Is anyone else struggling with the new Google Health app interface?

Probably all of that cardio from rushing to the loo?

Well, I've got a cold at the moment. Last night I kept waking up - trips to the loo, getting tissues, snuffling, sneezing, spluttering. According to Google Health I had an excellent night and didn't wake once.

Goodness knows what it's measuring.

I use the activity selection option on my Charge to pick what I'm doing, but the app records it as a general aerobic workout even after I've picked a specific sport.

I had a survey pop up in the new app today asking my thoughts on the new app. Maybe Google really do realise they've got an issue?

Every time I walk, it records me as cycling

It's counting my steps, but it's telling me I'm cycling to the bus stop, recording a pitiful average speed and then telling me I'm cycling at 25 to 30 mph when I'm on the bus

I have swum a km 3 times this week. Two 7 mile bike rides and a hour long dance class. Plus I am on my feet most of the day I average about 8000 steps.

According to Google I have done 56% of my weekly cardio. What does this actually mean?

I'm not sure I can physically do much more. The only week I managed was when I swam and cycled everyday as it was half term!

I want the old app back!!! Stamps feet ( but not in away that contributes to cardio)

In a sense I'm glad it's not just me! I'm really fed up about it because it used to work well.

I am. It's totally inaccurate. I swim a km most days, it records it as 0.04 or 0.03km. I've fed back this through the app. But no reply.

Anyone know where to find genuine replacement straps? I don’t want to go via google if at all possible. Think my luxe came with spares but cannot find the box!

Mines always been ridiculously low but is still about the same so hopefully yours has genuinely improved!

I don't know about HR but my resting heart rate on the app is now frequently different from the one on my device. I do not which one is correct.

I think Google health is messing up my Google account. I keep getting warnings that my Google data is full (I never back up or use Google photos) but it keeps trying to back it all up. I wonder if having to sync my fitbit with Google has triggered it into trying to back up all my phone photos? I have to keep deleting the Google pics as I get daily messages the storage is full.

Anyone else use their Fitbit to log swims? Mine is behaving very oddly since the app update. It's not logging the full amount of lengths and last time I swam it told me I took a 15 minute break in the middle! It's only been since the app update so I'm sure it's not the watch.

Fitbit was excellent. Google have ruined my experience. Inaccurate sleep score, poor food registration, steps seem ok but can i trust google? Im looking at apple watch.

I just had a look at mine for the first time in a week and it said I was spinning when actually I was in Asda 🤣 I am not sure how it even tracked this because HR was turned off so can't be related to that! I was pushing a trolley..

Does anyone track their HRV who can comment on what their values look like in the new app?

Mine has always been low, partly med issues, partly probably stress, partly probably naturally low. It is looking better over the last few weeks, I have made some significant changes (retirement 😎) I'm hopeful it's a real increase but I don't have much confidence in the app.

I find the process they must have gone through odd. Surely if you've got an app like Fitbit and you plan a revamp of it, you'd look at moving forward from what you've got? You'd build on it, whereas they seem to have just started again and created massive flaws and omissions 🤷‍♀️.

Accepting that there is clearly a push to a paid product they seem to have made a pigs ear of it.

yeah, it's really obvious, they're trying to push us to get the premium monthly subscription for the AI coach. it's why so many previously free features such as meal plans are only available on the paid version.

the new app is essentially a glorified step counter with some basic calory and sleep tracking built in.

It's all about the money.

unless they bring a lot of these features back this too will be my last fitbit. I'm thinking about getting one of those Chinese ones that let you export everything to excel.

anyone know of a good open-source alternative, or a company that supports open-source?

I do think it must be done for a reason, they must be trying to push us to buy/use something else because I can’t work out why on testing it wasn’t picked up how much of a downgrade this is to the old app. It’s just shit.

Obviously this means this is my last Fitbit. Might start another thread for suggestions for alternatives with a decent app.

Has anyone else had trouble with times on their logs? Mine appear an hour different on one screen to next. Also set an alarm on my fitbit for this morning which moved to an hour later!

DH's Charge 6 is misbehaving badly, it was draining the battery and now seems to be intermittently turning itself off.

had two charge 5 that both did this, I think it's a common battery fault.

DH's Charge 6 is misbehaving badly, it was draining the battery and now seems to be intermittently turning itself off. May be a coincidence I suppose. Mine seems to be fine, maybe a bit heavier on battery usage.

Either my sleep and my HRV has improved or it's over reading. I don't have much confidence in the new app which is an issue

... and then they'll charge more and more for it 🙄

I think that this was done on purpose, most of the interface seems to be deliberately designed to prevent easy analysis, like putting callories burned and consumed on different screens. or having the graphs be so chunky that you can't tell what they're reading at a glance.

i think that they're pushing you to use the ai coach to tell you where you are right now, so that you become dependent on it and so that new users become accustomed to being told things rather than looking them up themselves. thus locking them in to using the ai as they never gain the skills or knowledge to do it themselves.

Can anyone see the difference in colours on the heart rate graphs? I have premium and they are muddy brown, dark red and dark green! in the graph it's impossible to see the difference. Also my zone splits are't overtly stated on the graphs any more so I can't tell at a glance what zone I was in at any stage on my run like I could on the old Fitbit app. I really hate it.