Google expands Fitbit AI health coach to iOS users globally as Apple scales back Health+ plans

Fitbit expands access to its AI health coach

Google announced on Tuesday that the public preview of Fitbit's AI personal health coach is rolling out to iOS users in the U.S. as well as both iOS and Android users in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. It initially launched in October, when it was only available in the U.S. on Android devices. To try out the feature, users need to have an active Fitbit Premium subscription and use a Google account to sign into the Fitbit app. They also need to use one of the 14 currently-supported devices, which include Fitbit's wearables, as well as the Pixel Watch. According to Fitbit, the AI health coach will be rolling out "over the next few days," so it may not be available to all eligible users immediately. The update is a major overhaul of Fitbit's app, introducing the ability to chat with a Gemini-powered AI that creates custom routines and workouts based on users' personal health goals, workout equipment, and training preferences.

Fitbit's AI Personal Health Coach Is Now Ready for iPhone

After first launching its Personal Health Coach in October, Fitbit is now ready to bring its AI-powered workout planner to iPhone. Fitbit announced on Tuesday that the feature would be available on iOS over the next few weeks, so it may take a while to appear on your device. It remains a public preview, which means Fitbit is gathering feedback, and you may encounter errors from time to time. The feature uses Google's Gemini AI models to offer a conversational assistant that guides you in improving your fitness using your historical health data. For example, you can tell the app to build a training plan for a marathon, including a target completion date, using your current fitness to guide you there. It's also designed to adapt to changes, which you can communicate to and from the AI through conversational messages. PCMag's Andrew Gebhart used Personal Health Coach to plan over a month of workouts, and he found it the best AI health coach he has tried, helping him improve both his motivation and fitness over five weeks. Gebhart said, "While not perfect, the Google personal health coach is ahead of the pack. Some of the necessary refinements may emerge as the software approaches its final launch." You'll need a Premium subscription and a modern Fitbit tracker to access the feature. There are 13 compatible devices, including the entire Pixel Watch lineup, the Fitbit Charge 5 and 6, Inspire 2 and 3, Luxe, Sense and Sense 2, and Versa 2 and 3. Alongside the expansion to iPhone, Fitbit is also introducing these features to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK. It will be available in each region on both Android and iPhone. This news comes a week after a report said Apple plans to scale back development of an AI doctor feature in its Health app. According to sources speaking with Bloomberg, Apple is set to reduce its planned scope and instead allow Siri to answer select health questions.

Fitbit's personal health coach is finally going international

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication MobileSyrup. Prior to joining Android Police, Oberoi worked on feature stories, reviews, evergreen articles, and focused on 'how-to' resources. Additionally, he informed readers about the latest deals and discounts with quick hit pieces and buyer's guides for all occasions. Oberoi lives in Toronto, Canada. When not working on a new story, he likes to hit the gym, play soccer (although he keeps calling it football for some reason🤔) and try out new restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area. Back in October 2025, Google gave US-based Android Fitbit Premium users access to a new AI-powered personal health coach for the wrist that was built with and for Gemini. Dubbed "Fitbit's personal health coach," the tool uses your health data to surface relevant insights. Said insights can appear when you wake up, after a workout, before bed, and during other times. Up until now, the experience has been limited to Android users in the US. That is changing now. Related 4 things to consider before giving Fitbit and Gemini control of your fitness Drop and give me, er, 4 Posts 1 By Andy Boxall In a new blog post, Google today announced that Fitbit's personal health coach is expanding to more people in public preview. The AI tool is now expanding to Fitbit Premium users in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. In addition to the new countries, Fitbit's personal health coach is expanding to iOS users too -- in the US, and all the aforementioned countries too. Despite the expansion though, the feature is still limited to those using the Fitbit app in English only. "Eligible users will receive an update within their Fitbit app," suggests Google. Google describes the Personal Health Coach as: A fitness trainer, a sleep coach, and a health and wellness advisor, all working together to help you be your best, whether that means maximizing performance on the court, in the office, or at home with family. To try out the AI coach, ensure that you have a Fitbit Premium subscription. You can then sign up for Public Preview through the Today screen or Account Settings within the Fitbit app. AP Recommends: Subscribe and never miss what matters Tech insights about everything mobile directly from the Android Police team. Subscribe By subscribing, you agree to receive newsletter and marketing emails, and accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe anytime. Once available to you, here's everything AI coach-related that you'll be able to take advantage of: Create personalized plans and routines. Review and adjust your plan. Set goals and check progress. Create workouts on the fly and around constraints. Adjust your schedule. Get advice. Remember your preferences. Get a detailed sleep analysis. Receive personalized recommendations. Understand patterns and trends. See how you stack up against others. Find important connections. Related Best Fitbit in 2025 There's a Fitbit for every lifestyle Posts By Ted Kritsonis

Google Brings Fitbit AI Health Coach to iPhone as Apple Pulls Back on iOS 27 Health Plans

