{
  "id": 18697239,
  "title": "I like Google Health’s biggest features of 2026, but I don’t trust them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/i-like-google-healths-biggest-features-of-2026-but-i-dont-trust-them",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-07T11:00:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/do-not-trust-google-health-guardian-features-3731200/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Google Health 5.12 has been released for Android and iOS, introducing several functional updates to the app. According to Android Police, the update allows users to manually log blood pressure and retrieve blood pressure readings from Apple Health or Health Connect. Users can now view blood pressure graphs in the Heart section of the Health tab, and a new glucose visualization will overlay tracked events. The update also enables the app to handle pregnancies by automatically pausing cycle predictions and period notifications to show weeks of pregnancy instead.\n\nAdditional features in the update include the automatic grouping of food items logged within the same 60-minute window. Android Police reports that Premium subscribers can personalize coach conversations, feed card insights, and use the Google Health Coach to log blood pressure data.\n\nAndroid Authority notes that while suites like Google’s Health Guardian can help users stay informed, AI-driven wellness features can sometimes be useless when consulting professionals or may do more harm than good. The outlet suggests that these features can act as subtle scare tactics to encourage users to upgrade or make new purchases.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}