# Google has officially replaced the Fitbit app with Google Health.

*genai · news · 2026-05-26 · The Verge*

## Key points

- Google has officially replaced the Fitbit app with Google Health, discontinuing the original app entirely.
- The new Google Health app prominently features an AI health coach, which some users find intrusive.
- Key health stats are harder to access, often buried behind the AI coach's messages and limited UI customization.
- Fitness and Sleep tabs only appear if a supported wearable is connected; many third-party wearables are not supported yet.

**Companies:** Google
**Countries:** United States

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