Google Health 5.0.2 Update Is Rolling Out with Better Nap Access and Bug Fixes

Since the Google Health revamp rolled out last month, Google has been ironing out its rough edges with a series of updates. The latest update continues that effort by introducing a dedicated section for naps, alongside improvements to nutrition and fitness tracking. Google is fixing several bugs to make the Health app more reliable.

Google Health Adds More Control Over Naps

After a recent Google Health 5.0.1 update that focused on fixing many bugs that the initial revamp update introduced, Google is rolling out a new update that squashes more bugs. Starting with the main addition to the 5.0.2 update, Google is separating naps from the primary sleep metric and has placed it into a dedicated tab on Android.

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Besides, Google has adjusted the placement of the Restlessness timeline so it sits directly alongside the primary sleep stages chart for a cleaner comparison, while also rolling out back-end patches to fix broken sleep log editing and enable full data deletion.

Dietary and fitness tracking are also receiving a much-needed overhaul, as the Nutrition tile found on the central dashboard has shifted its focus away from net calories. It now displays a breakdown of total calories consumed. Google has also improved the speed of food searches, as the results now load much faster,

Android users will see more serving sizes, calorie values, and preliminary macronutrient estimates before finalising a meal log. For physical tracking, the platform brings back hourly step-goal activity charts to the main feeds, alongside fixes for calibration bugs that previously marred manual exercises, leading to zeroed-out distance metrics.

Lastly, the update also makes it easier to manage information imported from third-party ecosystems and simplifies it. Users can now remove individual weight entries, workouts or meal logs directly from the core application screen rather than digging through the privacy centre.

Subsequently, the data pulled from third-party platforms will guide users back to those apps to finish the removal process. While Google hasn't highlighted a release timeline for the feature, it's expected to come out soon. With these changes in place, Google Health moves closer to providing a good experience, fixing most of the stuff that was either broken previously or did not work as intended.