Google Replaces Fitbit App With Google Health, Drawing Backlash as $99 Fitbit Air Debuts
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Updated · The Verge · May 26
Google Replaces Fitbit App With Google Health, Drawing Backlash as $99 Fitbit Air Debuts
10 articles · Updated · The Verge · May 26
Google has now shut down the standalone Fitbit app and moved users to Google Health, where early reactions on Reddit and Google’s help forums center on confusion, frustration and demands to restore the old interface.
The sharpest complaints target the new Today screen, which gives prominent space to AI coach prompts and recent-activity notes while making core stats, workout logs and sleep data harder to reach.
Google does let users disable the coach in Feature Privacy Controls, but there appears to be no way to remove the Ask Coach panel from the main layout entirely.
Some users praised the chatbot for building workouts and fixing missed sleep logs, yet others said the redesign no longer feels like a genuine fitness app.
The switch arrived alongside Google’s $99 Fitbit Air and its broader push to fold Fitbit into a single Google Health platform that will eventually support more third-party wearables.
Can Google's AI coach overcome the Fitbit Air's weaker hardware to truly compete with rivals like Whoop?
As Google's AI coach can 'hallucinate,' can users trust its personalized workout and nutrition advice?
Google's Health app now holds medical records. What new privacy risks does this create for users?