Google’s New Health App Uses Gemini AI for Fitness and Medical Insights

May 8, 2026
Google’s New Health App Uses Gemini AI for Fitness and Medical Insights

Google said it is rebranding the Fitbit app as the Google Health app, consolidating its health and fitness products into a single platform that combines Fitbit tracking features with new AI-powered tools built around Gemini.

The updated app will begin rolling out on May 19 as an automatic update for existing Fitbit users. Google said users will not need to download a separate application and existing health data will transfer automatically. The company also plans to invite Google Fit users to migrate their data into the new app later this year.

Google Health introduces a redesigned interface organized into four tabs — Today, Fitness, Sleep, and Health — while expanding integrations across health records, fitness services, and third-party apps. Users will be able to sync information from platforms connected through Health Connect, Apple Health, and Google Health APIs, including workout data from Peloton and nutrition tracking from MyFitnessPal.

The company said the app is designed to give users a more centralized view of health metrics across activity, sleep, vitals, fitness, and medical records. In the United States, users will also be able to upload and sync medical records, including lab results, medications, and vital statistics.

Google is also positioning the app as a showcase for its broader AI ambitions in consumer health. The platform integrates a new Google Health Coach powered by Gemini, which surfaces personalized insights, workout recommendations, sleep analysis, and medical record summaries directly inside the app.

“The entire Google Health app is elevated with the Google Health Coach built with Gemini,” Google said in its announcement.

The Fitness tab will include AI-generated workout plans and natural-language tools for creating and saving routines. The Sleep section adds weekly consistency tracking and recovery insights, while the Health tab surfaces summaries tied to medical records and wellness data.

Alongside the software rollout, Google also introduced a new wearable device called the Google Fitbit Air. The company described it as its “thinnest and mightiest tracker,” designed for continuous wear and built to work closely with the Google Health app. Google said pairing the device with a Google Health Premium subscription unlocks deeper coaching features and more personalized insights through the AI-powered health coach.

The move further consolidates Google’s health ecosystem around Fitbit, which the company acquired in 2021. While the Fitbit branding will remain attached to hardware products such as the Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch integrations, the broader software experience is shifting under the Google Health identity.

Google emphasized that users will continue to control how their data is stored, shared, or deleted. The company also reiterated a previous commitment not to use Fitbit health and wellness data for Google Ads.

“We also committed to not using Fitbit user health and wellness data for Google Ads,” the company said. “The Fitbit app is now the Google Health app, and we continue to keep this commitment.”

This analysis is based on reporting from Google.

Image courtesy of Google.

This article was generated with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy and quality.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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