Fitbit Release Notes

Over half a billion adults don’t realize when their blood pressure trend has shifted higher. Meet Blood Pressure Trends from Google Health. Powered by Waves FM—Google’s state-of-the-art Waveform Foundation Model—your wearable analyzes the speed and shape of your pulse beneath the skin to estimate blood pressure trends. Rigorously validated against gold-standard 24-hour ambulatory monitoring, your device can spot persistent shifts and deliver a personalized monthly summary to help you stay proactive about your heart health. Explore Health Guardian in the Google Health app: https://healthapp.google/

Learn more: https://support.google.com/googlehealth/answer/18512269

Product: Google Health App

Hey Fitbit Community,

The wait is over, India! The new Google Fitbit Air is officially available on the Google Store and through select local retailers.

Designed to be simple, affordable, and comfortable enough to wear 24/7, the Fitbit Air unlocks the full power of Google Health Coach —bringing personalized health insights and actionable recommendations right to your wrist.¹

To learn more about the Google Fitbit Air and explore all its features, check out our blog post.

Follow us @madebygoogle to stay in the loop, and check back here for more updates!

The Google Health Team

Disclaimer

¹ Requires Google Health Premium subscription (sold separately), Google Health app, and internet connection. Features and eligibility requirements subject to change; availability varies. Not intended for medical purposes. Gemini features work independently of Gemini apps. Check responses for accuracy; results may vary.

More than 40% of U.S. adults experience insulin resistance—often for years without realizing it.

Introducing insulin resistance trends from Google Health

Checking metabolic health usually happens only after a doctor flags a concern. Now, your wearable can track it proactively. By combining your profile information with monthly data from wrist sensors—including heart rhythm, sleep quality, activity, respiration, skin temperature, and SpO2—Google Health estimates your insulin resistance trend without requiring a single drop of blood. Validated against traditional lab results, it delivers timely monthly nudges and personalized coaching tips to help you adjust your nutrition, activity, and sleep habits.

Learn more

https://support.google.com/googlehealth/answer/18512267

Hey Google Health Community,

We know that reviewing medical records and lab test results can often feel overwhelming. Between dense tables, unfamiliar clinical terminology, and multi-page documents, making sense of your health data is challenging.

Google Health’s latest experimental feature, Medical Record Infographics, is designed to help you transform complex medical records into clear, easy-to-read visual infographics so you can better understand your health data at a glance.

With the lab, Google Health Premium members can:

• Upload Medical Records: Easily take a photo or upload a PDF of a medical document directly within the Google Health app.
• See "At-a-Glance" Visual Summaries: Google Health Coach will build an easily digestible, mobile-optimized infographic that presents your data in a way you can understand.

Starting today, eligible Google Health Premium members using Android can opt into this lab via the Labs and research section in the app to explore these experimental capabilities and share feedback as we iterate.

This lab is for informational use only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent any disease or condition, or to be used as a substitute for professional medical advice. The tool provides a visual reproduction of existing source data and does not offer clinical interpretations or treatment recommendations. Data collected through your participation is de-identified (removing any information that may personally identify you) and may be by Google for research and development to improve these and future health features. Personal Health Records stored with the Google Health app may not be comprehensive or accurate. Always consult your doctor for medical advice or for an official copy of your health records for clinical or government purposes.

For more information about Labs, eligibility, and participation, please visit the Google Health Help Center.

Your Google Health Community Team

Hello Google Health Community,

We’re excited to announce that version 5.08 of the Google Health app is rolling out starting today! The rollout will continue over the next week in phases depending on carrier and device. With your feedback, we are committed to continuously improving the Google Health app, and this release builds on improvements from the prior releases.

Software versions

• Android: 5.08
• iOS: 5.08

What’s Included

General stability improvements and bug fixes

Account updates:

• A Google Account is now required to use the Google Health app as the Fitbit account migration period has ended. Please note that Fitbit account logins are no longer supported, and unmigrated data will be deleted.
• We’ve also fixed a sign-up issue for users whose email addresses were previously associated with Fitbit. You can now use your preferred Google Account to sign in, regardless of whether that email was previously used with Fitbit.

