Google Fit: Health and Activity Tracking 2023.11.23.00.arm64-v8a.release

Google Fit: Health and Activity Tracking is a comprehensive app designed to help you monitor and track your health and fitness-related information. With its user-friendly interface and visually appealing graphs and charts, it aims to compete with Apple's Healthkit in recording your daily activities and eating habits. However, while the app shows promise, it still has a long way to go to dominate the competitive arena of health and fitness apps.

Upon launching Google Fit, you will be prompted to enter basic information such as gender, height, and weight. The app automatically tracks your activity and displays it on a daily, weekly, or monthly graph. You can also view the number of steps you have taken and track your weight and heart rate through optional graphs. The data syncs across devices and can be accessed on the Google Fit website.

In addition to automatic tracking, you can manually add your activity. However, the app lacks the option to delete any recorded activity, which can be problematic if someone else uses your phone for exercise. The pedometer feature, which is supposed to track your movements via the phone's sensors, is not always accurate and may fail to record activity or only capture parts of it.

Currently, Google Fit only allows you to record three activity types: walking, running, and biking, with an option to mark it as "other." There is no way to track calories burned or enter information about your diet, making the initial requirement to input your weight somewhat unclear.

While Google claims that you can connect third-party apps and devices, such as FitBit, Runkeeper, and Endomondo, the process is not intuitive and may be difficult to find. This lack of clarity undermines the app's purpose.

Despite its limitations, Google Fit boasts a visually appealing and user-friendly interface. The graphs are easy to understand, and navigating the app is relatively simple. However, as the app currently lacks advanced features, it remains to be seen how its usability will evolve as Google continues to develop it.

Although Google Fit initially worked well, there were instances where it only displayed the pie-chart at the top of the screen, preventing access to more detailed information. This issue required closing and reopening the app to resolve.

Overall, while Google Fit has a sleek design and ease of use, its feature set is currently basic. Unless Google introduces new and innovative features in the future, it may not be compelling enough to keep on your phone.