Apple’s first iOS 27.2 developer beta previews a redesigned Health app that uses Apple Intelligence to turn iPhone and Apple Watch data into more personalized health guidance. Apple says the new experience is being tested in the beta, but it will not be included in the initial iOS 27.2 release and is expected to arrive later this year.

The update expands the Health app beyond data tracking by adding summaries, recommendations, readiness information, and broader assessments of a user’s health. The features will roll out progressively, and several of the most personalized tools will not be available in the first beta.

Apple Intelligence adds personalized Health insights

A new Insights tab will provide Apple Intelligence-generated summaries based on recent metrics, such as sleep results or a new peak VO2 max reading. The For You section will offer custom advice covering areas including readiness, fitness, and heart health.

Personal Guidance is designed to tailor those suggestions to each user’s goals and data. Someone focusing on cardio, for example, could receive a recommendation to add intervals to a morning run. The guidance is intended to change as a user’s activity and health information change.

The Insights area will also incorporate daily fitness activity and update during the day. However, personalized health information and recommendations are among the features that will arrive later, according to CNET.

Readiness and expanded Vitals tracking

New Apple Watch models will calculate a readiness score using recent activity, vital signs, and sleep information. The score ranges from 0 to 10 and is paired with guidance on how intensely to exercise. Apple’s labels include Recover, Pace Yourself, Ready, and Go For It.

Readiness information will appear on the Apple Watch, in the Fitness app, and in the Health app’s Insights tab. The Vitals section will also gain separate overnight and daytime views. Heart rate variability will be included through overall HRV and recovery HRV measurements, giving users more information about recovery from stress.

Longevity tab compares health with clinical guidance

A new Longevity tab will assess information from the iPhone and Apple Watch across heart health, sleep, mental wellbeing, movement health, metabolic health, hearing, and nutrition. Each area will show how a user is doing and how individual metrics compare with current clinical guidance.

The tab will include Health Age, which uses measurements such as VO2 max, resting heart rate, HRV, sleep, and blood-work biomarkers to compare health metrics with a person’s actual age. Apple says the feature is intended to help users identify which habits have the greatest effect on their health and where improvement may be possible.

Health assessments and lab testing are planned

Apple is also preparing at-home assessments that use the iPhone’s camera to track movements while a trainer provides instructions. Planned evaluations include VO2 max, flexibility, strength, balance, and movement mechanics.

For users in the United States, Apple plans to offer a $119 Quest blood-work panel through the Health app. The panel will cover more than 50 biomarkers. Lab ordering, like several of the personalized Intelligence features, will become available later rather than in the initial beta.