With the update to version 5.0, the Fitbit app becomes the Google Health app, including the redesign announced last year and all sorts of AI features based on Gemini. The new app version thus closes the public preview released in Germany in April 2026 and is being rolled out to all Fitbit and Pixel Watch users.
Fitbit becomes Google Health App
According to Google, the Google Health app offers “all functions for tracking sleep, activity, and health data.” With the paid subscription Google Health Premium (formerly Fitbit Premium), which costs just under 9 euros per month, users gain access to the AI-based Google Health Coach, which includes the “Ask Coach” function, proactive notifications, adaptive training plans and summaries, and “multimodal/conversational logging.”
According to the company, this Gemini-based fitness coach is capable of consolidating all fitness, health, and important medical data, including cycle tracking, to provide users with a comprehensive overview. The AI coach is somewhat reminiscent of the one Whoop introduced a while ago. For example, it explains how training and sleep affect the body and, based on the data, advises whether one should rest or complete another hard training session.
