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Google Health Roadmap Details Bug Fixes and Improvements Amid Backlash From Fitbit Users
The new app centers an AI health coach and recent activity updates, and users on Reddit say they want the old Fitbit layout back.
- On May 26, Google officially replaced the 14-year-old Fitbit app with Google Health, completing a rollout that began May 19 and renaming Fitbit Premium as Google Health Premium.
- Last year, Fitbit previewed a redesign centered on an AI-powered coach, though it remained optional as Google spent nearly a year preparing users through beta testing and reorganized the app into four tabs.
- For many users unaware of Google's plans, yesterday's update was shocking; hundreds of 1-star reviews cite inaccurate sleep and workout tracking, while Reddit posts and Play Store review-bombing reveal widespread frustration.
- Seemingly in response to backlash, Google published a roadmap with fixes rolling out this week for workout and run tracking, plus summer updates targeting sleep data and nutrition logs.
- Many users are abandoning Google Health for competing apps, with one reviewer claiming Google transformed a popular brand into something users hate in less than five years, though third-party wearable support is planned later this year.
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·New Delhi, India
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