According to various sources from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg and Macworld Apple will take a major step in digital health in 2026. The company plans to revamp the Health app, including a simplified design, the launch of Apple Health+, and meal tracking.
With these expansions, Apple aims to support users even more actively in pursuing a healthier lifestyle. This focuses on personalized nutritional advice, proactive recommendations and input from medical experts. In this article you will find everything about the expected features, planned release dates and the impact of this new service from Apple.
Health gets simplified design
Apple is redesigning the Health app in iOS 26.4, with a new category layout and simplified data entry. This makes the app more intuitive as health becomes a core part of Apple’s philosophy.
Apple Health+ for Health
Apple Health+ will likely be a premium subscription to the Health app, in which Apple’s latest AI technology (Apple Intelligence) plays an important role. With an advanced AI coach, the user receives personal tips based on data from the iPhone, Apple Watch and other connected devices.
This coach can collect information about your movement, heart rate, sleep and more, and provides suggestions that help with both your physical and mental health. The goal is to provide the user with insight and motivation for a healthier lifestyle.
Personal AI health coach
Health+’s AI coach serves as a digital personal coach. Depending on the trends in your health data, you will receive specific advice, such as when your heart rate shows a negative development or your diet has insufficient variation. Thanks to this smart analysis, Apple Health+ will act as a combined personal lifestyle and nutrition coach. An important innovation is that the AI ​​works locally on your device (Apple Intelligence), optimally protecting your privacy.
Videos from health experts
A new element in Health will likely be videos from doctors, dieticians and other professionals. These videos provide health advice, clarify risks and solutions related to heart health, nutrition and exercise, and support personal goals. Apple works with medical specialists for this and is looking for a well-known doctor as a permanent presenter for this content.
Fully integrated nutritional advice and tracking
The new Health app takes integrated nutrition tracking to the next level. Within the app you will soon be able to keep track of your nutrition very precisely, receive recipes and advice, and nutrition will become a structural part of your health plan. This pits Apple against popular apps such as MyFitnessPal and Lifesum.
Link with Siri
In addition to Health+, Siri will also receive a major AI upgrade in 2026. iOS 26.4 and especially iOS 27 bring a ‘visually renewed’ Siri, which not only becomes smarter and more personal, but also integrates more deeply into, among other things, the Health app. This means that you will soon be able to ask Siri health questions directly or get advice about your health.
Availability Health+
The new health app and Apple Health+ are scheduled to launch for iOS 26.4 this spring. However, it is possible that Apple will not introduce these new features until the fall of 2026, at the same time as the updates to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. Recent information indicates that the service will be a paid subscription option, and it is still unclear whether Health+ will be immediately available in Dutch.
It is expected that the premium subscription to the Health app will only be accessible on devices that support Apple Intelligence. In the article below you will find an overview of which devices these are.