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Apple announces redesigned Health app with readiness score and health age

The revamped app, slated for later this year in U.S. English, adds Apple Intelligence features, a longevity tab and lab tests through a Quest Diagnostics partnership.

The short version

  • Apple unveiled a redesigned Health app built around Apple Intelligence at its Surprise and Shine event on Wednesday.[CNET]
  • New features include an Insights tab, a Longevity tab with a health age metric, movement assessments, and a readiness score from zero to 10 with four recommendations.[CNET]
  • CNET reports users can buy blood tests for over 50 biomarkers starting at $119 through the app, with testing at U.S. Quest Diagnostics locations; TechCrunch describes a 50-biomarker Quest panel for $119.[CNET · TechCrunch]
  • Apple says the redesigned app will launch later this year in U.S. English, but no specific release date was announced.[CNET · TechCrunch]

Key facts

  • Apple unveiled a redesigned Health app built around Apple Intelligence at its Surprise and Shine event on Wednesday.[CNET]
  • The redesigned Health app is scheduled to launch later this year in U.S. English, with no specific release date announced.[CNET · TechCrunch]
  • A Longevity tab will include a health age metric comparing users’ health metrics with their actual age.[CNET]
  • An Insights tab will use Apple Intelligence to provide timely health information.[CNET]
  • Movement assessments will use vision-based AI on the iPhone and Apple Watch heart-rate data to measure strength, balance and flexibility.[CNET]
  • The Watch Series 12 readiness feature uses sleep score, recent activity, vitals and training load to generate a zero-to-10 score and one of four recommendations: recover, pace yourself, ready or go for it.[CNET]
  • Users can purchase blood tests for over 50 biomarkers starting at $119 through the app, with testing at U.S. Quest Diagnostics locations, according to CNET.[CNET]
  • TechCrunch reports Apple announced a Quest partnership for a 50-biomarker panel costing $119.[TechCrunch]

What remains uncertain

  • Reports differ on the lab-test offering: CNET describes blood tests for over 50 biomarkers starting at $119, while TechCrunch describes a 50-biomarker Quest panel for $119.[CNET · TechCrunch]
  • Apple has not announced a specific release date for the redesigned Health app.[CNET · TechCrunch]

Sources

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