Google has published a roadmap of changes coming to its Google Health app following a wave of user complaints after the app replaced Fitbit in 2026. The updates began rolling out the week of May 27, 2026.
The backlash centered on several issues, including a Today dashboard that restricted users’ chosen health metrics to only the top half of the screen, missing features from the previous Fitbit experience, and an AI coach that some users found intrusive. One user complained about having to “scroll through paragraphs of AI slop” to reach their health data.
Google says it will make it easier to customize the Today and Health dashboards, allowing users to rearrange, add, or remove metrics. New features being added include custom food viewing, creation, and logging; hourly step goal charts on the Today and Health tabs; and a 24-hour sleep overview that captures both main sleep and naps.
The company is also adjusting its AI coach, which has divided users. Planned changes include making AI messages more concise, adding visuals such as charts, maps, and stats, and reducing commentary on minor activities like brief walks. The coach will also ask for user intent more frequently before responding when additional context would be helpful.
Two fixes began rolling out immediately: runs that were incorrectly labeled as general workouts will be correctly identified, and split times are being added to run summaries.
Google also acknowledged a problem affecting family account holders, who currently cannot migrate their personal accounts without first migrating or deleting linked children’s accounts. The company says a fix allowing users to delete child accounts independently will be available in June 2026, unblocking their own account migration.
The response suggests Google is under pressure to retain Fitbit’s existing user base as it transitions them to the new platform.
Source: The Verge