Google reveals massive list of fixes and new features coming to the Google Health app
Published: (May 27, 2026 at 12:45 AM EDT)
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Source: Android Authority
Source: Android Authority
# Google Health – Upcoming Fixes & Improvements
## TL;DR
- Google is rolling out a **long list of bug fixes and improvements** for the Google Health app over the next few weeks and months.
- The updates cover **exercise tracking, sleep, nutrition, fitness plans, and AI Coach** features.
- Upcoming features include **structured fitness schedules, better dashboard customization, Apple Health sharing,** and **enhanced child‑account migration tools**.
> “To keep the spirit of the Public Preview going, we’re sharing a roadmap of fixes and improvements that will start rolling out **as soon as this week** and continue into the summer.” – Google Health team
> [Source: Google Health community post](https://support.google.com/googlehealth/thread/437068226/sharing-upcoming-roadmap-and-improvements)
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## Exercise & Activity Tracking
- **Incorrect workout labeling** – runs that were mistakenly marked as generic workouts will be fixed.
- **Run splits & map loading** – new split data and faster map rendering in workout summaries.
- **TCX export issues** – resolves incomplete exports when multiple tracking sources (e.g., Fitbit Air + GPS) are connected.
- **Duplicate logs** – prevents duplicate entries caused by Health Connect integrations.
- **Over‑reported calories** – fix for Pixel Watch users who saw inflated calorie‑burn numbers.
- **Future enhancements**
- Structured fitness schedules (return later this year)
- Custom food creation & richer goal‑tracking options
- More granular deletion controls for workouts
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## Nutrition & Meal Logging
- **Improved meal categorization** for data imported from MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, Lose It!, etc.
- **Custom food creation** – users will be able to add their own foods and recipes.
- **Deletion controls** – finer‑grained options for removing individual meals or entire logs.
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## Sleep Tracking
- **Missing Sleep Scores** – bug fix for users who weren’t receiving a nightly score.
- **24‑hour sleep view** – combines nighttime sleep with naps in a single timeline.
- **Easier nap access** – quicker logging and editing of nap sessions.
- **Better awake‑moment detection** – more accurate identification of brief wake‑ups.
- **Deletion options** – ability to remove specific sleep sessions.
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## Google Health Coach (AI Coach)
- **Shorter, more visual messages** in the Today tab.
- **Ask Coach improvements**
- Better memory of user preferences
- Fewer irrelevant responses
- Support for log deletion via the Coach
- Ability to log **core body temperature**
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## Other Notable Roadmap Items
| Feature | Status | Expected Release |
|---------|--------|-------------------|
| Structured fitness schedules (weekly) | Planned | Late 2024 |
| Apple Health data sharing | In development | 2024‑2025 |
| Child‑account migration fix | Confirmed | June 2024 |
| Dashboard customization | Ongoing improvements | Summer 2024 |
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## Community Feedback
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### References
- [Google Health community roadmap post](https://support.google.com/googlehealth/thread/437068226/sharing-upcoming-roadmap-and-improvements)
- [Pixel Watch step‑overcounting bug fix (over‑reported calories)](https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-watch-step-overcounting-bug-fix-3651322/)
- [Missing Sleep Scores bug report](https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-watch-sleep-data-bug-3667637/)
- [Ask Coach improvements article](https://www.androidauthority.com/new-experiences-fitbit-personal-health-coach-3660441/)
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*Stay tuned for further updates as Google continues to refine the Health experience throughout 2024.*
## Full List of Announced Fixes and Features for Google Health
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### Exercise Tracking
#### Bug fixes
- Correctly label runs that were previously shown as “general workouts” (rolling out this week).
- Add splits to run summaries (rolling out this week).
- Improve load time and discoverability of maps on exercise summaries.
- Fix incomplete data in TCX exports for:
- Exercises tracked with a Fitbit Air + connected GPS.
- Exercises tracked with multiple devices or apps linked to Google Health.
#### Improvements
- Make live‑tracking of a Fitbit Air exercise more resilient when connectivity is lost.
- Resolve metric inconsistencies when an exercise is recorded with multiple connected devices.
- Increase the number of workouts that Fitbit Air automatically detects.
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### Nutrition & Calorie Tracking
#### Bug fixes
- Prevent duplicate logs when the same third‑party app is connected via Health Connect **and** Google Health directly.
- Ensure logs from MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, and Lose It! receive the correct meal type (not “Other”).
- Correct over‑reporting of energy burned for Pixel Watch users.
#### Improvements
- Add custom‑food viewing, creation, and logging.
- Enhance goal‑setting and progress‑tracking features.
- Provide more granular deletion options for managing logs.
- Show the third‑party source name in detailed food‑log views (not just in summaries).
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### Daily Activity
#### Improvements
- Add hourly‑step‑goal charts to both the **Today** and **Health** tabs.
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### Sleep
#### Bug fixes
- Fix missing Sleep Scores that some users saw in parts of the app.
#### Improvements
- Add a 24‑hour total‑sleep view that combines main sleep and naps.
- Make naps easier to locate for the current day and previous days.
- Update the Restlessness bar to sit closer to the Awake bar and improve detection of brief awakenings.
- Add deletion options for individual sleep sessions.
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### Google Health Coach
#### Message improvements (Today tab)
- Make messages more concise while retaining helpful detail.
- Add visuals such as charts, maps, and glanceable stats.
- Refine the trigger logic so the Coach comments less on brief walks.
#### Ask Coach enhancements
- Prompt for user intent more often when additional detail would improve the response.
- Reduce references to outdated or low‑priority information.
- Better respect user instructions like “Stop mentioning…”, “Forget that I…”, “I am no longer…”.
- Decrease error messages and non‑answers.
- Enable log deletion via Ask Coach.
- Allow logging of core body temperature via Ask Coach.
- Include fat type, sodium, and fiber values when logging food items via Ask Coach.
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### Fitness Plans
- Updated plans based on Public‑Preview feedback.
- Future iterations will address:
- The need for more structured weekly schedules (planned later this year).
- Ongoing improvements to the quality, discoverability, and execution of coach‑generated workouts.
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### Metric Views
#### Bug fixes
- Resolve data‑staleness and inconsistency between the tiles on the **Today** and **Health** tabs and the full metric views.
#### Improvements
- Simplify customization of the **Today** and **Health** dashboards: rearrange, add, or remove metrics more easily.
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### Sharing Your Data
#### Bug fixes
- Fix a crash that occurred when accessing “Friends & Family” in Settings under certain conditions.
#### Improvements
- Add support for sharing data back to Apple Health.
- Enable sharing of medical records via Smart Health Links.
- Provide tools such as command‑line interfaces (CLIs) and AI integrations for working with your data.
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### Account Migration & Support
#### Improvements
- Heads of families will be able to migrate their personal account **without** being forced to migrate or delete child accounts.
- Starting in June, you can delete child accounts directly, unblocking the migration process.
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