Your Google Health Community Team

New updates coming in the latest Google Health app update!

Hello Google Health Community,

We’re excited to announce that version 5.07 of the Google Health app is rolling out starting today! The rollout will continue over the next week in phases depending on carrier and device. With your feedback, we are committed to continuously improving the Google Health app, and this release builds on improvements from the prior releases.

Software versions

• Android: 5.07
• iOS: 5.07

What’s Included

Activity and Fitness Updates

• Improved Manual Workout Logging: We’ve made three updates for users who log exercises manually. First, you can now add and adjust more metrics when logging an exercise manually. Your edits will also show up in the workout summaries more quickly once you’ve made them. And finally, you can now log more metrics when switching from a pool to open swim exercise.
• Maps: We’ve continued to improve the maps experience, with faster loading times, and smoother rendering and adjustments. We’ve also fixed an issue where maps were occasionally missing when using your phone to track a running, biking, or walking session.
• Running Distance Totals: Trail runs and incline runs now count toward your Running Distance totals.

Weight Tracking Updates

• Weight Graph: We've recalibrated the graph's dynamic minimum and maximum range so your weight trends and changes are easier to view at a glance.

Health Connect Updates

• We’ve fixed an issue that caused some Android users to lose their connection with Health Connect. If you were impacted, you’ll now see Health Connect listed in the Partner Apps section of the Connections screen.

Hey Google Health Community!

Meet your new sleep time companion.

Celebrate Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, and get ready to catch some Zs when Fitbit Air Special Edition Pokémon Sleep starts shipping on 9/15/2026 for $129.99. You can pre-order now through the US and Japan store!

Rest, reward, repeat

Establish healthy sleep habits by consistently tracking your rest with Google Fitbit Air¹. Then, wake up and discover Pokémon with Sleep Styles in the Pokémon Sleep app².

Sync your Google Health app to Pokémon Sleep

Download the Pokémon Sleep app, link to Google Health³ and sync your sleep data to start generating “Drowsy Power” in the Pokémon Sleep app. For additional instructions, please visit http://g.co/fitbit/airsupport.

So quiet and comfortable, you’ll forget it’s there

A seamless, micro-adjustable fit that sits comfortably and quietly you can wear it while you sleep, and a long-lasting battery that can last for up to 7 days⁴. A custom band design features a sleep-themed colorway inspired by the Pokémon Sleep experience, and a silk print label of Sleeping Pikachu.

Disclaimers

¹ Google Fitbit Air works with most phones running on Android 11 or higher and Apple iOS 16.4 or higher. Requires Google Account and Google Health app. Feature availability varies; some features require Google Health Premium membership. Gemini features work independently of Gemini apps. Check responses for accuracy; results may vary. Not intended for medical purposes. See g.co/health/fitbit-air and g.co/fitbit/compatibility for more information.

² Works with all Google Pixel and Fitbit wearables.

³ Requires Google Account, Google Health app, Internet and Google Health Premium subscription. Features subject to change; availability and results vary. Not intended for medical purposes. Work independently of Gemini apps. Check responses for accuracy.

⁴ Maximum battery life is approximate. Use of certain features will decrease battery life. Actual battery life may be lower. See g.co/fitbit/battery.

Hello Google Health Community,

We’re excited to announce that version 5.06 of the Google Health app is rolling out starting today! The rollout will continue over the next week in phases depending on carrier and device. With your feedback, we are committed to continuously improving the Google Health app, and this release builds on improvements in the prior 5.01 release, 5.02 release, 5.03 release, 5.04 release, and 5.05 release.

Software versions

• Android: 5.06
• iOS: 5.06

What’s Included

New Google Health Coach Settings

We’re introducing new settings that give you more control over how your Google Health Coach appears on your Today tab. You can now customize your daily view to match your preferred level of guidance. You can choose from two options:

• “Standard” (default): Enjoy the full Google Health Coach experience with proactive, conversational insights and daily summaries directly on your Today tab..
• “No Coach insights”: Keep a streamlined Today tab focused on activity and sleep summaries, without coaching insights.

On-demand access always stays on: In either mode, you can still ask your coach questions anytime and access your active fitness plans on the Fitness tab.

