Google Health is finally realizing the value of napping

Google is ready to introduce cat naps to iOS users

After the last update of Google Health appNaps longer than 20 minutes will now count toward your total sleep duration of 24 hours in the Sleep tab of the app. You’ll still be able to see sleep trends over time during your main sleep session, such as longer nighttime stretches. Your main sleep and nap session will be available in separate tabs on your device Sleep points – Google’s only measure of how well you sleep. You can use the scale to monitor your sleep trends over time.

The update, version 5.03, is now available to both Android and iOS users who use the Google Health app. For version 5.02, Google said Android users will be able to find and view recorded naps more easily. Allows you to see naps in separate tabs in the daily sleep score view. With version 5.03, this functionality comes to iOS as well.

Now you’ll get more credit for your naps, but do naps really help your body recover? February 2026 He studies In the journal NeuroImage they point out that they can. Researchers evaluated 20 adults in a laboratory study of sleep in two sessions. They took a one-hour afternoon nap, and the researchers assessed several brain and muscle functions, including brain-muscle communication and how well the brain rewired itself for learning. The study found that a nap, even a short one, can help restore brain function.

But what constitutes a nap for Google is still in doubt. Does snoozing on your couch or at your desk for 20 minutes count? In the future, I’m curious to see if the app will differentiate between nap quality rather than duration. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.