Connect with friends on Google Health
Important:
- Social features in the Fitbit app are not available for a few weeks as the Fitbit app becomes the Google Health app.
- Starting May 12, 2026, social experiences in the Fitbit app are paused to make sure all updates go smoothly. With this, you will not be able to send messages, track leaderboards or add or remove friends.
- Over the next few weeks, you will get access to the Google Health app through your usual app updates. Once you’re in the Google Health app, you should have access to a new social experience with more leaderboard options.
- If you still log in with a Fitbit account, you need to add your friends again in the Google Health app.
Learn about what is new with the redesigned Google Health app.
Important: Kids will no longer be able to add or have friends in the Google Health app.
- Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
. - At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
- Tap Friends & family 👁 and then
Next 👁 and then
+ Add friends. - Search for the name or email address of the person you want to add.
- You can search and select people listed in your Google Contacts.
- Tap Send request.
- Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
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At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
- Tap Friends & family.
- View Friend requests.
- If you want to accept or decline someone’s request, tap Accept or Decline next to the person’s name.
Tip:
- You will also receive messages in your Today tab when you have a new friend request.
- When you decline a friend request, you will be asked if you don’t want additional friend requests from that individual in the future. You can choose yes or no.
Manage who can access your health information
You can adjust your sharing preferences in settings or stop sharing with them at any time.
- Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
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At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
- Tap Friends & family 👁 and then
the link to Settings to change what data is shared. - On their profile, tap Menu.
- Review your friends and family’s access to your health information.
Stop sharing to a friend
- Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
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At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
- Tap Friends & family.
- Under "Friends", select the friend you want to remove.
- Tap More 👁 Image
👁 and then
Remove friend.
You can add friends to compare your weekly step totals or cardio load on your leaderboards. You can find your leaderboards through different places in the Google Health app such as:
- On the Fitness tab
- On the Today tab early in the day
- If you already have at least one registered friend, scroll to Weekly leaderboards.
- On your Profile picture
- Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
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At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
- Tap Friends & family.
- Review your weekly leaderboard.
- Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
Manage how you share your step count and cardio load
- Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
. - At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
- Tap Friends & family.
- Under “Leaderboard metrics”, you can choose to turn Steps and Cardio load on or off.
Your friends are listed in order, based on their weekly step or cardio load total.
Important: Your profile will be synced with your Google Account.
When you add a friend on Google Health, these are visible to your friends:
- Google Account first and last name
- Your weekly step count or cardio load, depending on your sharing settings
- Google Account photo
You can always remove friends you don’t want to access your personal information.
You can manage your Google Account information like first and last name and photo on your Google Account page. For more information, refer to Change your Google Account picture, name & other info.Was this helpful?
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