Google Health 5.02 Update: Hourly Activity, Nap Tracking Fixed
Google Health version 5.02 is rolling out today, bringing back Hourly Activity, the hourly step-goal charts that disappeared when the app was redesigned. The Google Health 5.02 update also adds improved nap tracking and easier Key Metrics reordering on Android. It's the second meaningful release in under three weeks, and it delivers on a specific public commitment Google made in late May.
That timing matters. Three weeks ago, Google published a formal roadmap in response to user complaints, listing "charts for hourly step goals, both in the Today and Health tabs" as a specific coming addition, per Android Authority. Today's release closes that item.
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Hourly Activity charts are back in both the Today tab and the Health tab, 9to5Google confirmed today. The release notes confirm the feature has returned; whether the restored version is fully identical to the pre-redesign implementation isn't addressed.
Android gets two additional improvements in this release. Recorded naps now appear on their own tabs within the daily Sleep Score view, making them easier to locate and review rather than digging through the main sleep session, 9to5Google reports. Key Metrics reordering also gets simpler: users can now change the order of metrics in the Health tab's Key Metrics section more easily, per the release notes.
Both nap tracking and Key Metrics reordering are Android-only for now. Google has confirmed they're coming to iOS in version 5.03, 9to5Google notes.
On rollout status: the iOS build of 5.02 is already widely available, while the Android version is still in staged rollout, according to 9to5Google. iPhone users have the update but won't see nap improvements or Key Metrics reordering until 5.03. Android users who've received the update get all three additions now. Those still waiting should see it expand over the coming days.
The platform split here is worth being precise about. Hourly Activity comes to both iOS and Android in 5.02; the sources don't flag it as exclusive to either platform. Naps and Key Metrics reordering are the Android-only additions in this release, with iOS getting those in 5.03.
What 5.01 fixed two weeks ago
Version 5.01 arrived two weeks ago as the app's first major release following the redesign. It shipped 16 fixes and additions and was described by Google as "the first of many improvements to come," per 9to5Google.
Sleep and fitness repairs covered some of the most disruptive regressions. Sleep scores that weren't appearing in the Sleep tab were restored, runs mislabeled as generic workouts were corrected across both new and historical records, and missing split data was returned to affected run summaries, Android Authority reported. GPS-based workout maps were also made to load more reliably. Incorrect workout labels and missing sleep scores aren't cosmetic issues; they're the kind of errors that make users question whether the app's data is worth acting on at all.
Nutrition tracking got meaningful attention. Meal imports from MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, and Lose It that had been filed under the wrong meal category were corrected, and the app now handles duplicate log entries more gracefully when the same service is connected through multiple integration paths, Android Authority noted. The app also began assigning default names to unnamed food entries imported through Apple Health, a quiet fix that nonetheless matters for anyone reviewing their nutrition history.
On the additions side, 5.01 restored the ability to view and log previously created custom foods, Android Authority noted. For users who had built up a personal food library before the redesign, that's a substantive return. Creating new custom foods inside the app is still not available, though Google says that capability is coming in a future update. Macronutrient goal guidance was added as well, giving users explanations and setup assistance when configuring nutrition targets.
Account management and accessibility rounded out the release. Fitbit-to-Google account migration, which had been failing for some iOS users, was unblocked; Google confirmed that restarting the migration flow should now complete successfully, per Android Authority. Stale data in the Android Today feed, slow-loading Friends and Family screens, and accessibility gaps for VoiceOver and TalkBack users were also addressed in the same release.
Why the 5.01 repairs matter beyond the changelog
Each category of fix points to a different kind of user trust problem. Sleep scores are the anchor metric for Fitbit and Pixel Watch users; if that number isn't showing up, the whole Sleep tab is effectively broken. Workout mislabeling corrected across historical records is more technically complex than it sounds, because it means Google reached back into existing data and re-categorized it rather than only fixing new entries going forward.
Nutrition bugs carry their own weight. Meals logged under the wrong category means calorie and macronutrient totals are skewed in ways users may not notice until they're reviewing weekly trends. When a health tracking app silently misfiles your lunch as breakfast, the downstream data is wrong in ways that compound over time. Fixing the Fitbit migration failure also unblocked a specific population of users who had been stuck in a transition loop since the redesign rolled out, unable to complete an account move that Google had built as the path forward for existing Fitbit account holders.
What's still on the roadmap
Two updates in under three weeks have produced at least 19 confirmed fixes and additions across both releases, per 9to5Google's coverage. The immediate next step is 5.03, where Google has committed to bringing nap tracking improvements and Key Metrics reordering to iOS, per the 5.02 release notes. Given the current pace, that release likely isn't far off.
Several items from Google's late-May public roadmap remain unconfirmed as shipped: the ability to create new custom foods inside the app, Apple Health sharing support, weekly structured schedules, and a Pixel Watch calorie burn correction, according to Android Authority's May report. These are commitments on record, not yet entries in a changelog.
Of those, Apple Health sharing affects the widest range of iOS users. Without it, data flows only one direction between Google Health and Apple Health; users who rely on both platforms for different devices or metrics can't push anything back. New custom food creation matters to a narrower but vocal group: anyone who tracked nutrition through Fitbit and built a food library over time is still missing a core workflow. Neither item has appeared in a release yet, and Google's May roadmap didn't attach version numbers to either one.
The one thing that's changed from late May is that Google is now shipping against that roadmap rather than just describing it. Version 5.03 and iOS parity on naps and Key Metrics reordering is the next concrete milestone to watch.
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