Google Replaces Fitbit App with Health, Users Complain
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- Google officially retired the Fitbit app and launched Google Health as its replacement, fulfilling a previously announced transition.
- Users on Reddit and Google’s help center report that the new Health app limits the home screen to only two large tiles and forces them to scroll through AI‑generated chat content before seeing activity data.
- Google’s AI health coach appears as a chat window on the “Today” screen, but can be turned off via the app’s Feature Privacy Controls.
- Some users say the AI coach helps them design workouts and log missed sleep sessions, while others call the UI “childish” and a “time drain.”
Why it matters: Google gains a unified AI‑driven health ecosystem and deeper data access, while Fitbit users lose a familiar interface and face friction, risking lower engagement and potential churn.
