[ad_1] Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Some customers have started receiving the Google Fitbit Air ahead of its expected May 26 delivery window. Early Android buyers are running into pairing issues because the required Google Health 5.0 update hasn’t fully rolled out yet. Google has confirmed the app pairing issue and has also said … Read More “Early Google Fitbit Air deliveries hit a snag with missing Android app update” »
[ad_1] Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Google has been busy reshaping its wearable strategy. Earlier this month, the company launched the new Fitbit Air, a screenless fitness tracker anchored by multi-day battery life. Then at Google I/O this week, Google announced Wear OS 7, including battery optimizations that could improve Pixel Watch battery life by … Read More “Wear OS 7 battery life upgrades are more important than you think” »
[ad_1] After years of eager fans (like me) begging for a return to its roots, Google has launched a screenless fitness tracker in the Fitbit Air. The module and band design prioritize minimalism, but it’s still committed to tracking all those critical fitness metrics in the background. Few devices on the market are quite like … Read More “Survey suggests this legacy wearable is the best Fitbit Air alternative” »
[ad_1] Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority First impressions matter, and after 48 hours with the Fitbit Air, Google’s new screen-less tracker is making a very good one. Honestly, I’m already more impressed by the physical device than I was by the idea of it. Ever since the early rumors surfaced, the Fitbit Air sounded like … Read More “48 hours later, I’m already impressed” »
[ad_1] Sanuj Bhatia / Android Authority Screen-less fitness trackers are having a big moment right now. While WHOOP has been popularizing the form factor for years, many brands (including Amazfit) have recently entered the space, and now Google is joining in too. Last week, Google announced the Fitbit Air, a screenless fitness tracker designed to … Read More “6 reasons why I won’t switch from WHOOP to Fitbit Air” »
[ad_1] TL;DR Google recently introduced its AI-powered Health Coach, coming to the new Google Health app. An early hands-on report reveals Health Coach making the AI cardinal sin: hallucinating things that never actually happened. In addition to making up phantom workouts, Health Coach is accused of delivering “pretty shallow” advice. Big things have been happening … Read More “Google’s new Health Coach is already hallucinating” »
[ad_1] If you’re a fan of Google’s fitness trackers, the new Fitbit Air will likely have caught your attention. It marks a departure from the company’s usual devices thanks to its screenless design and it boasts a more budget-friendly price as a result. But if you already own a Pixel Watch, or are on the … Read More “Should you buy a Fitbit Air or Pixel Watch? It’s complicated” »
[ad_1] I’ve worn a Pixel Watch on my wrist since the original dropped in 2022, and have moved through all four models of Google’s smartwatch. Before that, I had worn a Fitbit for many, many years, starting with the original Fitbit One and moving through the Flex, Alta, Charge, Blaze, and more. I love the … Read More “As a Pixel Watch 4 owner, I really love (and hate) the new Fitbit Air” »
[ad_1] TL;DR Google is rebranding the Fitbit app to Google Health and officially launching the Gemini-powered Google Health Coach beyond its public preview program. The coach uses the SHARP framework to provide adaptive fitness plans, conversational logging, and medical record analysis for premium subscribers. New machine learning models have increased sleep stage accuracy by 15%, … Read More “Google Health Coach is officially here to replace generic fitness advice” »
[ad_1] TL;DR Google is rebranding Fitbit Premium as Google Health Premium alongside the Fitbit app’s transition to the new Google Health app. The subscription price is increasing from Fitbit Premium’s current $79.99 per year to $99.99 annually. The monthly plan costs the same at $9.99. Google Health Premium adds Gemini-powered coaching, adaptive fitness plans, deeper … Read More “Fitbit Premium is now Google Health Premium and it’ll cost more” »
