{"id":255896,"date":"2026-05-26T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/google-health-rolls-out-wider-amid-early-fitbit-air-pairing-issues\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:00:16","slug":"google-health-rolls-out-wider-amid-early-fitbit-air-pairing-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/google-health-rolls-out-wider-amid-early-fitbit-air-pairing-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Health rolls out wider amid early Fitbit Air pairing issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/05\/26\/google-health-fitbit-air-faster-rollout\/\">Google Health rolls out wider amid early Fitbit Air pairing issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/05\/26\/google-health-fitbit-air-faster-rollout\/\">https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/05\/26\/google-health-fitbit-air-faster-rollout\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-26 10:35:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"9to5google.com\">9to5google.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Google Health app is replacing the Fitbit app, with the update having started rolling out over the past week. As Fitbit Air pre-orders land on doorsteps, Google has confirmed that it has sped up the rollout since it is required to pair the new fitness tracker.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-715852\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google Health 5.0 is the update that replaces Fitbit, and it started rolling out about a week ago. This update is mostly a rebrand, with the same revamped Fitbit experience that Google has been testing in public preview for several months. <\/p>\n<p>iOS users were pretty quick to get the update, but it\u2019s been a bit slower on Android, which causes problems for Fitbit Air buyers. Google\u2019s new fitness tracker isn\u2019t supported in older versions of the app, so lacking Google Health 5.0 means that users can\u2019t set up their tracker at all, a problem seeing as units have been showing up on buyer\u2019s doorsteps for the past few days. <\/p>\n<p>Frustrated Fitbit Air owners took to Reddit over the rollout, where a member of Google\u2019s team confirmed that Google was \u201caccelerating\u201d the rollout on Android. <\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\">Advertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are doing our best today to accelerate the rollout of the updated app on Android via Play to accommodate early deliveries and it should be available shortly. Anyone on iOS should be able to update via the App Store already. Look for an update soon, as yes, you do need the new Google Health (version 5.0) to pair and use the [Fitbit Air].<\/p>\n<p>That was on Saturday evening, and the app does indeed appear to have rolled out much more widely in the time since.<\/p>\n<p>Sound off in the comments below if you\u2019re still missing the Google Health update.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-on-google-health-amp-fitbit\">More on Google Health &#038; Fitbit:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Follow Ben:<\/strong>\u00a0Twitter\/X,\u00a0Threads, Bluesky, and\u00a0Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. 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