In abstract
- Google confirms new Fitbit {hardware} coming 2026
- May launch alongside new Fitbit app
- Personalised coach enters preview
It appears Google hasn’t utterly turned its again on Fitbit health tracker {hardware} in any case.
Google purchased fashionable health tracker model Fitbit again in early 2021, and since then we’ve seen the launch of devoted Fitbit {hardware} sluggish to a trickle.
Actually, it’s a lot worse than that. The final Fitbit health tracker (the Fitbit Cost 6) launched simply over two years in the past.
Google even shut the official Fitbit X account down final yr, prompting us to take a position that Fitbit was successfully completed for.
Now, nevertheless, Google has supplied motive for hope that it hasn’t merely subsumed Fitbit’s health monitoring capabilities into its Pixel Watch vary.
What to anticipate from new Fitbit {hardware}
9to5Google stories that Google is confirmed to be “launching new Fitbit {hardware} subsequent yr”. It shared the information by means of the Fitbit Coach preview.
To be clear, we’re not anticipating Google to return to releasing traditional Fitbit trackers operating on the outdated Fitbit OS. However a devoted well being tracker centered on Fitbit Coach? That would work, particularly with the decrease asking worth and superior battery life that it will undoubtedly convey.
No matter new tracker is launched, it’ll be accompanied by a redesigned Fitbit app and a personalised well being coach characteristic, which have now entered the preview part for eligible Fitbit Premium customers within the US.
This preview coach expertise begins with a 5 to 10 minute dialog with an AI to determine your motivations and targets. It could actually then present a personalised and adaptable health plan, provide recommendation in your weight-reduction plan and physician visits, and assist enhance your sleep.