What you need to know
- Google Health is getting fixes for workout tracking, sleep scores, and Fitbit Air connectivity issues.
- Users will soon be able to customize the health dashboard and rearrange metrics in the app.
- Google is improving automatic workout recognition and fixing exercise data inconsistencies.
- A new 24-hour sleep view will combine naps and nighttime sleep into a timeline.
Google officially launched its rebranded Google Health app last week. While the new app brings a refreshed UI and many new features, it also launches with some bugs and missing functionality. Google has now confirmed that several improvements and missing features are coming soon.
As detailed in Google blog postThe company says it is improving exercise tracking. Runs that were incorrectly labeled as normal workouts will now be classified appropriately, and split tracking will also be added to runs this weekend. Google is also improving the app’s behavior during Live Workout tracking if the Fitbit Air temporarily loses connectivity.
One of the better parts of the Google Health platform is the ability to import data from other health apps and services. Google says this will also improve metric discrepancies when multiple devices are connected to the app at the same time. Additionally, the company also plans to improve the automatic workout detection on Fitbit Air.
Many improvements related to sleep are also coming. Google says it is addressing issues with sleep scores missing in some sections of the app. Users will also get a new 24-hour sleep overview that combines nighttime sleep and naps together. Apart from this, there will also be an option to manually delete the sleep session.
Taking Android Central
I haven’t used a Fitbit Air yet, but from the reviews I’ve read, it seems like Google Health is still a little sketchy. And it’s great that Google is already acknowledging the missing features and bugs. Dashboard customization is also something I’m looking forward to when I get a Fitbit Air.
Google is also working on improvements to nutrition and calorie tracking along with the upgrade Ask the coach. Users will soon be able to delete logs directly through Ask Coach as well. The Google Health app is also getting better dashboard customization. Users will be able to rearrange health metrics inside the Health and Today dashboard to suit their preferences.
The company still hasn’t confirmed exactly when these updates will start rolling out, but given how quickly the issues surfaced after launch, we’re hopeful that fixes will come soon. We will update this once the rollout begins.