To manage your settings, tap your profile icon, then “Google Health settings”, and then “Coach”.

Fitness and Activity Updates

• Improved Maps: We have resolved issues that prevented maps from displaying correctly and fixed errors related to how heart rate zones and pace are shown on maps.

Your Google Health Community Team

Hey Google Health Community,

It’s finally here! The newest Google Pixel Watch 5 –our newest, smartest watch–is now available for pre-order! This sleek, all-in-one smartwatch features some of our newest technology geared towards giving you the best experience possible.

Proactive health and wellness insights

• Health Guardian features¹²³ are delivered to you every month. They’re a suite of tools that track key body signals and important shifts in your wellness while keeping tabs on monthly trends. They track these shifts quietly in the background and provide timely notifications — helping you make positive lifestyle choices.
• This includes introducing an industry-first feature to the wrist: Breathing Emergency Detection which will be available to users in the EU.⁶⁷
• It also features three new monthly trend summaries: Blood Pressure trends, Sleep Breathing Quality Trends, and Insulin Resistance trends. These reports highlight metabolic and cardiovascular shifts early, giving you insights to help you take control of your long-term health and wellness.⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹
• Sleep Breathing Quality tracks minute-by-minute variations in your blood oxygen levels during sleep and helps you better understand how breathing patterns impact your energy, recovery, and health.¹¹

Advanced health and fitness tools

• Pixel Watch 5 delivers our most accurate GPS route tracking yet—offering 2x greater accuracy compared to previous generations.⁵
• Coming soon, our new on wrist Strength Training workout experience brings step-by-step guidance directly to your wrist, helping you move through sets and rest periods while making it easy to log your weights and reps on the go.
• Google Health Coach, built with Gemini, acts as your fitness coach, sleep expert and health and wellness advisor to help you form a new relationship with your health.¹⁶
• We also elevate sleep tracking with 15% more accurate sleep stage detection than our previous models at classifying your complete sleep cycle, showing sleep duration, sleep stages, and more – down to the minute. This gives you the information you need to aim for better rest.¹⁷ Plus, a revamped Morning Brief provides key information at-a-glance to start the day.

Proactive On-Device AI

• Raise your wrist to ask Gemini anything, or let it pull up notifications exactly when you need them.⁴

Stunning and fast

• Features a beautiful, durable domed display, an all-day battery, and ultra-fast charging to power your entire day.¹²¹³

The Google Pixel Watch 5 is available for pre-order now at the Google Store. It’ll be available in stores on August 20.¹⁴

Stay up to date

Wanna know more about Google’s newest smart watch? Check out the Keyword blog post for all the features of the Google Pixel Watch 5!

It's your chance to level up your digital life and take charge of your well-being. Follow us on @madebygoogle to stay in the loop, and check back here for more updates!

Your Google Health Community Team

Disclaimers

1 Pixel Watch 5 works with most phones running on Android 12.0 or newer. Requires Google Account and Pixel Watch app. Google apps may not be available in all countries or languages. See g.co/pixelwatch/specs. Some features require a Google Health mobile app and/or Google Health Premium membership.

2 Available for select countries and languages to users 18+. Feature availability will vary; some features may require subscription for higher usage. Check responses. Some features available through Gemini app.

3 Health Guardian features availability varies by region/country and device.Blood Pressure Trends (Vascular Stress / Vascular Stress Trends in JP/MX), Insulin Resistance Trends (Metabolic Stress Trend in JP and MX), Sleep Breathing Quality, and high/low heart rate alerts are intended for general wellness and informational purposes only and not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition, or substitute for professional medical advice. Insulin Resistance and Blood Pressure Trends are not a prescreener for diabetes and hypertension respectively, do not provide real-time clinical readings, and should not be used to adjust medications. Always consult a healthcare professional for medical questions.

4 Requires pairing with compatible device with Gemini mobile app and a Google Account. Available in select languages and countries. Internet connection required. Check responses for accuracy. Available through Gemini app.

5 Compared to Pixel Watch 4.

6 This product has not been cleared or evaluated by the US FDA. CE marked - Will be available in certain EU markets. See g.co/pixelwatch/breathingemergency.

