A new version of Google's Pixel Journal app includes a hidden 'Record new audio' option under its Add item menu, which currently prompts users to update the Google Recorder app—an update not yet available on the Play Store. The app's code also references support for adding existing voice recordings and transcripts, though these aren't functional yet. Separately, the update adds a working export feature that lets users back up all journal content, including photos and videos, as a zip file containing an HTML viewer.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-11-11
Android Authority found code in ChatGPT's latest Android app build (v1.2026.300) referencing several Health Connect permissions, including reading historical health data and background data access. The permissions also cover metrics like body weight, basal metabolic rate, body fat, lean muscle mass, and bone mass, suggesting OpenAI is preparing to link ChatGPT Health with Google Health on Android. ChatGPT Health already supports Apple Health on iOS, but no equivalent Android integration currently exists.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-11-02
Code found in the Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 by Android Authority suggests Google is developing multi-profile support for Health Connect, its on-device tool for managing fitness and health app data. Currently, Health Connect only works for a single user per device, meaning other profiles can't access its permissions or stored data.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-26
Withings has changed its policy so that new accounts must subscribe to Withings Plus to automatically sync health metrics from its devices to Apple Health and Google Health Connect. Previously this third-party syncing was available without a subscription. The change has drawn criticism from users who object to a feature once free now being locked behind a paywall.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-16
A developer has released Hamilton, an Android app that pulls health metrics from Google's Health Connect into a single dashboard without requesting any network permissions. The app supports data from Garmin, Withings, Fitbit, Samsung Health, Oura, Whoop, Google Fit and Strava, covering metrics like steps, sleep, heart rate and body composition. It avoids double-counting overlapping data (e.g., steps from both phone and watch) by selecting a single best source per metric per day.
play.google.com
· 2026-09-25
Google has released version 5.07 of its Google Health app, adding more flexibility for manually entering workout data, faster and smoother in-app maps, and better tracking of running distance on trails and inclines. The update also refines the weight-tracking graph to highlight major or long-term changes, and fixes a Health Connect bug that caused some Android users' connections to Google Health to drop unexpectedly.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-28
CoMaps, an open-source mapping app, now supports interoperability with Gadgetbridge for smartwatch navigation and OpenVitals for tracking outdoor activities via Android's Health Connect. Gadgetbridge users from v0.93.0 onward can receive turn-by-turn directions on supported Bluetooth devices, while OpenVitals users can overlay CoMaps routes onto their live activity data. Both integrations require explicit user permission, keeping data sharing opt-in only.
comaps.app
· 2026-08-27
Google unveiled a special edition Fitbit Air in a blue colorway featuring a sleeping Pikachu print, designed to pair with its Pokémon Sleep app. The device functions identically to the standard Fitbit Air but syncs sleep data through Health Connect on Android, letting wearers see in-app Pokémon and a Snorlax-based Sleep Score. Preorders open today on the Google Store and Target, with shipping starting September 15 and three free months of Google Health Premium included.
engadget.com
· 2026-08-27
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