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Google is officially consolidating its fitness empire. Starting May 19, the familiar Fitbit app will be rebranded as Google Health, serving as a single, centralized destination for all your wellness data. This move signals the end of the road for the 12-year-old Google Fit app, which is slated to be sunset later this year as users are migrated into the new ecosystem.
While the Fitbit brand will live on through hardware, Google is positioning the software as a holistic platform. The new app isn’t just a fresh coat of paint; it’s designed to pull in data from across the board—including wearable metrics, Health Connect, Apple Health, and even digital medical records for users in the U.S.
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Meet the Gemini-Powered Health Coach
The centerpiece of this update is the Google Health Coach, a personal advisor built with Gemini AI. Unlike the static charts of the past, this coach is designed to have a 24/7 conversation with you.
According to Google, the coach acts as a fitness trainer, sleep expert, and nutritionist all at once. Because it has access to your medical records, sleep stages, and even local weather, it can give highly specific advice. For instance, if you tell the coach you have a sore knee, it will instantly rewrite your Weekly Plan to suggest low-impact workouts that avoid pressure on that joint. It can even analyze photos of your meals for nutritional logging or summarize complex lab results from your doctor.
Fitbit Air: A Screenless Approach to Wellness
To coincide with the software launch, Google also revealed its thinnest wearable to date: the Fitbit Air. Priced at $99, this screenless tracker is designed for those who find traditional smartwatches distracting.
The device functions as a discreet pebble that sits on your wrist, silently tracking heart rate, SpO2, and sleep duration for up to seven days on a single charge. By removing the screen, Google aims to encourage 24/7 wear, providing the AI coach with a continuous stream of data without bombarding the user with constant wrist notifications. A special Stephen Curry Edition will also be available for $129, featuring a unique design inspired by the NBA star.
Pricing and Availability
The transition begins on May 19, when the Fitbit app will automatically update to Google Health on iOS and Android. While basic activity tracking remains free, the full Coach experience requires a Google Health Premium subscription (formerly Fitbit Premium) at $9.99 per month.
In a move to add more value to its existing AI services, Google confirmed that AI Pro and Ultra subscribers will now get the Health Premium features bundled at no extra cost. The new Fitbit Air hardware is scheduled to hit store shelves on May 26.
