Google Fit

{{Infobox software

| name = Google Fit

| logo = Google Fit icon (2018).svg

| logo size = 90px

| screenshot = Google Fit App Screenshot.png

| screenshot size = 250px

| collapsible = yes

| caption = Google Fit running on Android 9.0 "Pie"

| developer = Google

| released = {{start date and age|2014|10|28}}

| ver layout = stacked

| platform = Android, Wear OS, iOS

| language = Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese{{Cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-fit-activity-tracker/id1433864494|title = Google Fit: Activity Tracker}}

| language count = 34

| genre = Health informatics, physical fitness

| license = Proprietary

| replaces = Google Health (2008–2012)

| website = {{URL|www.google.com/fit/}}

}}

Google Fit is a health-tracking platform developed by Google for the Android operating system, Wear OS, and iOS. It is a single set of APIs that blends data from multiple apps and devices. Google Fit uses sensors in a user's activity tracker or mobile device to record physical fitness activities (such as walking, cycling, etc.), which are measured against the user's fitness goals to provide a comprehensive view of their fitness.

History

Google Fit was announced at the Google I/O conference on June 25, 2014. A software development kit for Google Fit was released on August 7, 2014. Fit launched to the public on October 28, 2014.

In August 2018, Google announced a revamp to its Android Fit platform which adds activity goals based on activity recommendations from the American Heart Association and the World Health Organization.{{cite web| url=https://blog.google/products/android/introducing-new-google-fit/ |title=Introducing the new Google Fit |website=The Keyword |last1=Hollendoner |first1=Margaret |date=August 21, 2018 |access-date=August 21, 2018}} The updates are meant to help Fit better provide metrics for activities other than walking and encourage users to engage in activities that will raise the heart rate without necessarily requiring a trip to the gym.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/21/17761768/google-fit-redesign-heart-points-aha-whowear-os-android|title=Google Fit is getting redesigned with new health-tracking rings|work=The Verge|access-date=August 29, 2018}}

In April 2019, Google announced Google Fit for iOS offering similar experience to its Android counterpart. Google Fit for iOS used Apple Health, Nike Run Club, Headspace or connected device such as Apple Watch or Wear OS smartwatch connected to user device.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blog.google/products/google-fit/google-fit-now-ios/|title=Google Fit is now on iOS|date=2019-04-24|website=Google|language=en|access-date=2019-04-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/24/google-fit-comes-to-ios/|title=Google Fit comes to iOS|website=TechCrunch|date=April 24, 2019|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-25}} In August 2019, Google announced dark theme, sleep insights and workout map feature availability.{{Cite web|last=Garun|first=Natt|date=2019-08-02|title=Dark theme is coming to Google Fit next week|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/2/20751888/google-fit-dark-theme-update-sleep-tracking|access-date=2019-08-02|website=The Verge|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Shelby|date=2019-08-02|title=Google Fit's updates might help you get better sleep|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-fit-now-gives-sleep-insights-and-maps-your-running-routes/|access-date=2019-08-02|website=CNET|language=en}}

In April 2020, Google redesigned Google Fit.{{Cite web|last=Fingas|first=Jon|date=2020-04-07|title=Google Fit redesign focuses on your step count|url=https://www.engadget.com/google-fit-redesign-step-count-011159189.html|access-date=2020-04-07|website=Engadget|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Peters|first=Jay|date=2020-04-07|title=Google Fit redesign makes step tracking much more prominent|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/7/21212914/google-fit-new-ui-step-tracking-move-minutes-heart-points|access-date=2020-04-07|website=The Verge|language=en}} In November 2020, Google Fit added iOS 14 widget.{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=Sarah|date=2020-11-19|title=Google rolls out iOS widgets for Gmail, Drive and Fit; says Calendar and Chrome coming soon|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/19/google-rolls-out-ios-widgets-for-gmail-drive-and-fit-says-calendar-and-chrome-coming-soon/|access-date=2020-11-19|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Bonifacic|first=Igor|date=2020-11-19|title=Google now has iOS widgets for Gmail, Drive and Fit, with more on the way|url=https://www.engadget.com/google-ios-14-widgets-193245303.html|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Engadget|language=en-US}}

In February 2021, Google announced a Pixel 5 exclusive feature for Google Fit, heart rate and respiratory measurement using Pixel 5's camera.{{Cite web|last=Kellen|date=2021-02-04|title=Google Gives Pixel Phones Two Exclusive Google Fit Features|url=https://www.droid-life.com/2021/02/04/google-fit-gets-heart-and-respiratory-measure-feature-on-pixel-phones/|access-date=2021-02-04|website=droid-life.com|language=en-US}} In June 2021, Google announced support for paced walking.{{Cite web|last=Li|first=Abner|date=2021-06-09|title=[Update: Official] Google Fit for Android adds guided 'Paced Walking' activity|url=https://9to5google.com/2021/06/09/google-fit-paced-walking/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=9to5Google|language=en-US}}

In 2022, Google began to deprecate Google Fit in favor of acquiring Fitbit and the Health Connect APIs. Google stated that the Google Fit APIs will be shut down in 2026.{{Cite web |title=Google Fit APIs |url=https://developers.google.com/fit |website=Google Developers |access-date=2025-05-18}}

Functionality

Google Fit provides a single set of API for apps and device manufacturers to store and access activity data from fitness apps and sensors on Android and other devices (like wearables, heart rate monitors or connected scales). Users can choose who their fitness data is shared with as well as delete this information at any time.{{cite web|url=https://developers.googleblog.com/2014/08/google-fit-preview-sdk-now-available.html |last1=Ghosh |first1=Angana |website=Google Developers Blog |title=Google Fit Preview SDK now available |date=August 7, 2014 |access-date=August 29, 2018}}