7 Breathing Emergency Detection may not detect every instance of a breathing emergency and is not intended for users with preexisting respiratory conditions with chronically low oxygen saturation levels or pregnant users. It does not diagnose or treat any medical condition or provide follow-up care. The feature is not intended for people with heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and sickle cell anemia. It is not intended to replace any real-time oxygen monitoring devices prescribed by healthcare professionals or sold over-the-counter, including for continuous monitoring for opioid-induced oxygen desaturation. Certain medical conditions, such as sleep apnea and obesity, may increase the chances of false positive triggers.It will not detect emergencies after you’ve been asleep for 30 minutes. Feature performance may vary based on individual factors, such as BMI, sleep disordered breathing, blood flow to the skin, and pigmentation such as wrist tattoos. You may receive a check-in when there is a poor sensor reading, which can happen as a result of normal day-to-day activities. Emergency calling is dependent on call functionality such as your phone or watch being charged and having adequate cellular connectivity. Emergency services may not respond.

8 Coming Soon

9 This product is intended for general wellness purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, treat, or cure any disease. The data provided by this product is not intended for medical use, not a replacement for a blood pressure monitor, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice. This product is not a prescreener for hypertension, does not provide real-time blood pressure readings for clinical purposes, and should not be relied upon for blood pressure management, medication adjustments or treatment plans. This feature is not for individuals who are pregnant. Consult a medical professional for any questions about your blood pressure.

10 This product is not intended to diagnose, mitigate, treat, or cure any disease. This product is not a prescreener for diabetes nor is it intended to monitor glucose levels in real time. Do not use this product for diabetes management or rely on this product to alter any medications or insulin levels. Consult a medical professional for any questions about your metabolic health.

11 This product is intended for general wellness purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, treat, or cure any disease. The data provided by this product is not intended for medical use and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice.

12 Battery life varies by model: Up to 30 hours for the Pixel Watch 5 (41mm), and up to 40 hours for the Pixel Watch 5 (45mm). Battery life depends upon many factors and usage of certain features will decrease battery life. Actual battery life may be lower. Over time, Pixel software will manage battery performance to help maintain battery health as your battery ages. See g.co/pixelwatch/batteryhealth for more information on battery life.

13 Charging speed based on use of in-box USB-C® Quick Charge Dock with 30W adapter (sold separately) plugged into a wall outlet. Actual results may be slower. Charging speed based on testing with fully drained device batteries. Charging speed depends upon many factors including battery age and ambient temperature.

14 Available in Mexico at a later date.

15 Sleep tracking features are not intended to diagnose or treat any medical conditions and should not be relied on for medical purposes. It is intended to provide information that can help you manage your well-being.

16 Requires Google Health Premium subscription (sold separately), Google Health app, and internet connection. Features subject to change; availability varies. Not intended for medical purposes. Gemini features work independently of Gemini apps. Check responses for accuracy; results may vary. Available on select devices.

17 Improvement in sleep stage accuracy based on clinical validation of sleep algorithm against gold-standard measurements, comparing our latest sleep tracking algorithm to our previous generation across all compatible Pixel and Fitbit devices.

Hello Google Health Community,

We’re excited to announce that version 5.05 of the Google Health app is rolling out starting today! The rollout will continue over the next week in phases depending on carrier and device. With your feedback, we are committed to continuously improving the Google Health app, and this release builds on improvements in the prior 5.01 release, 5.02 release, 5.03 release, and 5.04 release.

Software versions

• Android: 5.05
• iOS: 5.05

What’s Included

Apple Health Integration Updates (iOS only)

• You can now share your data from Google Health back to Apple Health. For example, you can sync data like your exercise records, steps, vitals, and sleep recorded by your Fitbit Air to Apple Health.
• To get started, tap on your profile icon, then select “Partner apps”, and then Apple Health. From there, follow the set-up prompts to connect to Apple Health for the first time or tap “Review permissions” to add new permissions. Once you’ve given permissions for Google Health to write data to Apple Health, your data will start to flow. Check out this article to learn more about which data you can share with Apple Health.

