With the weather getting warmer and many people getting more active, Google announces the Fitbit Air, alongside a new Google Health App as a revamp to the Fitbit app.
Expanding the Fitbit family, Google has announced the Fitbit Air, a sleek bracelet compatible with Android and iOS. As a low-profile, screenless Fitbit, the bracelet features a sensor to track users’ heart rate, exercise, sleep, and more, while utilizing the new Google Health Coach, powered by Gemini. Alongside the new Fitbit Air, Google will transform the Fitbit app into Google Health, offering many benefits to help free and premium users track their activities and health.
To learn more about the upcoming Google Fitbit Air and Google Health app, here is a breakdown of the new Fitbit bracelet and app:
Google Fitbit Air
Standing out from the Fitbit family, the Google Fitbit Air is a screenless bracelet available in three models: a Performance Loop Band for a flexible fit, a sweatproof Active Band for challenging workouts, and an Elevated Modern Band for fashion. Highlighting its capabilities, the Fitbit Air features a 24/7 heart rate tracker with alerts, tracks weekly cardio and readiness, measures distance and steps, provides weekly targets, and has a week-long battery life. In addition to tracking users’ exercise, the bracelet features an in-depth sleep tracker that monitors users’ sleep stages and breathing regularity, provides a sleep summary with a score, and a Smart Wake alarm.
Alongside the abundance of features, Google Pixel Watch owners can sync their watch and Fitbit Air to the latest Google Health App, making it easier to switch between the watch and bracelet while keeping their information intact.
For those who love the NBA, especially the Golden State Warriors player Stephen Curry, Google has collaborated with the NBA player to design the Google Fitbit Air Special Edition. The special edition features a water-resistant coating, raised interior print to improve airflow, and Stephen Curry’s signature design details with a brown and orange colour scheme. Launching on May 26, the Google Fitbit Air Special Edition will be available for $129.99 USD.
Google Health App
Following 15 years after the launch of the Fitbit App, Google will redesign and rebrand the app as Google Health, making it easier for free and premium users to track their sleep, fitness, and health goals. Powered by Gemini, the app introduces Google Health Coach, tailoring a fitness plan based on the user’s life and goals through workout suggestions. Not to mention, the upcoming Fitbit Air utilizes the latest Google Health Coach.
The Google Health Coach offers many features to help users maintain a healthy lifestyle. The features included are:
- Expert Validation – Provide advice through the Consumer Health Advisory panel, gather feedback from thousands of users in research studies, and continuously validate the personal health coach. Additionally, Stephen Curry and his performance team have joined as Google Performance Advisors.
- Science-Backed Guidance – Provide advice ranging from helping users understand their health on a deeper level to improving their sleep.
- Personalized Fitness Plan – Users can communicate with their AI-powered coach to create a personalized fitness plan based on their preferences and routine.
- Adapting preferences and goals – The AI-powered coach can adjust users’ weekly fitness plans based on real-time data, daily insights, and user conversations.
- Recognize users’ patterns – The AI-powered coach can detect trends across users’ data and provide details to help them understand their patterns.
- Gain a better understanding of their sleep – The AI-powered coach can analyze users’ sleep stages and trends to help them build healthier sleep habits.
- A full view of the user’s whole health and wellness journey – Only available in the US and Japan at GA, users can access their recent health, fitness, and medical records on Google Health.
- Tracking users cycles – Google Health can track and understand how users menstrual cycles affect their health, fitness, and daily routines.
- Nutrition Logging – Users can track their nutrition to understand their dietary habits by communicating with the coach or uploading a photo of their meal, and set up calorie and macro targets.
- Privacy and security – Users can opt to use AI training options, export or delete their health data from the Google Health app settings or Google account, and delete their Google Health account or service with up to 30 days to change their mind.
Before wrapping up, the Google Health app offers perks for Base and Premium users when paired with a watch or tracker. The Base tier features Activity Tracking, Sleep Tracking, Health Tracking, and Health and Wellness logging. On top of the Base benefits, the Premium tier includes a personal Gemini-powered health coach, offering Ask Coach, Adaptive Fitness Plan, Detailed Sleep Insights, Proactive Insights, Medical Record Summaries, Workout Library, and Mindfulness Sessions. Users can upgrade to the Premium tier for $9.99 per month or $99 per year, and will be bundled with the Google AI Pro and Ultra tiers.
Launching on May 26, 2026, the Google Fitbit Air will be priced at $99.99 USD, while the Accessory band will start at $34.99 USD. Users can pre-order the Google Fitbit Air, Stephen Curry Special Edition, and Accessory bands on the Google Store. Additionally, users will receive three months of Google Health Premium for free with the purchase of the Fitbit Air.
