Since the Google Health 5.12 update, some Fitbit and Pixel Watch owners see no resting heart rate, heart rate variability, blood oxygen, breathing rate or skin temperature on the Vitals page. Google confirmed the bug and has no fix date. Users report that signing out of the app and back in, or switching to the weekly or monthly view, brings the readings back.
If your Fitbit or Pixel Watch vitals went blank after the latest Google Health update, sign out of the Google Health app and sign back in. That brings the readings back for many users, according to reports collected by Android Authority and Android Police. Google has confirmed the bug and says it is working on a fix, with no date yet.
What broke
Some users who installed Google Health version 5.12 can no longer see five daily metrics in the app: heart rate variability, resting heart rate, blood oxygen, breathing rate and skin temperature, Android Authority reports. These overnight readings live on the app’s Vitals page and feed the daily and weekly trends.
A Google spokesperson told Android Authority: “We’re aware of the issue preventing some users from viewing select metrics like vitals within the Google Health app.” Google says it is investigating and working to resolve it “as quickly as possible.”
Owners of a Fitbit Charge and the new Fitbit Air are among those reporting the problem on Google’s Google Health help forum and on Reddit, per Android Police. Android Police also quotes a Google support email a Reddit user received: “We’re aware of it, but may not be able to provide a fix in the immediate future.”
Who is affected
The reports so far mostly come from iPhone users, because 5.12 reached iOS before Android, according to Android Authority. Android Police says some Android users are affected too. Google has not said which platforms or devices are hit, or how many users.
Version 5.12 is the same update that added manual blood pressure logging, released November 6.
What to do until Google ships a fix
- Sign out of Google Health and sign back in. This restores the missing vitals for many users. If they disappear again, repeat it.
- Switch the Vitals view to weekly or monthly. One user reported this brings the readings back, according to Android Police.
- Wait before re-pairing or resetting your tracker. Both outlets describe this as a problem with how the app shows the data. Neither workaround involves the tracker itself.
Your watch likely still has the readings
Android Authority says the data appears to be recorded normally in some cases, and the app simply fails to show it. Android Police reaches the same conclusion. That points to a gap in what you see, with the overnight data still syncing in the background. Google has not confirmed that every missing reading will come back once the fix ships, so treat that as likely until it does.
Our read: these five vitals are a big part of why people buy a Fitbit or Pixel Watch for sleep tracking. A display bug that hides them for days undercuts the trend view that makes the data useful. Google has shipped several Fitbit and Pixel Watch changes this month, including the November Pixel Watch update. If you rely on these numbers, check the Vitals page after each app update, and use the sign-out workaround until a version after 5.12 arrives.