Medical Records and Smart Health Links (US only)1

• If you’re in the US, you can now share summaries of your medical records with your healthcare providers or family members using secure Smart Health Links. Your provider may accept Smart Health Links during check-in as a way to supplement your health history.
• To create a link, go to the Health tab and then the “Medical” section. Select “Shareable records” and tap the + button. You can then select which data you want to include and save the link. Once saved, tap the three-dot icon to get a URL or QR code you can share.

Fitness Updates

• We have addressed stability issues with VO2Max calculations, exercise maps, and editing workouts after their completion that may have impacted some users.

Hope you enjoy these updates, and be on the lookout for more in the coming weeks!

The Google Health team

Disclaimer

1. Available in the US only. Not intended for medical purposes or as a substitute for official clinical health records.

Hey Google Health Community,

A new firmware update (version 253.2) is rolling out over the next few days for your Google Fitbit Air. This update includes minor bug fixes.

Keeping your Fitbit Air up to date

Before you get started, make sure your Fitbit Air is charged to at least 50% (or plugged into its charger) and that it is connected to your phone or tablet with Bluetooth turned on. Also, ensure you have the latest version of the Google Health app installed.

Important things to know before updating

• Timing: We recommend updating your device during the day or evening. If you update your Fitbit right around midnight, your step count for that day might temporarily appear inaccurate.
• Duration: Updates can take around 10 minutes to complete, so make sure you are in a convenient spot where you can set your device down and let the update finish uninterrupted.
• App Status: To keep the update loading, you must keep the Google Health app running.

Step-by-step instructions:

1. Open the Google Health app with your Fitbit Air nearby.
2. On the Today tab, tap Update. This option is only visible when an update is available.
   • Alternatively, at the top left, tap Connections, then select your device. Tap Update.
3. Follow the directions on the screen and keep your Fitbit close to your phone, tablet, or computer.

After you start the update, a progress bar will appear in the Google Health app until the update is complete.

For other issues, refer to the help guide:

Why can't I update my Fitbit device?

Follow us on @googlehealth to stay in the loop, and check back here for more updates!

Your Google Health Community Team

Hello Google Health Community,

We’re excited to announce that version 5.04 of the Google Health app is rolling out starting today! The rollout will continue over the next week in phases depending on carrier and device. With your feedback, we are committed to continuously improving the Google Health app, and this release builds on improvements in the prior 5.01 release, 5.02 release, and 5.03 release.

Software versions

• Android: 5.04
• iOS: 5.04

What’s Included

Nutrition Updates

• Introducing custom foods: You can now create, edit, and delete custom foods for more personalized and easier logging. You can also search for created custom foods and log them again.
• Quick logging calories and macro estimates: You can now log an entry by just adding calories and macronutrients without having to search for or add a specific food name.
• Macronutrient %s fixes: We’ve fixed an issue where the macronutrient calculation as a percentage of total calories was incorrect for some users.

Sleep Updates

• Naps included on Today: Building on our recent improvements to naps tracking, your naps will now count toward your total sleep duration shown in the tiles on the Today tab.

Fitness and Activity Updates

• Fixed truncated HR charts and maps in exercise summaries: We’ve fixed an issue where some users would occasionally see incomplete heart rate charts and maps that did not represent the full duration of the exercise.

Cycle Health Updates

• Easier trend views: You can now view your cycle history grouped chronologically by year, making it easier to navigate your long-term data and see trends.

Friends and Leaderboards Updates

• Inviting friends: We’ve fixed an issue where some iOS users were not able to successfully initiate new friend requests.

Hope you enjoy these updates, and be on the lookout for more in the coming weeks!

The Google Health team

Hello Google Health Community,

We’re excited to announce that version 5.03 of the Google Health app is rolling out starting today! The rollout will continue over the next week in phases depending on carrier and device. With your feedback, we are committed to continuously improving the Google Health app, and this release builds on improvements in the prior 5.01 release and 5.02 release.

Software versions

• Android: 5.03
• iOS: 5.03

What’s Included

New on Android and iOS in 5.03

The following updates are available on Android and iOS in the 5.03 release.

