Track your Blood pressure trends with the Google Health app

The Google Health app uses pulse and motion patterns to track your blood pressure trends and brings your attention to significant changes.

Use these insights to:

Make healthy lifestyle changes to support your well-being.
Verify readings with a blood pressure monitor and consult with a healthcare professional.

Google Health Blood Pressure Trends: Track Silent Heart Health Shifts on Wearables

Overview

Compatible wearables use optical and movement sensors combined with WavesFM to measure the complex shape and speed of your pulse beneath your skin to estimate your blood pressure over the course of the month.

You receive a monthly heart pattern summary along with educational health resources. Keep your height and weight updated so the system can calculate your cardiovascular trends and provide accurate, personal guidance.

Supported devices & availability

This feature is available in the Google Health app (version 5.09 and higher) for these devices:

Pixel Watch 3 and higher.

Tip: Fitbit and third-party wearable devices are not supported at this time.

Wear time

To get a reading, wear your device for at least 5 continuous days per month, with at least 8 hours per day with high signal quality. Wearing your device during sleep is recommended.

Turn Blood pressure trends on or off

You can manage the feature at any time by navigating to Settings and then Health features in your Google Health app to turn the feature on or off.

Open the Google Health app .
At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
Tap Google Health settings Health Guardian .
Under “Blood pressure trends,” tap Turn on Turn on.
Tap the back arrow to go back to your Health Guardian settings.

To disable at a later time:

Open the Google Health app .
At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
Tap Google Health settings Health Guardian .
Under “Blood pressure trends,” tap Settings Turn off feature Turn off.
Tap the back arrow to go back to your Health Guardian settings.

Features for Google Health Premium subscribers

Learn more about Google Health Premium

Personalized Plan: Targeted guidance across activity, nutrition, sleep, and stress.
Ask Coach: Conversational health assistant tailored to your metrics.
Monthly Insights: Detailed reports linking daily habits to cardiovascular trends.
Doctor Visit Prep: Automated 12-month summaries and suggested questions for check-ups.

Understanding results

High: Your body may have been persistently working harder than it should to pump blood. This estimate is based on patterns in your heart and motion data. The app recommends you take 7 days of readings using a physical blood pressure cuff and share the results with your physician. If you are experiencing severe symptoms like chest pain or shortness of breath, seek immediate medical care.
Not high: Shows typical trends without unexpected elevation.
Not enough data: Displayed when passive data falls below the minimum required wear time.

Lifestyle recommendations

Key habits ordered by potential impact on blood pressure:

Activity: Prioritize aerobic exercises. These exercises are specifically designed to improve heart strength and arterial efficiency.
Nutrition: Manage sodium and potassium intake. Following the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet is established as an effective strategy.
Sleep & stress management: Prioritize sleep consistency. Practice rapid stress-reduction techniques (such as box-breathing methods) to help lower blood pressure.

Safety & medical disclaimers

Disclaimer: This feature is intended for general wellness purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, treat, or cure any disease. A “Not High” trend indicator should not be interpreted as ruling out a medical condition. The data provided by this feature is not intended for medical use and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice.

This feature is not intended to screen for hypertension, does not provide real-time blood pressure readings, and should not be relied upon for blood pressure management or adjustments to medication or medical regimen. Consult a medical professional for any questions about your blood pressure.

Note: This feature is called "Vascular Stress" in Japan and Mexico.

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