GoKawiilApple overhauls Health app with Readiness Score, Longevity tab and Quest Diagnostics lab tests
Apple used its Surprise and Shine event to introduce a redesigned Health app powered by Apple Intelligence, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5 and Apple Watch Ultra 4/Series 12. The app adds a Longevity tab showing a calculated 'health age,' an Insights tab, AI-based movement tests for strength and balance, and paid blood tests through Quest Diagnostics starting at $119. The Apple Watch Series 12 also gains a Readiness score using sleep, activity and vitals data to recommend how hard users should push themselves each day.
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This pushes Apple deeper into consumer health and wellness territory, competing with services like Whoop and Oura that already offer readiness scoring and biomarker tracking. By pairing hardware sensors with paid diagnostic testing, Apple is building a recurring health data ecosystem that could deepen user reliance on its devices while raising questions about health data privacy and medical accuracy claims.
- Health app redesign adds Longevity and Insights tabs powered by Apple Intelligence.
- Apple Watch Series 12 introduces a Readiness score based on sleep, vitals and activity.
- Users can order Quest Diagnostics blood tests for 50+ biomarkers directly through the app for $119.
Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS) — The redesigned Health app leans heavily on heart rate and activity data from an Apple Watch, and the Series 11 is the current model ready to feed it. It tracks sleep, heart rate and workouts all day, so your readiness and longevity insights actually have data behind them.
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