Google Health 5.02 Update: Fitbit Feature Restorations and Permanent Losses

What Google Health 5.02 Restores and Fixes

The 5.02 update is overwhelmingly a repair job, focused on restoring visibility, customization, and features that the v5.00 redesign stripped away .

Expanded metrics on the Today tab

You can now tap the pencil icon and select "Expanded view" to see more focus metrics on the Today screen without swiping or switching tabs . Previously, users had to scroll or visit separate tabs for key data—a major complaint after v5.00 launched.

Easier metric reordering

Rearranging the order of metrics on the Today tab is now simpler. In edit mode, you can tap a metric and select the replacement .

Hourly Activity restored

The popular Hourly Activity view—one of the most-missed features after v5.00 removed it—is back on both the Today and Health tabs .

Nap recording (Android only)

Sleep logging now includes nap recording support for Android users. iOS support is planned for a future patch .

Workout labeling fix

Runs that were incorrectly labeled as generic "workouts" are now properly identified . This was a frequently-reported bug that frustrated runners relying on accurate activity records.

Food logging improvements

Google addressed widespread complaints about broken calorie tracking and nutrition goal-setting—two of the most common support forum issues after the rebrand .

Pixel Watch ECG rebranding

The ECG app on Pixel Watch has dropped all "Fitbit" branding, received a new icon, and now uses the Google Health label . This completes the visual transition away from the Fitbit brand on the wearable itself.

The Backlash That Forced This Update

The v5.00 rollout in May 2026 was uniquely disastrous:

• May 19–21, 2026: Google forcibly replaced the Fitbit app with Google Health v5.00 .
• User reaction: The Fitbit subreddit exploded with negative threads; one post titled "Google Health Ruined Fitbit" gathered over 600 upvotes and 300+ comments .
• Play Store review-bombing: Hundreds of 1-star reviews cited inaccurate sleep and workout tracking, missing features, and a cluttered interface .
• Data inconsistencies: Users reported data mismatches between the Today and Health tabs, broken food logging, and incorrect workout labels .
• Widespread media coverage: TechRadar, Mashable, Kotaku, Droid-Life, and others all reported on the user rebellion .

Google published a public roadmap on May 27 acknowledging many of these issues, including data inconsistency between tabs, missing Sleep Scores, broken calorie tracking, and nutrition goal-setting shortcomings . Version 5.02 is the first tangible delivery against that roadmap.

Legacy Fitbit Features Permanently Absent

Google has confirmed that several iconic Fitbit features will never return to Google Health. Users relying on these should expect no restoration.

Fitbit Badges

The entire gamified badge system—including daily step streak badges, lifetime distance milestones, and event badges—is completely removed. Google has stated: "Badges will no longer be supported. New badges won't be generated, and your historical badges will be deleted" . No roadmap or plan exists to revive them.

Sleep Animals and Sleep Profiles

The personalized Sleep Animal classification feature (e.g., "Ocean Turtle," "Giraffe") has been retired . Google suggests Premium users "ask the Google Health Coach questions about what type of sleeper they are" instead .

Minute-by-minute skin temperature data

Only daily and weekly summaries of skin temperature are now available. The granular intraday view that allowed users to inspect temperature changes hour-by-hour was removed .

Estimated Oxygen Variation graphs

The detailed overnight SpO2 variation chart (Estimated Oxygen Variation, or EOV) is no longer present. Google directs users to the SpO2 data available on the Health tab as a replacement .

Snore Detection

Snore detection on Fitbit Sense and Versa 3—features that let users record and analyze snoring patterns—has been removed and will not return .

Legacy social features

Friend challenges, leaderboards, open and custom groups, community feeds, and direct messaging tied to old Fitbit accounts were all shut down when Google mandated migration to Google Accounts by May 19, 2026 . Users can still create private groups for competitions, but the broader social ecosystem is gone .

Legacy Fitbit account login

Older Fitbit-only accounts stopped working after May 19, 2026. Google will begin deleting data tied to those accounts starting July 15, 2026 . Any user still on a legacy Fitbit login must migrate to a Google Account immediately to preserve their health history.

Old Today page layout

The traditional Fitbit dashboard—which showed all workout logs and detailed activity streams on the main screen—has been permanently replaced by a 4-tab structure (Today, Fitness, Sleep, Health). Workout logs are now buried under Health tab > Focus areas, and Google has indicated this structural change is permanent .

Features Still Missing but Possibly Returning

Some features were missing at launch and are on Google's acknowledged roadmap for future restoration, but have not yet been delivered as of 5.02:

• Sleep Score — missing since v5.00, listed on the roadmap
• Quick food-logging presets — reported broken, acknowledged for fixes
• Dashboard customization — limited in v5.00, improvements promised
• Blood glucose logging — removed, with unclear return timeline
• Menstrual health tracking — removed, with unclear return timeline

How to Get the Update

Google Health 5.02 is rolling out to Android and iOS users over the week of June 18, 2026 . For the first time, the update is also available via APK from APKMirror for those who want to bypass the staged rollout .

The Bottom Line

Google Health 5.02 is a necessary apology patch. It fixes the most painful regressions of the May rebrand—hourly activity, nap tracking, correct workout labels, and metric visibility—but users mourning Fitbit's gamification features, sleep animals, social tools, and granular temperature data should accept that those features are gone for good. For Pixel Watch users, the app now works more reliably, and the ECG app has been restored to full functionality after earlier issues . But the 4-tab structure and AI Coach focus remain, signaling Google's long-term direction: health tracking is now a Google product, not a Fitbit one.