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Apple is working on a significant upgrade to the company’s health features for users, according to a new report. Well, CEO Tim Cook has repeatedly said health will be the company’s biggest legacy. Here’s what’s thought to be on its way.
Apple is to revamp the iPhone Health app, it's reported.
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The report comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his latest Power On newsletter. “The initiative is called Project Mulberry, and it involves a completely revamped Health app plus a health coach. The service would be powered by a new AI agent that would replicate—at least to some extent—a real doctor,” Gurman says.
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Although it’s been going for some time, it’s now “full steam ahead, with a release due as early as iOS 19.4. That update is scheduled for spring or summer of next year,” Gurman says. The timing of iOS 19.4 seems right—after all, this year’s equivalent in the cycle, iOS 18.4, is almost certain to land in a matter of hours. Full details here.
It seems that Apple is planning to do one of the things it does best: integrating its hardware, software and services to make the most of the data it can access, with user permission.
“The idea is this: The Health app will continue to collect data from your devices (whether that’s the iPhone, Apple Watch, earbuds or third-party products), and then the AI coach will use that information to offer tailor-made recommendations about ways to improve health,” Gurman explains.
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