Google Health 5.01: 16 Fixes for Nutrition, Fitness, and Sleep After the Fitbit Backlash

Perhaps more frustrating was the disappearance of custom foods. Any food a user had manually created before the transition was invisible and unavailable for logging. The update makes previously created custom foods viewable and loggable again, though the option to create new custom foods is still labeled "coming soon" . To help users set nutrition targets, Google also added in-app explanations and guidance for configuring macronutrient goals .

Fitness and Exercise Tracking Corrections

Runners discovered their activities had been demoted. Workouts that were clearly runs were labeled as generic "Other" workouts, stripping away meaningful context. Google Health 5.01 correctly labels runs again and restores split summaries to running records .

The update also improves automatic workout detection on devices like the Fitbit Air and addresses data inconsistencies that appeared when recording a single exercise across multiple connected devices . Android users should see more up-to-date information in the Today tab, and duplicate step counts for iOS users with both MobileTrack and Apple Health enabled have been eliminated .

Sleep Data Stabilization

Sleep scores, a cornerstone metric for many users, were simply missing or unreliable after the transition. Version 5.01 restores consistent sleep score calculation and display for affected users . Google has also signaled that a combined 24-hour sleep view that merges naps and overnight rest into a single timeline is under development, though this feature is not yet live in 5.01 .

General Stability and Connectivity

Under the hood, Google smoothed the Fitbit-to-Google account migration process, fixing blocking errors that prevented some iOS users from completing the switch . Fitbit Air users who suffered connection drops during live-tracked workouts should see improved reconnection handling and a more responsive in-workout experience .

What Google Health 5.01 Adds, Not Just Fixes

Beyond the bug repairs, the update introduces a handful of new capabilities that begin to rebuild the functionality users lost.

• Custom Food Logging Returns (Partially): You can once again browse your previously created custom foods and log them to your daily diary. The ability to add new custom foods remains on the near-term roadmap .
• Macronutrient Goal Guidance: The app now provides explanations and context for setting protein, fat, and carbohydrate targets, helping users make informed choices when configuring their nutrition goals .
• Third-Party Import Accuracy: Meal logs from MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, and LoseIt now import with the correct meal type label, and the app shows default food names when a third-party source does not provide one .
• Smarter Fitness Labels: Runs are no longer generic workouts. Split data appears correctly, and GPS map loading for exercises has been improved .

What Is Still Missing: The Public Roadmap Through Summer 2026

Google published a list of 39 fixes and improvements on the Google Health Community forum on May 27, 2026, with most items scheduled to roll out progressively through the summer . Version 5.01 addresses only the most urgent subset. Here are the key pieces still in development.

Nutrition

• Create new custom foods: The full custom-food workflow—view, create, edit, and delete—is still incomplete .
• Detailed food log management: Users will gain the ability to view detailed entries and delete individual food logs .
• Calorie and nutrition tracking accuracy: Further refinements to tracking algorithms are planned .

Fitness

• Structured weekly fitness schedules: Google is building formal workout plans with weekly schedules, replacing ad hoc exercise logging .
• More detailed exercise records: Expanded metrics and improved data granularity for completed workouts .
• Fitbit Air auto-detection improvements: The screenless tracker's automatic workout recognition will be refined continuously .

Sleep

• 24-hour sleep timeline: A single unified view that combines overnight sleep and daytime naps into one chronological display .
• Better nap access and short-awakening detection: Navigation to nap data will improve, and the algorithm that detects brief awakenings will be refined .

Platform and Ecosystem

• Apple Health two-way sharing: Google currently imports data from Apple Health but does not write Google Health data back. Two-way sync is on the roadmap, which would let iPhone users keep Apple's central Health app as their hub .
• Dashboard customization: Users will be able to reorder the metrics and tiles on the Today and Health tabs .
• Child account migration tools: Better support for moving children's accounts from legacy Fitbit to Google Health .
• Open API and developer access: Google plans to offer broader third-party integration through public APIs and command-line data export tools .
• Ongoing Fitbit Air connectivity work: Live-tracking stability and disconnection handling will receive continuous updates .

Google has committed to updating the public roadmap as new items are prioritized, signaling that the 39-item list will evolve over the summer .