Overview
- Google began rolling out version 5.06 of Google Health on Android and iOS to give users control over what the Health Coach shows in the Today tab.
- The app adds two Coach modes: the default “Standard” that shows proactive, conversational insights and a new “No Coach insights” mode that limits Today to activity and sleep summaries.
- Turning off proactive Coach output does not disable the Coach; users can still ask questions on demand and continue to use active fitness plans on the Fitness tab.
- The release notes also list reliability fixes that corrected maps not displaying properly and errors in how heart-rate zones and pace were shown on activity maps.
- The change is an incremental personalization update that responds to user preference for less intrusive guidance while preserving core Coach and fitness features.