Latest Google Health 5.01 Version Rolls Out Fixing 16 Ecosystem Syncing Errors

Google just dropped Google Health 5.01, and if you’ve been dealing with quirky data bugs since last month’s big redesign, this is the patch you’ve been waiting for.

It is not fully widespread on the Play Store yet, but the gradual rollout brings 16 distinct fixes. The minor update targets precise syncing, broken sleep tabs, and incorrect meal mappings.

Smarter Nutrition and Food Logs

Logging meals is getting a massive quality-of-life boost. According to 9to5Google, version 5.01 reintroduces custom foods, letting you view and log entries you created previously, while a fix for adding new custom foods is coming soon. 

If you use external apps, Google is fixing a major headache: meal logs syncing from MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, and LoseIt via Apple Health were frequently being mislabeled as “Other” meal types instead of mapping correctly to breakfast, lunch, or dinner. 

Furthermore, the handling of duplicate data has been streamlined when a single third-party app connects to Health Connect and Google Health directly. 

On iOS, logging from search results now allows seamless switching between measurement units, missing food names from Apple Health get default labels, and nutrition charts are finally visually consistent across the Today, Health, and deep dive views.

Workout Tracking and Map Fixes

If your morning runs were accidentally categorized as random workouts, Google Health 5.01 completely addresses these workout label mix-ups. 

Both your historical data and new activities will now properly register as runs. Runners will also notice that missing splits are back in the run summaries, and GPS-driven workout maps load much faster without stalling. 

Additionally, iOS users who enabled both Apple Health and Mobile Track simultaneously will no longer suffer from double-counted step metrics. 

For Android power users managing metrics across the smartwatch portfolio and experiencing data discrepancies on their main dashboard, a core fix has been deployed to ensure the Today tab feed refreshes instantly with up-to-date health information instead of stale cache data.

Sleep, Syncing, and Fitbit Migration

The final piece of this build targets core reliability and cross-platform ecosystem syncing. As Android Police confirms, the update addresses a bug where the Sleep tab randomly refused to generate or display Sleep Scores for specific accounts. 

For those moving over from legacy hardware to advanced wearable setups, Google has squashed a stubborn bug that blocked users from migrating their Fitbit accounts into the main Google ecosystem; restarting the flow now allows the account link to finish smoothly. 

Furthermore, a glitch causing the Friends and Family screen on iOS to stall or fail to load has been resolved. New users will also find updated defaults for Cardio Load supported devices. 

Finally, accessibility gets an upgrade with cleaner audio cue handling for both VoiceOver and TalkBack when reading complex fitness charts.
Source: Google Health app 5.01 update – June 2026