Google Health roadmap details bug fixes and improvements amid backlash from Fitbit users

Ben Schoon | May 27 2026 - 6:25 am PT

Google Health has replaced the Fitbit app and, with that, the major redesign has rolled out widely. Many Fitbit users are frustrated with the change and, in a new roadmap, we’re getting an overview of fixes and improvements coming to the Google Health app.

Last year, the Fitbit app started previewing a massive redesign focused around an AI-powered coach, but it was fully optional and many stuck with the older design despite Google expanding access over time.

Google Health brings this redesign to the masses and, well, many aren’t very happy about it.

Between countless posts on Reddit talking about how the app is “ruined” and “slop,” as well as review-bombing on the Play Store, it’s clear there’s a number of Fitbit users who are not happy with this change. Some core complaints include changes to the food tracker, inconsistent workout tracking, and the loss of some data, among other things – for the last one, though, data is largely not missing, but has moved within the app. Google was transparent prior to the update around which features explicitly would not work.

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Seemingly in response to the backlash (or in a simple effort to continue its transparency), a Google Health roadmap has been published, detailing a number of bug fixes and improvements Google is planning throughout the app.

Google says this roadmap will be updated over time, but as of May 27, some notable fixes include correctly labeling runs that were marked as general workouts, addressing the widespread complaints around food logging, and various improvements to the Coach. Some of these improvements are rolling out as soon as this week, specifically fixes around workout and run tracking.

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.

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

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.

Improvements

Add custom food viewing, creation, and logging
Improve goal-setting and progress tracking as we know this is an area where many of us have specific patterns and routines.
Add more deletion capabilities so you can curate and manage your logs more granularly and easily.
Include the name of the third-party source to detailed food log views, not just summary views, so you can always tell where your data came from.

Daily Activity

Improvements

Add charts for hourly step goals, both in the Today and Health tabs.

Sleep

Bug Fixes

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

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.

Google Health Coach

Improvements to Google Health Coach messages in Today tab

Make messages more concise without sacrificing helpful detail and try to find the right balance between positivity and objectivity.
Include more visuals like charts, maps, and glanceable stats in messages.
Tune which of your activities warrant a message from the Coach, so you should expect less commentary on brief walks.

Improvements to Ask Coach

Ask for your intent more frequently before responding when the Coach would benefit for more detail.
Reduce references to less timely or important information.
Have better recall of guiding instructions such as “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.

Improvements to Fitness Plans

We updated our Fitness plans based on feedback we heard from users in Public Preview. We have additional iterations planned based on the feedback we’ve continued to receive:

The current plan experience (flexible weekly targets) doesn’t fully meet the needs of people who thrive on more structure. While we designed this initial launch to support flexibility, bringing back weekly structured schedules later this year in some way is on our roadmap.
Continue to improve on the quality, discoverability, and execution of coach-generated workouts to help you meet your weekly targets.

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.

Improvements

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

Sharing your data

Bug Fixes

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

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 and Support

Improvements

Heads of families cannot migrate their personal account without also migrating or deleting kids’ accounts. We recognize the current account migration process doesn’t make it easy to delete a child account if you don’t want to migrate or graduate the child. In June, you’ll be able to delete child accounts and unblock your account migration.