Google’s rebranded Health app is adding back parts of food logging that longtime Fitbit users have been asking for, with support for previously saved custom foods appearing in the latest Android release notes.
Android Central reports that version 5.04 focuses on nutrition tracking, including custom food entries, quicker logging of calories and macronutrients, and corrections to macro-percentage calculations. The report also says the update refines cycle-trend views, surfaces naps in the Today tab, and fixes incomplete exercise heart-rate charts and maps on iOS.
The useful change is not a wholesale redesign of diet tracking. Google Play’s current release notes say users can “view and log previous custom foods,” alongside improved handling for food logs from multiple sources and clearer explanations of macro goals.
That wording matters. In June, a Google Health community specialist said creating entirely new custom foods was not supported in the then-current preview app, although users could search for and log prior custom foods. The specialist said Google was rebuilding the feature for a later release.
Android Central describes the new version more broadly, saying users can create, edit, delete, and search custom foods. Google’s public Play Store notes are narrower, so users should not assume every account has restored full custom-food editing until the feature appears in their app.
That is a practical improvement for home-cooked meals, meal kits, and restaurant orders with published nutrition labels. It also avoids treating a database match as more accurate than it really is when portion sizes or recipes differ.
Other release-note changes include better handling of food data from multiple sources, GPS-map loading improvements, fixes for missing sleep scores, and corrections for stale or inconsistent Today-tab and widget metrics.
For Windows users, this remains a mobile-first change rather than a new desktop health-management option.
Android Central reports that version 5.04 focuses on nutrition tracking, including custom food entries, quicker logging of calories and macronutrients, and corrections to macro-percentage calculations. The report also says the update refines cycle-trend views, surfaces naps in the Today tab, and fixes incomplete exercise heart-rate charts and maps on iOS.
Custom food logging returns, with limits
The useful change is not a wholesale redesign of diet tracking. Google Play’s current release notes say users can “view and log previous custom foods,” alongside improved handling for food logs from multiple sources and clearer explanations of macro goals.That wording matters. In June, a Google Health community specialist said creating entirely new custom foods was not supported in the then-current preview app, although users could search for and log prior custom foods. The specialist said Google was rebuilding the feature for a later release.
Android Central describes the new version more broadly, saying users can create, edit, delete, and search custom foods. Google’s public Play Store notes are narrower, so users should not assume every account has restored full custom-food editing until the feature appears in their app.
Faster manual entries
The reported Quick Logging option is aimed at people who know the calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fat for a meal but do not need a precise food-database entry. Rather than searching for a dish, users can reportedly enter calorie and macro estimates directly.That is a practical improvement for home-cooked meals, meal kits, and restaurant orders with published nutrition labels. It also avoids treating a database match as more accurate than it really is when portion sizes or recipes differ.
Other release-note changes include better handling of food data from multiple sources, GPS-map loading improvements, fixes for missing sleep scores, and corrections for stale or inconsistent Today-tab and widget metrics.
What users should do
Google is rolling the update out through the app stores, so availability may vary by account and region. Users relying on nutrition logging should update the Google Health app, then check whether old custom foods can be found and logged before deleting any existing records or moving their food history to another service.For Windows users, this remains a mobile-first change rather than a new desktop health-management option.
References
- Primary source: Android Central
Published: 2026-07-17T18:19:00+00:00
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