Google’s Fitbit app replacement is regaining some of its old muscle memory.
Google Health 5.02 brings back tools users missed after the move from Fitbit, including hourly activity charts, expanded dashboard metrics, sleep-session controls, and faster food search. But the update is not equal across platforms: Health tab drag-and-drop reordering and a new naps tab in Sleep Score are Android-only in 5.02, with iOS support promised in version 5.03.
Google Health 5.02 brings back missing Fitbit tools
Google outlined the Google Health 5.02 update in a June support post. 9to5Google reported that iOS was widely available on June 18 and that Android 5.02 was widely rolling out by June 22. That timing fits a broader Android reality: Pixel and non-Pixel devices do not always receive Google updates on the same schedule.
Both platforms get faster food search, macronutrient previews before a food log is finalized, and a redesigned Nutrition tile. Google also added sleep-session deletion, sleep-session editing fixes, and in-app deletion controls for some logs synced from partner apps.
The update follows a late-May roadmap Google issued after complaints about the Fitbit-to-Google Health migration. Some promised fixes are now live, while others — including custom food logging and a combined 24-hour sleep view — are still not confirmed in the 5.02 release notes.
The bigger issue is trust in health-app migrations. Fitbit users built routines around dashboards, sleep tracking, food logs, and synced health data; when those workflows change unevenly across Android and iOS, the app becomes harder to recommend for mixed-device households, BYOD users, and wellness programs that need predictable feature parity.
Dashboard controls get the most visible change. Android users can now drag and drop charts in the Health tab’s Key Metrics section, while both platforms get Hourly Activity, expanded Today metrics, and a simpler way to swap metrics from the edit menu.
Sleep tracking gets several practical fixes. Android users now have a dedicated naps tab inside the daily Sleep Score view, with iOS support planned for 5.03. Google also moved Restlessness data closer to sleep stages, improved minor-awake detection, added full sleep-session deletion, and fixed a sleep-session editing bug.
Food logging gets faster, too. Search results are quicker on Android and iOS, macronutrient estimates now appear before a food entry is completed, and the Today tab’s Nutrition tile emphasizes calorie intake and calories remaining. That puts Google Health in the same broader category as glucose monitors and wearable apps that turn personal metrics into everyday guidance.
Google Health also adds more control over synced logs. Users can delete individual exercise sessions, food logs, and weight logs from partner apps inside Google Health, instead of going through Privacy Center. Logs imported through Health Connect or Apple Health still redirect users to those platforms. For IT teams, that fits a wider shift toward Google system-level controls that affect backups, credentials, app checks, and device-management workflows outside full OS upgrades.
iPhone users still have to wait for key fixes
For iPhone users, the main caveat is feature parity. Nutrition updates and log-deletion controls are live in 5.02, but Health tab drag-and-drop reordering and the new naps tab are slated for iOS in 5.03. For IT teams fielding BYOD questions or supporting wellness-app guidance, the Android-iOS split affects what users can actually do in the app.
Several roadmap items remain unconfirmed in 5.02, including custom food logging, Apple Health write-back support, structured weekly workout schedules, the 24-hour combined sleep view, and AI Coach refinements. The 5.02 notes do not give a timeline for those remaining items.
Google Health 5.02 fixes several Fitbit migration pain points, but users who rely on iOS dashboard reordering, nap tracking, custom foods, Apple Health write-back, or a combined 24-hour sleep view should treat the migration as unfinished.
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