Google to rename Fitbit app as Google Health on May 19, adds Gemini-powered coach to Premium

Google will rename the Fitbit app to Google Health starting May 19, bringing Fitbit’s sosourcesware under the Google Health umbrella while keeping the Fitbit brand for hardware, the company said.

Google said the update will roll out to existing Fitbit users and that the app will remain available in more than 200 countries. The company expects the update to be fully available ahead of the Fitbit Air launch on May 26.

What’s changing

Google Health will be organized into four tabs: Today, Fitness, Sleep, and Health.

Google said the update adds more customizable metrics and more detailed activity and sleep tracking. A new “Log” feature will let users manually enter health metrics, including activity, body fat, food, glucose, hydration, period, sleep, temperature, and weight.

Premium subscribers will also see a feed of coach messages.

Free vs. Premium

Google said free users will continue to get activity, health, and sleep tracking with basic logging, along with the ability to import medical records in the U.S.

Google Health Premium—previously Fitbit Premium—adds a Gemini-powered Google Health Coach, adaptive fitness plans, and more detailed and proactive insights across sleep, fitness, and health. Google said the coach can provide personalized workout recommendations and summarize medical records.

Google also said the update introduces multimodal logging via text, voice, or photo input.

Google Health Premium is bundled with Google AI Pro or AI Ultra in more than 30 countries, or available separately for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year.

Privacy

Google said it remains committed to not using Fitbit user health and wellness data for Google Ads.