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Google Expands Fitbit’s Gemini Health Coach to iOS and Five New Countries

Google is using Gemini to turn Fitbit data into conversational plans inside a revamped app for paying Premium members.

Overview

  • Public preview access is rolling out to iOS users in the U.S. and to iOS and Android users in the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore over the coming days and weeks.
  • Eligibility requires a Fitbit Premium subscription, a Google account sign-in, and one of the currently supported Fitbit devices or a Pixel Watch.
  • The coach begins with a 5–10 minute chat to capture goals and preferences, then builds multi‑week routines and adapts guidance based on real‑time activity and recovery data.
  • The redesigned app surfaces AI insights across Today, Fitness, Sleep, and Health tabs, adds an always‑available Ask Coach button, and ties recommendations to metrics like SpO2, resting heart rate, HRV, and skin temperature.
  • Fitbit Premium pricing starts at $9.99 per month, and some coverage notes caution about relying on large language models for health advice as Apple reportedly pares back similar AI health ambitions.