Google Health overhauls platform with major feature cuts and updates

Google Health is making several changes to its platform, removing some features while updating others. Users will notice adjustments in how fitness, sleep, and health data are tracked and displayed. One of the biggest shifts involves connectivity. The service will no longer support Lifescan device connections. Fitbit users will also lose the Sleep Profile feature, which will not transfer to Google Health.

The platform is dropping direct messages, Groups, and the Community Feed. These social features will no longer be available to users. Another change affects blood glucose tracking—symptom logging and reminders will be removed.

For fitness tracking, the Cardio Fitness Score has been renamed VO2 max. This metric now includes data from third-party apps. Instead of a daily cardio goal, users will receive a personalised weekly target. Meanwhile, the Stress Score feature is being replaced by a new metric called 'Resilience.'

Sleep tracking is also seeing updates. Snore Detection for Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 devices will be discontinued. Additionally, Estimated Oxygen Variation (EOV) is being phased out in favour of SpO2 data.

Food planning is changing too. The 'Food Plans' feature, which helped users set calorie targets, will no longer be supported. The updates mean users will need to adapt to new ways of tracking health metrics. Some features, like social tools and specific Fitbit integrations, are being removed entirely. Others, such as VO2 max and SpO2 data, will replace older tracking methods in the coming months.