Google Is in Full-On Damage Control Over Its New Health App
Google is facing backlash over its transition from the Fitbit app to the new Google Health app. Users have reported numerous issues, including incorrect data and app crashes, leading to dissatisfaction with the update. The company is working to address these problems, but the negative reception may linger as users consider alternative health wearables.
- ▪Google recently launched the Google Health app, replacing the Fitbit app.
- ▪Users have reported various issues, including incorrect data points and app crashes.
- ▪Google is rushing to fix the bugs and has outlined updates in a recent blog post.
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If there’s one thing you don’t want to screw around with as a tech company, it’s apps. Just ask Sonos, which literally had to fire its CEO and start anew over fallout from a botched app update. Google apparently didn’t get that memo because its recent shift from the Fitbit app to the newly christened Google Health has been… rocky. People are crashing out over the recent app update, and it’s not hard to see why. In case you missed it, Google recently retired its Fitbit app with the launch of the Fitbit Air, a screenless fitness band and Whoop competitor. In name and in design, the Fitbit app is no more, and Google Health is the new software du jour. That shift has ushered in quite a few changes, and to no one’s surprise, several of those tweaks have to do with AI.
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