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Google Health 5.04 Brings Custom Food Logging and Key Tracking Fixes

Custom-food plus quick-log tools fix nutrition calculation errors, naps now count toward daily sleep totals, exercise summaries show full heart-rate and map data.

Overview

  • Version 5.04 of the Google Health app is rolling out now with iOS updates available immediately and staged Android releases that vary by carrier and device.
  • The update adds a custom foods feature that lets users create, edit, delete, search for, and re-log user-defined food entries for more precise meal tracking.
  • A new quick-log option lets users enter calories and macronutrient estimates directly without searching for specific foods, and Google fixed a bug that showed incorrect macronutrient percentages for some users.
  • Sleep tracking now counts naps toward the total shown on the Today tab, and the app fixes truncated heart-rate charts and incomplete exercise maps so workout summaries represent the full activity.
  • Cycle history is now grouped by year to aid long-term trend viewing, iOS friend-invite failures have been fixed, and the release reportedly includes a firmware update for the Fitbit Air that ties app improvements to device support.