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May 27, 2026

Google reveals massive list of fixes and new features coming to the Google Health app

Google has announced a series of updates and bug fixes for the Google Health app, focusing on enhancements in exercise tracking, nutrition, daily activity, sleep, and the Google Health Coach features. Key updates include: - Exercise Tracking: - Fixes for misclassified runs, introduction of run splits, improved map loading times, and addressing incomplete TCX exports. - Enhancements to app responsiveness during live tracking and better exercise detection. - Nutrition and Calorie Tracking: - Bug fixes to prevent log duplication, ensure accurate meal types, and correct calorie reporting for Pixel Watch users. - Improvements include custom food logging, enhanced goal-setting, and detailed food log views. - Daily Activity: - Addition of charts for hourly step goals. - Sleep: - Fixes for missing Sleep Scores and improvements like a 24-hour total sleep view and better visibility for sleep metrics. - Google Health Coach: - Refinements for clarity in messages, incorporation of visual elements, and enhanced user preference memory. - Fitness Plans: - Revisions based on user feedback and improvements in coach-generated workouts. - Metric Views: - Fixes for data consistency and easier customization of dashboards. - Data Sharing: - Fixes for app crashes and improvements for sharing data with Apple Health and medical records. - Account Migration and Support: - Enhanced processes for managing child accounts. These updates are set to roll out over the coming weeks and months.

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May 24, 2026

I’ve used the new Google Health app for a week, and I hate it

User feedback on the new Google Health app revealed mixed sentiments: 28% praised it as "gorgeous and so useful," 26% found it visually appealing but cumbersome, 10% appreciated its functionality but disliked the aesthetic, 20% expressed indifference, and 16% had not transitioned from Fitbit. The app's design features lengthy text explanations from the Google Health Coach that overshadow vital statistics, diminishing usability. The Fitness and Sleep tabs also exhibit design flaws, with excessive scrolling and text before essential metrics. Users cannot easily move tiles or customize the home screen, limiting visibility for health data. Suggested improvements include presenting metrics and graphs upfront, allowing tile customization, resizing the home screen tile section, prioritizing workouts in the Fitness tab, and displaying sleep statistics before interpretations in the Sleep tab.

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May 8, 2026

Look at how they massacred my boy: Google is killing these Fitbit app features

Google has launched the Google Health app, rebranding the existing Fitbit application, but it will phase out several features that longtime Fitbit users relied on. The badge system will be completely removed, and users will lose unique usernames, profile pictures, direct messaging, and community feeds. Child profiles will no longer allow adding friends, and the weekly leaderboard will only focus on steps and cardio load. In health and wellness, minute-by-minute stress check graphs will no longer be available, and detailed skin temperature data will be replaced with daily and weekly trends. Users cannot set calorie targets through food plans anymore, although they can set macronutrient goals. Recipes for Google Health Premium users will also be discontinued, and daily fitness plans will shift to weekly ones. Sleep features will be reduced, with the discontinuation of sleep profiles, monthly sleep animals, and the Estimated Oxygen Variation (EOV) feature. Premium subscribers will now use the Health Coach for personalized sleep responses, and snore detection on certain devices will be eliminated. The app will maintain compatibility with Health Connect and Apple Health but will no longer support connections to Lifescan devices, affecting users who monitor blood glucose levels. Users can log glucose data manually, but reminders and symptom tracking will be removed.

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November 22, 2025

Five Android apps to challenge Google Fit

Google Fit is a foundational tool for Android users, but many are looking for more comprehensive fitness insights and community engagement. Alternative applications provide enhanced features and deeper analytics tailored to various training styles. Strava is a social platform for endurance athletes with over 100 million users, offering features like segment leaderboards and route planning, making it ideal for GPS-centric sports. Samsung Health integrates sleep coaching, stress metrics, and body composition estimates, providing a holistic dashboard for daily monitoring, especially effective with Galaxy devices. MyFitnessPal focuses on nutrition and weight goals, featuring a database of over 14 million foods for easy meal logging and customizable macro goals. Hevy is designed for strength training, offering a streamlined logging system for workouts and progress tracking, with a lightweight social component. AllTrails caters to hikers and trail runners, providing access to over 400,000 curated routes and safety features, including offline maps and GPS tracking. Users can choose an app based on their primary fitness goals, with options for GPS and community engagement, overall wellness, nutrition tracking, strength training, or outdoor adventures, all benefiting from data interoperability through Health Connect by Android.

