Google Health’s latest update closes another Fitbit gap

For all the improvements the new Google Health app brings to the table, it still misses some basic features that Fitbit offered. Google promised to bring back those missing features while introducing new ones, and it even shared a timeline for their rollout. As part of that effort, Google is now rolling out the July update for the Google Health app. Among other improvements, it lets you add more health metrics to the Today view.

For a Health app, it made little sense for Google to limit the metrics you could see in the Today view. Google Health v5.0.3 changes that, allowing you to add tiles for heart rate variability (HRV), breathing rate, SpO2, resting heart rate, skin temperature, and even your friend leaderboard. There are a lot more metrics that you can add, all of which were previously accessible only through the Health tab.

Sleep tracking is getting a notable upgrade, too. Naps greater than 20 minutes will count toward your 24-hour total sleep duration. Short naps will appear in the daily sleep view in the Sleep tab along with your sleep session trends.

The Sleep metric tile in the Today view will not show your total sleep duration though; it will be limited to your main sleep session.

As for bug fixes, Google Health v5.0.3 addresses an issue where some users were seeing incorrect distances and units for swimming exercises. It also fixes a bug that led to Strava and Google Health reporting wildly different elevation gains.

iPhone users get a more customizable Health tab

For iPhone users, Google Health v5.0.3 brings some features that the last app update added for Android users. This includes the ability to re-order the metrics on the Health Tab via a simple drag-and-drop. Food search is also better now, with the results displaying the serving size and calories. Lastly, your naps will appear in a separate tab in your daily Sleep Score view.

Google says the latest Google Health app update (v5.0.30) begins rolling out today on both Android and iOS. As this is a staged rollout, it may not show up on your phone until sometime next week.

There are still several issues with Google Health that need to be addressed. Google has updated its original announcement from late May 2026 to reflect the progress it has made and the features still in development.