I was ready to dump Google Health until these updates changed everything
Android Police 2026-07-24 11:00:16
Context: Google released a new Health app, replacing its Fitbit app, which initially received negative feedback due to bugs, missing features, and poor UI decisions. However, after several updates, the app has improved significantly, addressing many of the user's concerns. The updates have added features, fixed bugs, and enhanced the overall user experience.
Key Facts
- The first update of the Google Health app focused on bug fixes, resolving tracking issues across devices, services, and exercises, which significantly improved the app's performance.
- The second update addressed many interface issues, including widget ordering, nap tracking, hourly activities, food tracking, and more, making the app more usable and customizable.
- The app now allows users to tap to replace widgets in the Today tab and drag-and-drop in the Health tab, and also expanded the original three-row design to show six rows, providing more metrics and less AI on the main screen.
- The third update introduced five important sleep metrics — SpO2, skin temperature, heart rate variability, resting heart rate, and breathing rate — to the Today tab, making it easier for users to access this information.
- Despite the improvements, the user still wants more home screen widget options, fewer recommendations and useless UI elements in the Fitness tab, and a more demonstrative Health Coach that provides more actionable insights rather than just text-based recommendations.