Apple restores redesigned Health app in iOS 27.3 beta

Apple has restored its redesigned Health app in the iOS 27.3 developer beta, adding personalized health summaries, recommendations and movement assessments. The company said the app will be available to all users as a free software update by the end of 2026; that public release has not yet occurred. The redesign is built around Apple Intelligence and is intended to bring information from users’ health data into a set of summaries and tools. Apple describes an Insights tab that collects data on heart health, sleep, readiness, fitness, vital signs and cycle tracking. A For You section offers tailored recommendations, while educational videos and articles provide additional health content. A Longevity tab is designed to track longer-term trends across heart health, sleep, mental wellbeing, movement, metabolic health, hearing and nutrition. Its Health Age feature uses measures including VO2 max, resting heart rate, sleep and heart rate variability to compare a user’s health data with their chronological age. Apple says Health Age requires an Apple Watch. The app also adds at-home movement assessments using an iPhone camera and Apple Watch. The tests evaluate flexibility, strength,...