google health replaces fitbit app (Copy)

Google officially acquired Fitbit for $2.1 billion back in 2021. Now they’re releasing the Fitbit Air — a pebble-shaped tracker that clips into a wristband and monitors you. 

It tracks heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep stages, skin temperature all for $99.99. No subscription.

Fitbit App is also killed. Your data waits in the Google Health app on May 19th, complete with Gemini AI coaching. It fast-charges a full day's power in just 5 minutes. It's also water-resistant to 50 meters.

Google's AI health coach has been in public preview inside the Fitbit app since October and is now rolling out to all Google Health Premium subscribers. Built on Gemini, it turns health data into personalized fitness plans, recovery guidance and sleep insights, surfacing recommendations without prompting.

If you are a basketball fan, there’s also the Fitbit Air Special Edition Performance Loop band co-designed with Stephen Curry.

Now what is the catch of no subscription? Where does our data go?

During its 2020 Fitbit acquisition, Google pledged to keep health data separate from its advertising business. Google said it again that our data stays ours. But with medical records now entering the picture, that's a promise a lot of people will be watching very closely.