The Google Health roadmap details improvements across adverse reactions

Google Health has replaced the Fitbit app, and with it, a major redesign. Many Fitbit users are unhappy with the change, and in the new roadmap, we get an overview of the fixes and improvements coming to the Google Health app.

Fitbit app last year preview started a massive redesign focused on an AI-powered trainer, but it was completely optional, and despite Google, many were stuck with the old design. expanding access over time.

Google Health is rolling out this redesign to the masses, and many aren’t too happy about it.

Among the countless posts on Reddit talking about how the app is “it’s broken” and “slope,” also review-bombing on the Play StoreIt’s clear that there are a number of Fitbit users who are not happy with this change. Some major complaints include changes to food tracker, inappropriate exercise trackingand loss of some dataamong other things – for the latter, although the data is mostly not missing, but moved within the program. Google it was transparent before the update, which features will obviously not work.

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Apparently, in response to the backlash (or in a simple attempt to continue its transparency), the Google Health roadmap has been publishedIt details a number of bug fixes and improvements that Google has planned across the app.

Google says this roadmap will be updated over time, but some notable fixes since May 27 include properly labeling runs marked as general workouts, addressing widespread complaints about food access, and various improvements to Coach. Some of these improvements are rolling out this week, particularly tweaks to exercise and run tracking.

Exercise Tracking

Garden Fixes

Correctly label runs that were incorrectly labeled as general training for some users (introduced this week).
Add sections to perform summaries (introduced this week).
Improve loading time and detection for maps in training summaries.
Address incomplete data in TCX exports for workouts tracked with Fitbit Air and connected GPS, and workouts tracked via multiple devices or apps connected to Google Health.

Improvements

Improve how the app responds when live tracking a Fitbit Air workout in the event of a connection loss.
Eliminate metric inconsistency when tracking exercise with multiple devices connected to the Google Health app.
Keep increasing the number of workouts that Fitbit Air automatically detects.

Nutrition and Calorie Tracking

Garden Fixes

Avoid duplicating records when the same third-party application is connected directly through Health Connect and Google Health.
Make sure MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, and LoseIt logs have the appropriate food types (Not Others).
Address overreporting of power burned for Pixel Watch users so that power burned is calculated correctly.

Improvements

Add view, create and save custom dishes
Improve goal setting and progress tracking, as we know this is an area where many of us have specific patterns and rules.
Add more deletion capabilities so you can manage and manage your records more granularly and easily.
Include the name of the third-party source in detailed food log views, not just summary views, so you can always tell where your data came from.

Daily Activity

Improvements

Add graphs for hourly step goals in both the Today and Health tabs.

to sleep

Garden Fixes

Address missing Sleep Points in parts of the app for some users.

Improvements

Add a 24-hour total sleep view so you can see your main sleep and dreams together.
Make it easy to find dreams so you can view them for today or previous days.
Update the Disturbance panel so that you can see it closely to the Awake panel, in addition to improving its detection of small awake moments.
Add deletion options for sleep sessions.

Google Health Coach

Improvements to Google Health Coach messages on the Today tab

Make messages more concise without giving up useful details and try to find the right balance between positivity and objectivity.
Add more visuals to messages, such as charts, maps, and viewable statistics.
Adjust which of your activities receive a message from the Trainer, so you should expect fewer comments on short walks.

Upgrades to ask the trainer

Ask your intention more often before answering when the coach would benefit from more detailed information.
Reduce references to less timely or important information.
Better remember the instructions like “Stop recording…”, “Forget me…”, “I’m not anymore…”.
Reduce errors or redundant responses.
Add support for deleting records via Ask Coach.
Add support for recording core body temperature via Ask Coach.
Enter the fat type, sodium and fiber measurements in the nutrients entered through Ask Coach.

Improvements in fitness plans

We updated our Fitness plans based on feedback we heard from users in Public Preview. We have additional iterations planned based on the feedback we continue to receive:

The current planning experience (flexible weekly targets) does not fully meet the needs of people who thrive on more structure. While we designed this initial release to support flexibility, it is on our roadmap to bring back structured weekly schedules in some form later this year.
Continue to improve the quality, visibility, and execution of coach-generated workouts to help you reach your weekly goals.

Metric Views

Garden Fixes

Fix issues with data aging and data inconsistencies between tiles and more complete metric views in the Today and Health tabs.

Improvements

Make it easy to customize your Today and Health dashboards so you can more easily rearrange the metrics within them, or add or remove dimensions.

Sharing of your data

Garden Fixes

Address app crash when trying to access friends and family through settings under certain circumstances.

Improvements

Add support for sharing data back to Apple Health.
Enable sharing of medical records with Smart Health Links.
Enable tools like command-line interfaces (CLI) and other artificial intelligence capabilities to leverage your data.

Account migration and support

Improvements

Family heads cannot transfer personal accounts without transferring or deleting children’s accounts. We understand that the current account migration process doesn’t make it easy to delete a child account if you don’t want to move or terminate the child. In June, you will be able to delete child accounts and unblock your account migration.