Google has just announced a series of new products and services to expand the digital healthcare ecosystem, including the upgraded Google Health application, Google Health Coach tool and the Fitbit Air platform.
According to Google, this is an important step forward in the "next era" of healthcare products developed by the company.
Google's goal is to help users manage health information more easily, while leveraging AI to provide personalized healthcare suggestions.
The focus of this launch is the new Google Health application. The platform is designed to collect health data from many different sources into the same interface, helping users no longer switch between many applications and individual devices.
Google said that the application can synchronize data from smartwatches, smart scales, wearable health tracking devices, fitness apps and even electronic medical records. All will be displayed in a centralized control panel.
The Google Health app supports connection through Health Connect on Android or Apple Health on Apple devices.
The platform also supports third-party services through the Google Health API, previously known as the Fitbit API.
In the US, users can also directly sync medical records such as test results, biological indicators and medical examination and treatment data into the application.
In addition to the health data management platform, Google introduced Google Health Coach, an AI assistant capable of analyzing user health data to make personalized recommendations.
According to Google, this tool can track activity levels, sleep, exercise regimes and health goals to propose appropriate plans.
For example, AI can remind users to exercise more, adjust rest time, or change exercise intensity based on collected data.
Google said that the company pays special attention to data control and privacy. Users can choose the type of data they want to share, turn on or off each feature and delete or export all data at any time.
The company emphasized that data on Google Health will not be used for advertising purposes.
In addition, users can export exercise data via Google Takeout or share it with connected fitness applications. In future updates, Google plans to add the ability to share data with Apple Health, share medical records via Smart Health Links and support health information queries using AI.
Along with Google Health and Health Coach, Google also introduced Fitbit Air as part of its expanded health ecosystem. This is considered the next step after Google strengthened Health Connect integration on Android and brought AI into search, productivity and healthcare services in recent times.
