By Ben Schoon
Publication Date: 2026-05-10 16:00:00
Alongside its new Fitbit Air, Google this week announced that the Fitbit app is dead, to be replaced by “Google Health.” If you’d told me this would happen a few months ago, I’d be worried, but the end result actually seems like an overall win for everyone involved. Let’s take a closer look.
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Starting in the very near future, the Fitbit app will officially turn into Google Health. Functionally, there’s not a whole lot changing. The app will utilize Google’s redesigned interface that was first introduced in preview last year, with an AI-powered coach to help you with workouts joining the ever-improving sleep and health tracking.
There are some other welcome updates, too.
