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Google appears to be reworking Fitbit into a new screenless "Fitbit Air" device alongside a renamed Google Health app and Premium plan. The launch is drawing mixed reactions because of missing legacy Fitbit features, AI coach issues, and continued sales of older trackers like the Sense 2 and Versa 4.

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Key Takeaway Google has launched a $99 screenless Fitbit Air while replacing the Fitbit app with Google Health, but some familiar Fitbit features are being left behind.
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Google has launched a $99 screenless Fitbit Air while replacing the Fitbit app with Google Health, but some familiar Fitbit features are being left behind.

Google appears to be reworking Fitbit into a new screenless "Fitbit Air" device alongside a renamed Google Health app and Premium plan. The launch is drawing mixed reactions because of missing legacy Fitbit features, AI coach issues, and continued sales of older trackers like the Sense 2 and Versa 4.

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Garmin's screenless fitness tracker just leaked and, if this price is accurate, the Fitbit Air won't be worried
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Android Authority · 1d ago
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App replacement Google Health replaces Fitbit app
Missing features Badges and sleep animals won’t be available

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neowin.net

Google rebrands Fitbit Premium and Health Coach as it launches new Fitbit Air

It's finally here. Weeks after teasing a screenless fitness band, Google has introduced its answer to the likes of Whoop: the Fitbit Air.

2d ago David Uzondu
techradar.com

I found Whoop's ‘set-and-forget’ fitness tracker super useful, but too expensive — so how does Google's new screenless challenger, the Fitbit Air, compare?

Comparing price, features and more

2d ago Matt Evans
9to5google.com

Google's Fitbit Air is super comfortable, but its AI coach is already hallucinating

Google's minimalist Fitbit Air is off to a comfy start as a Whoop competitor, but its AI toolset is already proving problematic.

21h ago Will Sattelberg

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Tracking: Google’s Fitbit Air is super comfortable, but its AI coach is already hallucinating / Fitbit Air has status light & double-tap gesture, gets Whoop size comparison

Google’s Fitbit Air is super comfortable, but its AI coach is already hallucinating Fitbit Air has status light & double-tap gesture, gets Whoop size comparison
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When will the Fitbit Air be released? 

The Fitbit Air launched Thursday for $100 at Google.com and in the Google Store app, hitting brick-and-mortar stores on May 26. Accessory bands start at $35.

Fitbit Air Preorder: Here's How You Can Put a $100 Fitbit on Your Wrist on Release Day
How much is the Fitbit Air? 

At $99, the band is just the ticket to get you in the door. Accessory bands start at $35. Google Health Premium will run you $10 a month or $100 a year when you purchase an annual subscription. Three months of Google Health Premium are included with purchase, after which the subscription automatically renews at $10 a month.

Fitbit Air Preorder: Here's How You Can Put a $100 Fitbit on Your Wrist on Release Day
What’s all this Premium fitness going to cost you?

As you’d expect, Premium means “paid,” and just like Fitbit Premium before it, Google Health Premium requires an ongoing subscription. In order to access the personalized training and extended feature set, users will have to pay $9.99 a month, or $99 annually. That’s up from the $79.99 Fitbit Premium has been charging, so a lot of eyes will be on Google to see whether or not all this new functionality is worth the value. On the plus side, Google Health Premium will be a free perk to users on Google AI Pro and Ultra plans.

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