Google Fit, the tech giant's health and fitness tracking app, has been simplified and streamlined in consultation with the American Heart Association and the World Health Organization. So far, Google Fit hasn’t drawn the same sort of devotion. The redesign aims to have people “move more and sit less,” wrote​ Margaret Hollendoner, senior product manager of Google Fit, in a company blog post. Unlike the previous design — which would track, for example, walking, running and biking as separate categories — there are now only two main metrics. “Google Fit will automatically detect these activities using your phone or watch sensors — like the accelerometer and GPS — to estimate the number of Heart Points you earn,” Hollendoner said.

Source: Washington Post August 21, 2018 15:18 UTC