Google health app rolls out extensive bug fixes and new features

At a glance:

• Google Health will receive exercise‑tracking fixes, new run splits and faster map loads starting this week.
• Nutrition logging gains custom food creation, better meal categorisation and over‑reporting fixes for Pixel Watch users.
• Upcoming additions include Apple Health sharing, weekly structured fitness schedules and expanded sleep‑view options.

Google health’s next wave of improvements

After a broad public preview launch, Google announced a marathon of updates for its Health app that will roll out over the next several weeks and continue into the summer. The company frames the effort as a way to “keep the spirit of the Public Preview going,” promising both quick‑turn bug squashes and longer‑term feature work. The roadmap touches every major pillar of the app – exercise tracking, nutrition, sleep, the AI‑driven Health Coach, dashboards and data sharing – and many of the fixes are slated to appear as early as this week.

Exercise tracking gets a major polish

The first batch of fixes focuses on the accuracy of workout data. Google will correctly label runs that were previously mis‑identified as generic workouts, and it will add split data to run summaries – both slated for rollout this week. Map loading in exercise summaries will also be faster and more discoverable, addressing complaints about sluggish performance.

In addition to these immediate fixes, Google is tackling deeper consistency issues. Users who track workouts with a Fitbit Air, a connected GPS device, or multiple apps simultaneously have reported incomplete TCX exports and mismatched metrics. The upcoming update will address incomplete data in TCX files and metric inconsistencies when multiple devices feed data into Google Health. Live‑tracking on a Fitbit Air will become more resilient to lost connectivity, and the number of automatically detected exercises by the Fitbit Air will continue to improve.

Exercise tracking – bug fixes

• Correctly label runs that were incorrectly labeled as general workouts for some users (rolling out this week).
• Add splits to run summaries (rolling out this week).
• Improve load time and discoverability for maps on exercise summaries.
• Address incomplete data in TCX exports for exercises tracked using Fitbit Air and connected GPS and for exercises tracked using multiple devices or apps connected to Google Health.

Exercise tracking – improvements

• Improve how the app responds while live tracking a Fitbit Air exercise in the event of lost connectivity.
• Address metric inconsistency when tracking an exercise with multiple devices connected to the Google Health app.
• Continue to improve the number of exercises that Fitbit Air automatically detects.

Nutrition and calorie tracking refined

Google is also tightening up the nutrition side of the app. Duplicate logs caused by overlapping Health Connect integrations will be prevented, and meals logged from MyFitnessPal, Cronometer and LoseIt will now receive proper meal‑type tags instead of the generic “Other.” Pixel Watch users have complained about calories burned being over‑reported; a fix will ensure energy‑burn calculations are accurate.

Beyond bug fixes, the nutrition experience will become more flexible. Users can now create, view and log custom foods, see the name of the third‑party source in detailed food‑log views, and enjoy richer goal‑setting tools. Deletion capabilities are expanding, allowing more granular curation of food logs.

Nutrition – bug fixes

• Prevent log duplication when the same third‑party app is connected via Health Connect and Google Health directly.
• Ensure logs from MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, and LoseIt have appropriate meal types (not Other).
• Address over‑reporting of energy burned for Pixel Watch users so energy burned is counted correctly.

Nutrition – improvements

• Add custom food viewing, creation, and logging.
• Improve goal‑setting and progress tracking.
• Add more deletion capabilities so you can curate and manage your logs more granularly and easily.
• Include the name of the third‑party source in detailed food log views, not just summary views.

Sleep tracking gains visibility and control

Sleep‑related complaints have also been heard. Some users saw missing Sleep Scores; the upcoming patch will restore those scores. Google will introduce a 24‑hour total‑sleep view that merges nighttime sleep with naps, making it easier to see overall rest at a glance. Naps will be easier to locate, and the Restlessness bar will be repositioned closer to the Awake bar while improving detection of minor awake moments. Users will also gain the ability to delete individual sleep sessions.

Sleep – bug fixes

• Address missing Sleep Scores in parts of the app for some users.

Sleep – improvements

• Add a 24‑hour total sleep view so you can see your main sleep and naps together.
• Make naps easier to find so you can view them for today or for previous days.
• Update the Restlessness bar so you can view it closer to the Awake bar, along with improving the minor awake moments detection.
• Add deletion options for sleep sessions.

Health coach becomes more visual and concise

The AI‑driven Health Coach, which lives in the Today tab, will shift toward shorter, more visual messages. Charts, maps and glanceable stats will supplement text, and the Coach will learn to surface messages only for activities that truly merit feedback – fewer nudges for brief walks, for example. The Ask Coach conversational flow is also being refined: it will ask for intent more often, reduce irrelevant references, improve memory of user instructions, and support log deletion and core‑body‑temperature logging directly via chat. Food‑logging via Ask Coach will now surface fat type, sodium and fiber metrics.

Health Coach – message improvements

• Make messages more concise without sacrificing helpful detail.
• Include more visuals like charts, maps, and glanceable stats.
• Tune which activities warrant a message, reducing commentary on brief walks.

Ask Coach – enhancements

• Ask for your intent more frequently before responding.
• Reduce references to less timely or important information.
• Better recall of guiding instructions (e.g., “Stop mentioning…”, “Forget that I…”, “I am no longer…”).
• Reduce error outs or unnecessary non‑answers.
• Add support for deleting logs via Ask Coach.
• Add support for logging core body temperature via Ask Coach.
• Include fat type, sodium, and fiber measurements in food items logged via Ask Coach.

Dashboard customisation and metric consistency

Users have reported stale or inconsistent data between the Today and Health tabs and the deeper metric views. Google will tighten data freshness and ensure the tiles on both tabs reflect the same numbers. Dashboard customisation will also become easier: users can rearrange, add or remove metrics in the Today and Health dashboards with drag‑and‑drop controls.

Metric views – bug fixes

• Address issues with data staleness and data inconsistency between the tiles on the Today and Health tabs and the fuller metric views.

Metric views – improvements

• Make it easier to customise your Today and Health dashboards so you can more easily re‑arrange metrics within them or add or remove metrics.

Data sharing, account migration and upcoming features

Google is preparing to let Health users share data back to Apple Health and to export medical records via Smart Health Links. The company also hints at future integrations with command‑line interfaces and AI‑driven skills that can act on personal health data.

Family‑account migration has been a pain point; heads of families will soon be able to delete child accounts without having to migrate them, a change slated for June. Finally, Google confirmed that structured weekly fitness schedules will return later this year, and Apple Health sharing support remains on the roadmap.

Sharing – bug fixes

• Address app crash when trying to access friends and family via settings in certain cases.

Sharing – improvements

• Add support for sharing data back to Apple Health.
• Enable sharing of medical records with Smart Health Links.
• Enable you to use tools like command line interfaces (CLIs) and other AI skills on top of your data.

Account migration – improvements

• In June, you’ll be able to delete child accounts and unblock your account migration.

Looking ahead

Google’s rollout plan mixes quick fixes with longer‑term feature work, signalling a commitment to turn the Health app into a more reliable, data‑rich hub for personal wellness. By addressing core data‑integrity issues, expanding AI Coach capabilities, and opening doors to cross‑platform sharing, Google aims to keep users engaged throughout the public preview and beyond.