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Coverage centers on Google’s “Fitbit Air” push and how it’s being received via early delivery issues and app-update hiccups. Multiple outlets also highlight the “Fitbit app is officially dead” messaging and suggest the replacement experience is improving, alongside competing tracker comparisons like Oura Ring 4.

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Key Takeaway Fitbit Air buyers should expect a different app situation and watch for early delivery/app-update snags, but reviews suggest it’s strong for the money.
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Fitbit Air buyers should expect a different app situation and watch for early delivery/app-update snags, but reviews suggest it’s strong for the money.

Coverage centers on Google’s “Fitbit Air” push and how it’s being received via early delivery issues and app-update hiccups. Multiple outlets also highlight the “Fitbit app is officially dead” messaging and suggest the replacement experience is improving, alongside competing tracker comparisons like Oura Ring 4.

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Fitbit Air delivery issue Early Fitbit Air deliveries hit a snag due to a missing Android app update
Fitbit Air review takeaway Wired calls the Fitbit Air “Barely There, Always Running”

What to Watch

  • Follow updates as Android app updates continue rolling out for early Fitbit Air deliveries. Android Authority
  • Compare long-term sleep tracking results between Fitbit Air and Oura Ring 4 after a full week review cadence. Tom's Guide

What Changed

  • The Fitbit app is officially dead — but don’t panic, its replacement is even better Tom's Guide
  • PSA: Don’t buy the Fitbit Air expecting it to work with your Charge or Versa Android Authority
  • Google Health is here, but a lot of people want their Fitbit app back instead The Verge
  • Google Fitbit Air Review: Barely There, Always Running Wired
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Android Authority 4 articles

Tracking: PSA: Don’t buy the Fitbit Air expecting it to work with your Charge or Versa / This Fitbit Air rival skips a monthly subscription, and it finally has a launch date

Tom's Guide 3 articles

Tracking: The Fitbit app is officially dead — but don’t panic, its replacement is even better / I’ve worn the $99 Fitbit Air and $349 Oura Ring 4 to track my sleep for a week — here's the winner

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Will Fitbit app users need to download a new app?

"The Google Health app will replace the Fitbit app through a normal app update," a Google representative told CNET. "Fitbit users will not need to download a new app or take any action." Fitbit app users' data will automatically be available in the new Google Health app.  Android users will receive the updated Google Health app as it rolls out between May 19 and 26. Starting May 19, iOS users can immediately update the Fitbit app to become the Google Health app. 

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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 does it track?

The Fitbit Air covers the core health metrics you'd expect, including 24/7 heart rate monitoring, heart rate variability, SpO2 (blood oxygen level), temperature variation, sleep tracking and analysis, cardio load, training readiness, steps, distance and irregular heart rhythm notifications for atrial fibrillation detection. It also includes automatic activity tracking that you can confirm later in the app. The device is water-resistant up to 50 meters. One caveat: The Fitbit Air uses an older sensor setup than the current Pixel Watch 4, which includes a multipath optical heart rate sensor and

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