Apple's redesigned Health app arrives with iOS 27.3 next month, adding a Health Age score and fitness checks you can do at home with your iPhone camera.
Apple is rebuilding its Health app for iPhone, and it is due to reach all users next month with iOS 27.3. Apple released the first test version of that update on November 3. The new app was already available to testers in an earlier test version, iOS 27.2. It is now back, and Apple has explained what it does.
Apple highlights three main features. The first is an Insights tab. It gathers summaries of your heart, sleep, fitness, vitals and cycle tracking data through the day. A section called For You offers tips based on your habits. One example from Apple: advice on changing your wind-down routine after several nights of broken sleep.
The Longevity tab centers on a score called Health Age. It uses Apple Watch data, including VO2 max (a measure of how well your body uses oxygen), resting heart rate, sleep and heart rate variability. It then shows how your body is doing compared with your actual age. You can also add lab results, such as A1c and LDL cholesterol, to fill out the picture.
The movement checks use an iPhone camera and an Apple Watch. You get live audio and visual feedback, and no special equipment is needed. Apple says the checks were built with clinical experts and run entirely on the device. According to Apple, no video is ever recorded, stored or shared.
The app supports global English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese. The material from Apple does not say whether the app costs extra, which iPhone and Apple Watch models are needed, or how accurate Health Age is. Those details are not yet known.
The version released now is a beta, meaning an early test build that can still change. Apple says the finished version ships to all users next month. Anyone with an iPhone and an Apple Watch is the clear audience, especially people who want health tips without buying extra gear.
If you use an iPhone and Apple Watch, expect a rebuilt Health app with iOS 27.3 next month, and check which devices it supports before counting on every feature.
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