Today Tab Updates

• Add more metrics on the Today tab: You can now add metric tiles for heart rate variability, breathing rate, oxygen saturation (SpO2), resting heart rate, skin temperature variation, blood glucose, mindful days, mindful minutes, resilience, protein intake, fat intake, carbohydrate intake, and your friend leaderboard on the Today tab. All these metrics have previously been available in the Health tab. Now, you can also add them to your Today dashboard for convenient, glanceable viewing and tracking of daily progress.

Sleep Updates

• Total Sleep and Main Sleep Tracking: Naps (>20 mins) will now count toward your 24-hour total sleep duration - available in your daily sleep view in the Sleep tab. There, you can also view trends over time for your main sleep session and your total sleep (which includes your main sleep and naps). Your Today metric tile tab will continue to show your main sleep duration.

Fitness and Activity Updates

• Swim metrics: We’ve fixed an issue where some users were seeing incorrect distances and units for swimming exercises.
• Elevation discrepancies with Strava: We’ve fixed an issue where some users were seeing large discrepancies between the elevation gain reported in the Google Health app vs. the gain reported in Strava or the TCX file.

Now available on iOS in 5.03; previously available on Android in 5.02

The following updates were made available to Android users in our previous 5.02 release and are now available to iOS users in this release 5.03.

• Easier re-ordering of Key Metrics on the Health tab: You can now drag and drop to re-arrange the charts in your Key Metrics section of the Health tab, so you can order them in whatever way works best for you. Tap Customize, long press on the chart you want to move, and then drag it to your desired location.
• Improved food search: Search results now show serving units and calories to make it easier to find what you want to log.
• Naps views: Recorded naps are now easier to find and view over time. You can now see your naps on separate tabs in your daily Sleep Score view.

Introducing the Google Health CLI

a command-line tool built to support users and developers in exploring health data and automating health actions - whether you're a commercial application developer building an app for a broad audience or an individual health enthusiast diving into your own data in new ways.

Designed with agent use in mind, the CLI works seamlessly and securely with health and fitness data from the Google Health app, including data from devices like the Google Fitbit Air. The CLI uses the Google Health API scopes and consents authorized for your Google Health API project to query 40+ health and wellness metrics like Activity, Sleep, Heart Rate, Vo2Max, and many more. Whether you are running quick commands in a terminal or hooking it up to your favorite AI agents, the Google Health CLI makes the data you access work for you. It comes with two starter skills to streamline setup and authentication. Just prompt your agent to the README file to get started.

We are committed to empowering users with access to their data and excited to see what you build with the CLI.

What You Can Do with the CLI and Data You Access

The CLI bridges the metrics you access and your creativity. You can use it to build personalized, automated dashboards, routines, and more. For example:

• Monitor trends: Automate a daily sync of sleep, recovery and health metric trends, helping you optimize training readiness or track how minor routine changes impact specific health symptoms.
• Integrate into your day to day: High Readiness today? Connect to your calendar to automatically block out a workout or a mindfulness break if your day is packed with back-to-back meetings.
• Build custom alerts: Create automated workflows that correlate nutrition logs with blood glucose, or set up subtle recovery alerts when vitals deviate from a personal baseline.

Best of all, you choose how you want to see it. Instantly export metrics into streamlined JSON, clean terminal tables, CSV files ready for a personal spreadsheet, or build a custom health dashboard.

Get Started in Minutes

Getting up and running with the CLI in a few quick steps in your terminal:

1. Install the Tool: Download the CLI directly from our official open-source GitHub repo
2. Run the Guide: Initialize the setup with a single command: ghealth setup --instructions
3. Connect Your Data: Follow the interactive prompts to securely create and connect a project on Google Cloud Console and download your secure credentials

Once authenticated, you are ready to start querying, logging, and getting more from your or other consented users’ health data.

💻

Are you a Commercial or Enterprise Developer?

If you are looking to build commercial applications, manage enterprise health data, or dive deep into the underlying technical architecture and schemas, we have you covered. Head over to our Google Health API Developer Portal for full documentation and developer-specific resources for the Google Health API.

Download the CLI today, dive into your data, and start building!

The Google Health Team