Amid rumors that Apple is scaling back its AI health plans, Google today expanded its subscription-based Fitbit AI personal health coach service to more users worldwide, including those who are on iOS. Prior to now, the Fitbit service was limited to Android users. The Gemini-powered Fitbit personal health coach is described as a 24/7 digital advisor that's meant to work as a virtual fitness trainer, sleep coach, and health and wellness advisor. Users start with a 5 to 10 minute conversation with the coach to outline their motivations and goals, with the Fitbit app then providing health insights in the morning after the user wakes up, after workouts, and before bed. The app is able to generate a personalized workout plan that tracks core fitness metrics, and it offers up sleep analysis and suggestions for improving sleep. It tracks vitals such as heart rate, temperature, and blood oxygen, plus there is a built-in chatbot for asking all kinds of health-related questions. Apple was supposedly working on a similar AI health coach feature, which was going to be part of a Health+ service planned for launch in iOS 27. Earlier this month, Bloomberg said that Apple is scaling back its AI health plans. Apple is no longer planning to launch an Apple Health+ service that will give users AI health recommendations based on personal health data, but some of the components that Apple developed for the health coach could be repurposed and rolled out as other features as soon as this year. Google's Fitbit AI health coach is now available to Fitbit Premium subscribers in the United States, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. Both iOS and Android users can take advantage of the feature. Google sells several Fitbit health devices, including the Charge 6, Inspire 3, Versa 4, and Sense 2. Google's Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Watch 4 also work with Fitbit Premium and the AI health coach feature. Fitbit Premium is priced starting at $9.99 per month.

Google brings its AI-powered Fitbit coach to iPhones before Apple

Fitbit's AI Personal Health Coach expands internationally and to iPhone, debuting inside a redesigned Fitbit app that reimagines fitness, sleep, and wellness tracking. Remember that AI personal health coach that promised to act as a trainer and wellness advisor called Fitbit AI Health Coach? Well, Google just took it global. Launched in October 2025 as a public preview for the U.S. Fitbit Premium users, the AI-powered personal health coach is now expanding to more countries, including the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. From U.S. exclusivity to global coverage The rollout is still in English and remains in "public preview" status, implying that Google is collecting data and feedback to improve the feature before a broader release. Recommended Videos So, if you're willing to pay for the Fitbit Premium subscription, you can now access the health assistant even outside of the U.S. What's more interesting is the fact that the feature built into the Fitbit ecosystem is now available for iPhone users; yes, that's absolutely right. It's quite ironic that Google has made its Fitbit AI Health Coach available for iPhone users even before Apple could release its own AI-based health assistant, reportedly called Health+. A redesigned app to match the AI ambition As for what the Fitbit's AI assistant offers, it relies on Gemini AI to analyze all your fitness-related data (collected by wearables or your smartphone) and presents it in an easy-to-understand manner, along with actionable insights. If that doesn't sound quite interesting, the AI assistant can also have conversations about your health, help you set personalized fitness goals, provide customized workout recommendations, offer sleep analysis/coaching, and other wellness guidance, along with answering your questions. Along with rolling out its health assistant to a wider audience, Google has also redesigned the Fitbit app, which now features the AI coach at its core. The interface includes a refreshed Today tab and dedicated Fitness, Sleep, and Health tabs. Beyond aesthetics, the app redesign also improved data visualization, syncing, and overall usability, making it easier to understand your activity, sleep, and wellness habits.

Fitbit's Crazy New Experience Just Landed for iOS Users

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. In October of last year, Fitbit began rolling out its new Personal Health Coach to Premium subscribers on Android in a Public Preview, giving them an initial taste of what the future of Fitbit could look like. Google and Fitbit were betting big on the idea that people looking to stay healthy might want help from an AI assistant that they could regularly check-in with in order to reach goals. This new AI coach was supposed to arrive for iOS users "soon" following that Android launch, but we've gone months without seeing that access and even entered a new year. Today, that changes and iOS users will get a fresh look at an AI personal coach over the next few days. Fitbit shared the news today, saying that iOS users will need a Fitbit Premium subscription to give the Personal Health Coach a spin. They'll find access by opening their Fitbit app and looking for an invitation from the Today screen or within Account Settings. What does the new Fitbit Personal Health Coach look like? You can see the refreshed design in the screenshots below. After testing it for several weeks when it first launched, what I can tell you is that you really have to buy into this personal coach companion. To get the most out of it, you'll want to regularly check-in, have short conversations with the coach, tell it how you are feeling or how workouts went or if you are injured or why you missed a session or slept poorly. It wants to know everything so that it can fine-tune your schedule and continue to help you reach goals. It is very much a different experience from the regular Fitbit app, so there's a chance you'll hate it. You can always switch off of the preview to go back to the standard Fitbit experience. The coach is also missing a bunch of features, so if you see something on Google's list that you need, maybe now isn't the time to give it a try, Google also shared that users in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore should start to see access too.