Google just announced the Fitbit Air, a screenless health-tracking band that starts at $99.99 and goes on sale May 26. Preorders are open now. On May 19, the Fitbit app will automatically update to become the Google Health App, and the Gemini-powered AI health coach, Google Health Coach, is graduating from public beta to general availability.
The Fitbit Air is Google's smallest tracker yet — a mere 5.2 grams with no screen and no wrist notifications. It's designed to be a 24/7 health data collector you barely notice wearing. Sensors track heart rate, atrial fibrillation (AFib) alerts, blood oxygen (SpO2), heart rate variability, skin temperature, and sleep stages. Battery life hits up to 7 days, with 5 minutes of charging giving you a full day. It's IP68 rated and works underwater up to 50 meters. Compatible with Android 11+ and iOS 16.4+. There's also a Stephen Curry special edition for $129.99.
Google positions this band as the hardware gateway to Google Health Coach. Coach is a Gemini-driven AI health coach that started beta testing last October. It generates personalized fitness plans and sleep advice based on your activity, sleep, and health data, and can even process uploaded medical records and photos. Coach is part of the Google Health Premium subscription, which costs $9.99 per month or $99 per year. Subscribers to Google AI Pro or AI Ultra get it automatically. Every Fitbit Air comes with 3 free months of Premium.
When the Google Health App replaces the Fitbit app, it'll unify wearable data, Health Connect, Apple Health, and medical records into a single interface with four tabs: Today, Fitness, Sleep, and Health. Existing Fitbit users don't need to download a new app — just update, and their history migrates automatically. Google Fit users will be migrated later this year. The Fitbit brand lives on the hardware, but on the software side, it's all Google Health now. Google reiterates that your health data won't be used for its ads.
This band directly competes with screenless trackers like Whoop and Oura Ring, but at $99 with no mandatory subscription, Google's pricing is a stark contrast to Whoop's pure subscription model.