus(context, "com.google.android.apps.healthdata")
+        return availabilityStatus == HealthConnectClient.SDK_AVAILABLE
     }
 
     /**
      * Determines if all requested permissions are granted.
      */
-    suspend fun hasAllPermissions(permissions: Set<HealthPermission>): Boolean {
-        return permissions == healthConnectClient.permissionController.getGrantedPermissions(
-            permissions
-        )
+    suspend fun hasAllPermissions(permissions: Set<String>): Boolean {
+        return healthConnectClient.permissionController.getGrantedPermissions().containsAll(permissions)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/health_permissions.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/health_permissions.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a3b752..0000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/health_permissions.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <array name="health_permissions">
-        <item>androidx.health.permission.Steps.READ</item>
-        <item>androidx.health.permission.HeartRate.READ</item>
-        <item>androidx.health.permission.TotalCaloriesBurned.READ</item>
-        <item>androidx.health.permission.Weight.READ</item>
-    </array>
-</resources>
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diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d42d6e5..2d9b4f2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
         gradle_version = '7.2.2'
-        kotlin_version = "1.7.20"
+        kotlin_version = "1.8.0"
         google_services_version = "4.3.10"
         hilt_version = "2.43.2"
         core_version = "1.8.0"
         appcompat_version = "1.5.0"
         live_data_version = "2.5.1"
-        material_version = "1.6.1"
-        compose_version = "1.3.2"
-        compose_bom_version = "2022.10.00"
+        compose_version = "1.4.1"
+        compose_bom_version = "2023.03.00"
         hilt_navigation_compose_version = "1.0.0"
         firebase_bom_version = "30.1.0"
         play_services_version = "1.6.2"
         play_services_auth_version = "20.3.0"
         accompanist_version = "0.24.10-beta"
         coil_compose_version = "2.1.0"
-        health_connect_version = '1.0.0-alpha07'
+        health_connect_version = '1.0.0-alpha11'
         android_fhir_version = '1.0.0'
         spotless_version = '6.10.0'
     }