Google has launched its AI-powered Health Coach in India, integrated into a redesigned Google Health app—the new name for the former Fitbit app. The app will be released on May 19 with a four-tab layout, enhanced sleep tracking, and round-the-clock guidance from a Gemini-built coach.
Seamless Transition for Fitbit Users
Existing Fitbit users will experience a hands-off transition: a new icon appears automatically, while all data, devices, and history are carried over unchanged. The app is now organized across four tabs—Today, Fitness, Sleep, and Health—and integrates external data from Health Connect and Apple Health, moving away from its previous Fitbit-only silo.
Rollout and Subscription Details
The Coach begins rolling out on the same day and will reach 100% of users by May 26. It is available through a Google Health Premium subscription—formerly Fitbit Premium—priced at Rs 99 per month or Rs 999 per year. Subscribers to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra receive it bundled at no extra cost. Currently, it works only on eligible Fitbit and Pixel Watch devices, with support for other wearables promised but no timeline provided.
Gemini-Powered Coach Capabilities
During setup, the Coach asks about goals, daily routine, equipment access, injuries, and lifestyle. It builds weekly targets instead of a fixed schedule, adjusting daily suggestions based on readiness, progress, and even weather. Users can tap "Ask Coach" anytime for quick queries, such as requesting a knee-friendly workout or understanding fatigue after crossing time zones.
Logging and Tracking Features
Users can log meals by snapping a photo, upload PDFs for summarization, dictate workouts by voice, or photograph a gym whiteboard. Cycle Tracking, Nutrition, and Mental Wellbeing have been rebuilt from scratch, allowing menstrual phase data to influence recovery and workout recommendations. Sleep tracking has been upgraded with a new machine learning model that is 15% more accurate than its predecessor against clinical gold-standard measurements, improving detection of naps, interruptions, and stage transitions.
Development and Privacy
The Coach is grounded in Google's SHARP framework—safety, helpfulness, accuracy, relevance, and personalization—and was shaped by a Consumer Health Advisory Panel of clinicians, along with feedback from large-scale Fitbit Insights Explorer research. NBA star Stephen Curry, now a Google Performance Advisor, contributed on goal setting and recovery. Google reiterates that health and wellness data from the app will not be used for Google Ads, a commitment carried over from Fitbit. Users can delete or export their data anytime, with two-step authentication available across the app.
