Are any other UK users experiencing issues with the new Health app, especially around not getting access to Ask Coach?

I did a check with Gemini and it says it's still waiting regulatory compliance, which wasn't exactly made clear to those of us UK based people purchasing a Fitbit Air...

1. Regional Availability and the UK Regulatory Review

While Google announced that the Google Health Coach is expanding to 37 countries, the UK roll-out is hitting a slight snag due to local healthcare app regulations.

Because the Coach can ingest health data and offer personalized advice, the conversational "Ask Coach" feature is undergoing a staggered launch in the UK. Many UK users are finding that while they have the new four-tab Google Health layout, the Gemini-powered conversational features are temporarily hidden until the regional activation passes regulatory compliance.

EDIT: after uninstalling and reinstalling I got a notification that advised Ask Coach isn't available to me yet. I dug into it and in my case it's because I haven't got a Fitbit or Pixel device attached to it (yet); so it's not as device agnostic as advertised. Hopefully it'll activate when my Air arrives.

I've been looking forward to trying out Google Health. The app finally updated this morning but suffers the same problem Fitbit did - it isn't reading sleep and other metrics from my Zepp app.

I have a Fitbit Air on order but was looking forward to playing with the app while waiting for delivery because it can apparently read from other apps. But it isn't.

And all over the screens, text, and support pages it still says Fitbit. You'd think it wouldn't be too hard for the copywriters to just go "find and replace" across the app before the public roll out.

I guess I'll just have to wait for the Air to arrive to try the app properly and I know there'll always be teething problems - but come on Google, a proper rebrand means a proper rebrand.

u/markinapub

Another snag in the new Google Health app for UK users?

1. Regional Availability and the UK Regulatory Review

Google Health still says Fitbit all over it