Google finally releases Fitbit Air, its screenless fitness tracker

Google just made its biggest wearables play in years. The new Fitbit Air is a screenless, buttonless wearable tracker designed to sit quietly on your wrist and stream your health data 24/7 through the newly rebranded Google Health app, which replaces the Fitbit app on May 19.

It’s the first new mainstream Fitbit in nearly three years, and Google’s most direct shot at Whoop and Oura yet.

About the tracker

The Fitbit Air itself is a five-gram pebble that slips into interchangeable bands, weighing just 12 grams with one attached. It’s also the smallest Fitbit Google has ever made, but still packs the same sensor stack you’d find in a full-sized smartwatch: heart rate, HRV, sleep stages and sleep score, skin temperature, and workouts.

It also flags irregular heart rhythms in the background with FDA-cleared AFib detection, though there’s no manual ECG.

The first screenless Fitbit.

Google notes that the Fitbit Air works without a subscription, which is technically true. Because the band is screenless, all your daily data flows directly into the free version of the Google Health app.

You can use this free tier to view your basic metrics, log workouts, and track menstrual cycles, or sync those raw numbers straight to Apple Health if you’re an iPhone user. But the Gemini-powered Health Coach is the real reason many may be drawn to the device.

This feature acts as your built-in health coach by analyzing your health data to build your training plans, advise you on recovery, and even explain exactly why your sleep was disrupted. To unlock that level of insight, users will have to upgrade to Google Health Premium for $9.99 a month or $99 a year.

Ultimately, wearing a tracker just to gather raw data may feel like an incomplete experience — the hardware collects your stats for free, but the subscription is what brings those numbers to life.

Where to get it

Fitbit Air is available now for pre-order. Bands are available in Obsidian, Fog, Lavender, or Berry colorways, with a stainless steel buckle for easy adjustments.