MobileNov 12, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC·1 min read

Google Health missing vitals bug: Google confirms a fix is coming

Heart rate variability, blood oxygen and skin temperature vanished for some Fitbit users after Google Health 5.12. Google now says it is working on a fix.

A smartphone showing a health app with empty heart rate and blood oxygen charts next to a fitness tracker. — Image: Android Authority

If your Google Health app suddenly shows nothing where your heart rate variability or blood oxygen used to be, you are not imagining it. Google has confirmed the Google Health missing vitals bug and says it is working on a fix.

The trouble started after some users installed Google Health version 5.12. Affected Fitbit owners report that heart rate variability, resting heart rate, blood oxygen, breathing rate and skin temperature no longer show up. In some cases the data seems to be recorded normally. The app just fails to display it.

A Google spokesperson confirmed the problem and said the company is investigating. That matches earlier comments from a Google Product Expert, who said the team knew about it and was working on a solution.

When will Google fix the missing health data?

Nobody knows yet. Google has not given a timeline. It also has not said whether Android users are affected. So far, most complaints come from people on iOS, where version 5.12 arrived ahead of the Android release.

How to get missing vitals back in the meantime

There are two workarounds that have helped some people. Neither is guaranteed to last.

Sign out of Google Health and sign back in.
Switch between the weekly and monthly views.

If those do not work, the only option is to wait. At least the problem is now officially on Google's radar, which beats being told it is a one-off glitch on your phone.

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