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Google One reportedly to begin including Fitbit Premium and Nest Aware

Google One continues to increase its value, this time by adding fitness and home security to an already wide array of features.

Android Central · Mar 7, 2024

Your Fitbit app can now show stats from other wearables and services

The update allows Fitbit to grab pedometrical data, body measurements, and more from AllTrials plus your Oura Ring.

TechRadar · Feb 26, 2024

I walked 3,300 steps with the Fitbit Charge 6 and Garmin Forerunner 165 – this one was more accurate

In this head-to-head showdown, the ever-popular Fitbit Charge 6 takes on the newcomer Garmin Forerunner 165 in a battle for step-count supremacy.

Tom’s Guide · Feb 25, 2024

Fitbit's just made its first big mistake of 2024 – are its devices still worth buying?

The Fitbit Charge 5 firmware error could be the start of a long year of mistakes for Google.

TechRadar · Feb 3, 2024

Fitbit Charge 5 software update did not make device unusable, Google claims

Users have been reporting battery issues with the tracker since last summer

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2024

This Fitbit-breaking update feels like the last straw

Most Fitbit Charge 5s now last less than a day per charge, if they turn on at all. And Google's response thus far has been to tell people to buy newer Fitbits instead.

Android Central · Feb 1, 2024

Fitbit denies that Charge 5 update has bricked some of its fitness trackers

The reported Charge 5 issues aren't caused by a recent firmware updated, according to Google and Fitbit.

TechRadar · Jan 31, 2024

Samsung's most intriguing fitness tech of 2024 isn't Galaxy Ring or Watch 7 — it's Galaxy AI

Samsung has slacked on fitness since the days of the Galaxy Watch Active 2, but its 2024 lineup is full of fitness tech, new AI tricks to make their health results more reliable, and the potential for even bigger changes.

Android Central · Jan 28, 2024

Your next Fitbit or Pixel Watch could monitor your mental health

Would you want your watch to warn you if you're showing signs of depression? Google and Fitbit made plans to test for that, but it would need to collect a lot of data about you to do so.

Android Central · Jan 26, 2024

Forget the Apple Watch – 3 smartwatches with blood oxygen monitoring I’d buy right now instead

The Apple Watch 9 and Ultra 2 no longer monitor blood oxygen saturation levels. But these smartwatches do.

Tom’s Guide · Jan 26, 2024