Google Health and Fitbit Air are Getting So Many Huge Upgrades

Key Points:

• Google is enhancing automatic workout detection on Fitbit Air, Pixel Watch 3, 4, and 5, and the new Fitbit Edge, expanding detectable activities from 10 to over 100 and doubling detection accuracy, with rollout starting later this month.
• The upgraded detection will automatically log workouts meeting a minimum duration (default 15 minutes) and send summaries to users' mobile apps, while also learning from user activity confirmations or edits.
• Health Guardian features, including insulin resistance trends, blood pressure trends, sleep breathing quality, and breathing emergency detection, will be available on Fitbit Air for Google Health Premium subscribers starting later this month.
• Google Health is integrating new partners such as MyFitnessPal for nutrition syncing, Flo Health for cycle data, Abbott for glucose trends, and Function Health for lab insights to enhance its health tracking ecosystem.
• A new stainless steel Metal Mesh band for Fitbit Air is being introduced in champagne gold and polished silver, priced at $69.99 alone or $149.99 bundled with an Obsidian Fitbit Air.