Google introduced the Fitbit Edge, a new wearable priced at $179.99 that slots between the slim Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch, adding an OLED screen for notifications, maps, weather and music controls. The device includes Gemini-powered Google Health Coach and Health Guardian features (requiring a Health Premium subscription), automatic activity recognition for up to 100 activities, over 50 exercise modes, a seven-day battery, and 50-meter water resistance. It's available for preorder now, with retail availability on October 27, in four standard colors plus a $219.99 Stephen Curry Special Edition.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-12
Google is bringing its Health Guardian feature to the Fitbit Air and new Fitbit Edge for Google Health Premium subscribers later this month, offering monthly summaries of blood pressure and insulin resistance trends plus coaching tips. The company is also upgrading automatic activity tracking across the Fitbit Air, Fitbit Edge and Pixel Watch 3, 4 and 5, nearly doubling accuracy and expanding recognized workout types from 10 to over 100.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-12
Google has officially unveiled the Fitbit Edge, a new fitness wearable positioned between the Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch. The device offers over 50 exercise modes, a 40 percent GPS accuracy improvement, 15 percent better sleep stage detection, and a Health Guardian feature that flags shifts in metrics like blood pressure or insulin resistance. It also supports Gemini-powered Google Health Coach for subscribers and features a swappable 65mAh battery that charges fully in 90 minutes.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-12
Google announced three new features coming to the Fitbit Air, released in May, alongside its unveiling of the new Fitbit Edge. The features fall under Health Guardian, a background health-monitoring tool in the Google Health app, with Premium subscribers ($10/month or $100/year) gaining access to insulin resistance estimates, blood pressure trends and sleep breathing quality trends. Health Guardian will also reach the new Fitbit Edge, though Google has not set a release date.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-12
Google Health version 5.09 is rolling out on Android and iOS, bringing the newly announced Pixel Watch Health Guardian features—blood pressure tracking, insulin resistance trend charts, and sleep breathing quality data—to Pixel Watch 3, 4 and 5 owners. The update also lets Garmin and Apple Watch users sync workouts into Cardio Load calculations, adds new activity-logging options, fixes a step streak display bug, and improves how custom food items handle serving units and meal times.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-25
Google has activated Health Guardian on the Pixel Watch 3, Watch 4, and the new Watch 5, adding blood pressure trend detection, insulin resistance trends, and sleep breathing quality analysis. These join the Breathing Emergency detection feature already available on the Watch 4 and 5 in limited European markets. The features are free for Pixel Watch owners, while Fitbit Ace users must pay to access them.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-24
Google is deploying its Health Guardian features—blood pressure trends, insulin resistance trends and sleep breathing quality metrics—to the Google Health app this week, with initial trend reports available starting in early October. The rollout covers Pixel Watch 3, 4 and 5 owners for free, while Fitbit Air owners with a Google Health Premium subscription will get insulin resistance and blood pressure trends later this year.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-24
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