Anthropic has been working on ways to help people better understand their Apple Watch and Health data, and now that idea has officially moved from promise to practice. The company has begun rolling out a new beta feature that can connect Claude AI directly to your Apple Health, turning raw fitness and medical data into something you can actually talk about and understand.
The new integration is part of a broader health push from Anthropic and is now available in beta for Claude Pro and Max users in the US through the iOS and Android apps. Once you explicitly opt in, Claude can securely access health and fitness information stored in Apple Health, such as movement, sleep, and activity patterns.
The company stresses that this data is private by design, meaning you can control what kind of data is shared. You can also choose to revoke access at any time, and Anthropic has assured that the health data will not be used to train AI models.
Turning health data into conversations
Once connected, Claude can do more than just read numbers. The assistant can summarize a user’s medical history, explain lab test results in plain language, spot trends across fitness metrics, and even help prepare questions for upcoming doctor appointments.
The goal, according to Anthropic, is to make conversations with healthcare professionals more productive and help users feel better informed about their own health.
Apple Health is just one of four new health integrations rolling out in beta. Anthropic has also added support for Health Connect on Android, along with HealthEx and Function, expanding Claude’s reach beyond Apple’s ecosystem.
The timing is notable. The launch comes shortly after OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Health, which also connects to Apple Health to help users reflect on their weekly health data.
With both companies entering the space, AI assistants are increasingly shifting from general productivity tools to something more personal, helping users make sense of the growing pile of health data their devices collect every day.
