Google is rolling out version 5.03 of the Health app with more quality-of-life updates on Android and iOS
Google Health 5.03 is fully available on iOS today and still rolling out to Android. For iPhone users, this update adds simplified re-ordering for Key Metrics in the Health tab, improved food search, and nap views (top tab) that were introduced last month on Android
The full list of improvements and fixes are organized into four categories:
Today Tab Updates
- Add more metrics on the Today tab: You can now add metric tiles for heart rate variability, breathing rate, oxygen saturation (SpO2), resting heart rate, skin temperature variation, blood glucose, mindful days, mindful minutes, resilience, protein intake, fat intake, carbohydrate intake, and your friend leaderboard on the Today tab. All these metrics have previously been available in the Health tab. Now, you can also add them to your Today dashboard for convenient, glanceable viewing and tracking of daily progress.
Sleep Updates
- Total Sleep and Main Sleep Tracking: Naps (>20 mins) will now count toward your 24-hour total sleep duration – available in your daily sleep view in the Sleep tab. There, you can also view trends over time for your main sleep session and your total sleep (which includes your main sleep and naps). Your Today metric tile tab will continue to show your main sleep duration.
Fitness and Activity Updates
- Swim metrics: We’ve fixed an issue where some users were seeing incorrect distances and units for swimming exercises.
- Elevation discrepancies with Strava: We’ve fixed an issue where some users were seeing large discrepancies between the elevation gain reported in the Google Health app vs. the gain reported in Strava or the TCX file.
Now available on iOS in 5.03; previously available on Android in 5.02
The following updates were made available to Android users in our previous 5.02 release and are now available to iOS users in this release 5.03.
- Easier re-ordering of Key Metrics on the Health tab: You can now drag and drop to re-arrange the charts in your Key Metrics section of the Health tab, so you can order them in whatever way works best for you. Tap Customize, long press on the chart you want to move, and then drag it to your desired location.
- Improved food search: Search results now show serving units and calories to make it easier to find what you want to log.
- Naps views: Recorded naps are now easier to find and view over time. You can now see your naps on separate tabs in your daily Sleep Score view.
