Google is rolling out an opt-in Scam Detection feature in Messages that uses Gemini AI models to analyze sender intent and flag deceptive texts, processing data through its encrypted Private AI Compute system. The feature, launching first on Pixel 10+, Galaxy S26, Z Flip and Fold 8 devices, will be joined by on-device link scanning via Gemini Nano and redesigned scam warnings for unknown senders. Google also plans to expand notification-level scam warnings to devices from Honor, Motorola, OPPO, OnePlus, realme, vivo and Xiaomi, and will add automatic screen-sharing privacy protections to Android 15+ devices later this month.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-14
A tech explainer details how modern smartphones rely on multiple proximity sensors to handle tasks like dimming the screen during calls, detecting when a phone is in a pocket, and supporting other automated behaviors. The piece traces how sensor-heavy design became standard after the original 2007 iPhone, noting that manufacturers have since competed to add more sensors, including some novelties like external temperature readers once found on certain Google Pixel phones.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-13
Google has launched the Fitbit Edge, a $179 fitness tracker featuring a 1.34-inch OLED display, built-in GPS, ECG support, week-long battery life, and Fitbit's first user-replaceable battery. The device works with both Android and iPhone through the Google Health app, and also adds an altimeter and a far-field skin temperature sensor borrowed from the Pixel Watch. Google Maps turn-by-turn navigation is planned for later this year.
tech.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-12
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 has released the Fitbit Edge, its second Fitbit device of 2026, positioned as a successor to the Charge 6 with a Pixel Watch-like design. It features a 1.34-inch OLED touchscreen in an aluminum IP68-rated frame, a single side button, and up to seven days of battery life (two days with always-on display enabled). The device pairs with Android and iPhone via the Google Health app and costs roughly half the price of the Pixel Watch 5.
arstechnica.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 has introduced the Fitbit Edge, a $180 smartwatch measuring 11.5mm thick, positioned between the screenless Fitbit Air and the bulkier Pixel Watch 5. The device shares a similar display and touchscreen functionality with the three-year-old Fitbit Charge 6, and Google says it is its first repairable Fitbit.
zdnet.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 unveiled the Fitbit Edge, a $179 fitness tracker with a 1.34-inch color AMOLED display, built-in GPS and a week of battery life. It positions between the screenless $100 Fitbit Air and the $400 Pixel Watch 5, and preorders open Monday ahead of an Oct. 27 release.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-12
Google announced the Fitbit Edge on Monday, a screen-equipped fitness tracker priced at $180 that succeeds the three-year-old Charge 6. It features a 1.34-inch display, a user-replaceable battery, an altimeter, and a far-field skin temperature sensor, and works with both Android and iPhone via the Google Health app. Preorders are open now, with sales starting October 27.
wired.com
· 2026-10-12
Google officially launched the Fitbit Edge, a fitness tracker positioned between the Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch 5, effectively replacing the Charge 6. It features a 46 percent larger OLED display, a physical side button, a replaceable week-long battery, EKG and SpO2 sensors, and IP68/5ATM water resistance, but drops NFC payment support and lacks a mic or speaker.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-12
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