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October 28, 2025

You won’t be able to use these features in the redesigned Fitbit app preview yet

Google will begin rolling out a major redesign of the Fitbit app for Android users on October 28, available to Fitbit Premium subscribers with compatible devices. The update includes an AI-powered Fitbit Coach for personalized fitness experiences. However, many key features will be missing during this preview phase, including: - Menstrual health logging and tracking - Nutrition and hydration logging and tracking - Blood glucose logging and tracking - Body temperature logging and tracking - Stress Management Score, Body Responses, mindfulness days, and mood logging - Manual editing of sleep sessions and data - Heart rate zone analysis in exercise summaries - Sedentary time and hours - Advanced running metrics for Pixel Watch 3 and 4 users - Cardio Fitness Score - Friends, groups, leaderboard, and messages - Viewing badges - Sharing workouts on social media - Exporting TCX files from workout summaries - Switching to children’s view for data from children's accounts - Syncing data from Aria Air to the Fitbit app The app also cannot import exercise sessions, routes, and health metrics from third-party applications via Health Connect. Users can revert to the previous app version easily through the settings menu.

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September 18, 2025

Pixel users can customize their app icons with the latest Android 16 QPR2 Beta release

Google has released the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2, which includes the September 5, 2025 security patch. Eligible devices for this update are Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, 9a, 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and Pixel Tablet. The update introduces Themed icon shapes with five options: Circle, Square, Four-sided "cookie," Seven-sided "cookie," and Arch. The Display & touch settings have been redesigned, and Health Connect now automatically tracks steps. The update has achieved Platform Stability, allowing developers to test apps without unexpected changes. It has the build number BP41.250822.010. Starting September 2026, verified developer registration will be required for app installations on certified Android devices in select regions.

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September 11, 2025

Health Connect will soon track your steps without needing another app

Google is enhancing its Health Connect platform by introducing native step tracking capabilities, transitioning from a data aggregator to a direct data collector from phone sensors. Launched in 2022, Health Connect serves as a centralized hub for health and fitness data, allowing applications to share data like steps, heart rate, and sleep patterns. Users can manage permissions for which applications can access their health data. The integration with Android 14 facilitates easy downloading of health applications and data sharing. Recent findings indicate that Google is working on implementing native step tracking, with a new “Devices” page showing connected devices that can write step data to Health Connect. Although step counting is not yet functional, the technology is capable, suggesting ongoing refinement. This evolution positions Health Connect as a competitor to Apple Health and raises questions about the future of Fitbit, which may continue to serve users seeking advanced metrics.

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September 5, 2025

How to use Pixel Journal on the Pixel 10

Google has introduced the Pixel Journal app, currently available exclusively for the Pixel 10, allowing users to capture thoughts and experiences through text and images while providing AI-driven insights. To set up the app, users search for "Journal" in the app drawer, select a journaling purpose from seven options, and can link it to other Google services. The app features two tabs: Entries, for viewing and searching journal entries, and Insights, which organizes entries chronologically and includes emotional emojis. Users can create new entries using AI-generated prompts or recent pictures, customize appearance, and log fitness data if connected to Health Connect. Privacy is emphasized, with all entries secured and not used for advertising or training AI models. The app uses an on-device service for audio transcription, and AI features are available only in English and Japanese for users aged 18 and older. Users must include a minimum of five words for AI reflections, and the Pixel 10 is powered by the Tensor G5 chip with Gemini AI features.

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August 20, 2025

Google’s new AI health coach is coming to Fitbit and Pixel Watches next month

Google has introduced an AI-powered personal health coach for Pixel Watch and Fitbit devices, which acts as a fitness trainer, sleep coach, and wellness advisor. It personalizes recommendations based on individual goals, recovery needs, and activity levels. A revamped Fitbit app featuring AI capabilities will be rolled out, initially available as a preview for Fitbit Premium users. The AI health coach utilizes Google Gemini to tailor its suggestions and will adapt to users' habits and health over time. It is compatible with data from Health Connect and HealthKit. The feature is set to launch for Fitbit Premium users in the U.S. next month, with early access sign-up available now.

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November 22, 2024

The end of Google Fit? Fitbit looks set to replace it on future Android phones – and bring its AI coach with it

The Oppo Find X8 series has adopted the Fitbit app as its primary fitness application, moving away from Google Fit. This marks the first time a non-Pixel Google smartphone features Fitbit in this capacity. Users can transition their data from Google Fit to Fitbit using Google's Health Connect service. New features for Fitbit, including an AI health coach and an AI-driven Sleep Journal, are in development, with potential availability by the end of the year.