Google is turning Fitbit into a broader health and wellness hub that brings together wearables, apps, smart devices, and even medical records in one place.
The premium layer is where the new direction becomes clearer: Google Health Coach, built with @Gemini, gives personalized answers, adaptive workout plans, recovery guidance, sleep insights, cycle health support, and proactive coaching based on your own data.
And with Fitbit Air, you get a Whoop-style screenless band to pair with it:
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Congratulations on the launch! Will developers be able to access centralised medical data through something like Apple's HealthKit (I'm thinking about how this fits in with tools like Open Wearables)
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Getting rid of the screen is huge, I had the last fitbit model but I would bash it on things constantly and the screen didn't work well for me anyway / never got used. I'd considered jumping to Whoop and just broke my last fitbit so the timing could not be better. Also love the knit band vs. the plastic bands, and Gemini 3.1 Pro has impressed me so the coach is probably really good if backed by same model or newer. Super exciting launch!
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Really curious to see how they handle the motivation gap most health apps are great at collection, way harder at sustaining behavior change over time. The coaching angle is interesting but I'd want to know: does the AI change how often it prompts based on your consistency history? That adaptive layer is usually what separates "impressive demo" from "thing I still use in 6 months."
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The screen-less band option is interesting and battery life is decent too.
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Hi everyone!
@Fitbit app is becoming Google Health.
Google is turning Fitbit into a broader health and wellness hub that brings together wearables, apps, smart devices, and even medical records in one place.
The premium layer is where the new direction becomes clearer: Google Health Coach, built with @Gemini, gives personalized answers, adaptive workout plans, recovery guidance, sleep insights, cycle health support, and proactive coaching based on your own data.
And with Fitbit Air, you get a Whoop-style screenless band to pair with it:
Getting rid of the screen is huge, I had the last fitbit model but I would bash it on things constantly and the screen didn't work well for me anyway / never got used. I'd considered jumping to Whoop and just broke my last fitbit so the timing could not be better. Also love the knit band vs. the plastic bands, and Gemini 3.1 Pro has impressed me so the coach is probably really good if backed by same model or newer. Super exciting launch!
Really curious to see how they handle the motivation gap most health apps are great at collection, way harder at sustaining behavior change over time. The coaching angle is interesting but I'd want to know: does the AI change how often it prompts based on your consistency history? That adaptive layer is usually what separates "impressive demo" from "thing I still use in 6 months."
The screen-less band option is interesting and battery life is decent too.