Apple's redesigned Health app is back in testing. Apple said on 3 November that the new app is available now in the iOS 27.3 developer beta and will reach everyone as a free software update later this year. It also confirmed which languages the app supports.
The Health app, second attempt
This isn't the app's first appearance in a beta. MacRumors reports that Apple tested the new Health app in the iOS 27.2 beta but removed it before that update launched, and calls the 27.3 version a reintroduction of the redesign Apple previewed in September.
According to Apple, the redesigned app dynamically adapts to a person's own health metrics. The main pieces Apple describes:
- Insights: a tab that summarises heart, sleep, readiness, fitness, vitals and cycle tracking data through the day, with a For You section that makes recommendations based on daily habits.
- Longevity: a tab that looks at long-term trends in heart health, sleep, mental wellbeing, movement, metabolic health, hearing and nutrition.
- Health Age: uses Apple Watch data such as VO2 max, resting heart rate, sleep and heart rate variability to show how the body is tracking against chronological age. Users can add lab results such as A1c and LDL cholesterol.
- At-home movement evaluations: flexibility, strength, balance, movement mechanics and VO2 max checks using the iPhone camera and Apple Watch. Apple says "no video is ever recorded, stored, or shared."
What MacRumors adds
MacRumors fills in a few more details. It says the Insights tab shows recent data such as Activity Rings, heart rate, sleep score and vitals, and that the app will be able to make suggestions based on your goals and the kinds of activities you do.
Vitals has been redesigned with overnight and daytime views, according to MacRumors, and now includes heart rate variability, with readings for overall HRV and recovery HRV. Owners of Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 get a readiness score, which MacRumors says is meant to help you decide whether to push harder, take a recovery day or work out as usual.
MacRumors also reports that Apple will eventually offer a $119 lab panel from Quest Diagnostics that feeds into Health Age, with no date given. Users can also upload recent lab results or sync medical records, it says.
Who can use it
This is where the fine print matters. Apple's footnotes say the app needs an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad, and some features work only on iPhone. Health Age needs an Apple Watch, and the VO2 max estimate needs an Apple Watch, AirPods Pro 3 or a third-party heart rate sensor. Some features are limited to people aged 18 or over, and availability may vary by region and language.
Apple lists the supported languages as global English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese, and says more will follow.
When to expect it
For now it's a developer beta. MacRumors says Apple promised the new Health app for late 2026, which fits the December release it expects for iOS 27.3. Apple itself says only that the update arrives later this year.
For most people, nothing changes yet. Unless you're on the developer beta, the new Health app arrives with that free update, and even then only on an Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone or iPad, with some features also needing an Apple Watch.
Mia's take: An app that was pulled once can change again before release, so I'd treat this beta as a preview, not a promise. That goes double for Health Age, which leans on Watch data and lab results many people won't have.
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