The Whoop-like wearable that Google teased in March has just been revealed. Called the Google Fitbit Air, it’s a screenless device that you can slot into a wristband, chest strap, or technically anywhere, depending on which accessory you choose. It’s available for pre-order today for $100 and is essentially a Fitbit, freed from its wristband. But of course, with a name like Air, the new gadget is much smaller than its predecessors. According to Google Health general manager Rishi Chandra, the Fitbit Air is 25% smaller than the Fitbit Luxe and 50% smaller than the Inspire 3.
Google also said its latest device was “rated to be more comfortable than major competitors” in an independent consumer perception study conducted last year, looking at the most popular wearable devices in the United States. The company described the Fitbit Air as having a “secure, micro-adjustable fit” that’s supposed to make it so comfortable you won’t notice it at work, in the gym, or in bed. At just 12 grams (0.42 ounces) with a strap and 5.2 grams (0.18 ounces) without, it’s certainly very light.
Since it doesn’t have buttons or a screen, the Fitbit Air is primarily a passive wearable that simply sits on your person and collects information. It will monitor your heart rate throughout the day, and with that data it can use the company’s long-established algorithms to record your sleep, provide details about your time spent in specific sleep stages, and give you a sleep score each night. The Air can also detect “signs of atrial fibrillation with irregular heart rhythm notifications” and help you “understand your heart rate variability (HRV) and its impact on your overall well-being.”
You won’t have to worry about having to take out your phone to start recording a workout. As a side note, the Fitbit Air has automatic activity detection like most of its peers and can automatically track common types of exercise, including cycling (stationary or outdoor), running, walking, rowing, elliptical, and other high heart rate sports. You can use the app to manually start sessions for around 40 activity types, including aerobics, circuit training, canoeing, dancing, kickboxing, walking, yoga and more. Stats like your heart rate will display on your phone while you exercise. Finally, if you want to add an activity to the app that hasn’t yet been recorded, you can find over 140 options including archery, cycling, badminton, cricket, curling and even household chores.
You’ll also get information on your weekly cardio load and readiness, plus all the basics you’d expect from a modern fitness tracker, like your steps, distance traveled, and time spent exercising. And because it has a vibrating motor, it can wake you up silently by buzzing against your skin. Google’s Smart Wake feature can use this to help you wake up from sleep at the most appropriate times in your sleep cycle.
All of this sure sounds like features we’ve come to expect from most smartwatches and fitness trackers today. But Google said the Air was “powered by new advanced machine learning models that are 15% more accurate than our previous models.” He also highlighted that the sleep score has been improved in a way that “better reflects recovery.”
The Air also has the letters A and I in its name and, like most products launched by Google this year, comes with a host of AI features. At the heart of the Air experience is the Google Health Coach, which has been in public preview since its unveiling in October. It’s basically a Gemini-based interface that lets you have a conversation with the Google Health app and get personalized suggestions based on your data. The health coach will create “dynamic, personalized fitness plans that match your goals – and your life – with workout suggestions and proactive insights that adapt to your real-time performance data and your changing schedule.”
According to Google, the trainer will be able to work with fitness and health data, including Cycle Health and “vital medical information.” The company also claims that “your data is private and secure.”
For now, Google offers three bands alongside the Fitbit Air. There’s a “micro-adjustable” Performance Loop Band and a sweat-resistant and “moisture-proof” active silicone band to better withstand workouts. (Google says the Air is waterproof to 50 meters, but it’s not officially waterproof.) The third option is an “elevated modern bracelet,” which Google says turns the Air “into a fashionable bracelet.” No chest strap option (or necklace, anklet, or other variation) is available yet, although Chandra told Engadget that more bands are coming. “Right now it’s just bracelets,” he said. “We’re looking at how to accessorize it more.”
Like other Fitbits, the Air has an estimated battery life of up to a week, and it can charge quickly enough to get up to a day’s worth of battery life in five minutes after being plugged in. It would take about 90 minutes to be completely full. Like the one on the Pixel Watch 4, the Fitbit Air’s charger is magnetic and bidirectional, so you don’t have to worry about its orientation when placing the device on the dock.
Google also made a special edition of the Air in collaboration with basketball star (and the company’s “Performance Advisor”) Steph Curry. It features “an embossed interior print for increased airflow and signature Stephen Curry design details,” as well as an additional water-resistant coating. All these extras will cost you, since the special edition Fitbit Air will cost you $130. Every Fitbit Air purchase (including the Special Edition) will come with three months of Google Health Premium and the devices will arrive on May 26.
Updated, May 7, 2026, 10:40 a.m. ET: This story has been updated to clarify the number and types of activities that Fitbit Air can detect automatically, as well as those that can be started manually and added to the app.