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| Initial release | October 28, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-28) | ||||||
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| Platform | Android,Wear OS,iOS | ||||||
| Predecessor | Google Health (2008–2012) | ||||||
| Available in | 34 languages | ||||||
List of languages 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 andVietnamese[5] | |||||||
| Type | Health informatics,physical fitness | ||||||
| License | Proprietary | ||||||
| Website | google.com/fit | ||||||
Google Fit is a health-tracking platform developed byGoogle for theAndroid operating system,Wear OS, andiOS. It is a single set ofAPIs that blends data from multipleapps and devices.[6] Google Fit uses sensors in a user'sactivity tracker ormobile device to recordphysical fitness activities (such aswalking,cycling, etc.), which are measured against the user's fitness goals to provide a comprehensive view of their fitness.
Google Fit was announced at theGoogle I/O conference on June 25, 2014. Asoftware development kit for Google Fit was released on August 7, 2014.[6] 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 theAmerican Heart Association and theWorld Health Organization.[7] 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.[8]
In April 2019, Google announced Google Fit for iOS offering similar experience to its Android counterpart. Google Fit foriOS usedApple Health,Nike Run Club,Headspace or connected device such asApple Watch orWear OS smartwatch connected to user device.[9][10] In August 2019, Google announced dark theme, sleep insights and workout map feature availability.[11][12]
In April 2020, Google redesigned Google Fit.[13][14] In November 2020, Google Fit addediOS 14 widget.[15][16]
In February 2021, Google announced aPixel 5 exclusive feature for Google Fit, heart rate and respiratory measurement using Pixel 5's camera.[17] In June 2021, Google announced support for paced walking.[18]
In 2022, Google began to deprecate Google Fit in favor of acquiringFitbit and the Health Connect APIs. Google stated that the Google Fit APIs will be shut down in 2025.[19]
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.[6]
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