Customer Ratings & Reviews

I was able to get this device and health apps synced with my other apps and it was perfect! I don't like smart watch distractions and this item does exactly what it is designed for. The wrist band is comfortable and soft, and ut tracks my vitals and sleep patter pretty accurately. I recommend this product for those who solely want to focus on their health without extra bells ans whistle distractions.

This product is wonderful. It stays connected to my phone, unlike other devices I have purchased in the past. The information is comprehensive, the device itself is very low-profile, and it is very comfortable to wear. I only wish it had been developed years ago. Highly recommend.

Light weight, accurate, my daily item. I recommend it

The new fitbit air is amazing. Light weight and no screen. Never notice it on my daily work. The new google health premium is also good. Google AI coach is very useful. I use it every moment. Log my three meals, water drink, workout. Tracking my sleep. Give me good recovery suggestions. Like my real coach friend. Really really recommend.

It is amazing how much functions you can fit in just 12 grams of technology. I like how this tracker is very minimalist without sacrificing important features (that are supposed to be in every tracker). With a long battery life and the capability to record a week health data, this tracker is mostly what you need to keep on track with your health and activities. It is a screenless device. All interactions are going through your phone app. That's a positive and negative thing in the same time. Away from all the disturbing that a smartwatch can cause, this one is just recording data in silent. And it is doing it very well. All in just 12 grams added to your wrist. The Fitbit Air is only complete when connected to the Google Health app and Gemini AI coach. For the price that the Fitbit Air is listed for and the perks that come with, the price is very justifiable and competitive. It is very fair to say that the app is making more than 50% of the Fitbit Air usability. It gets you on a new level of experience tracking and understanding what is going on. Unlike the common trackers, the AI agent is getting in depth with your activities and recorded data. It explains things and comments on others. It is just like having a real human coach that is following you. As example, I've done a gym activity that the Fitbit Air didn't detect. Later in the evening, I mentioned that to the AI coach. It asked me about the approximate time and then from the recorded data, it was able to pull the real activity time and log it properly. Unlike the full (with screen) devices, for this Fitbit Air, you need to start your activity (often) manually from the phone (using the phone's screen). You need the phone to also check on your progress (while exercising). Heart rate is well monitored. AI is also providing a deep insight about your heart rate variation and resting. It gives you a detailed report about your readiness and what you are doing right vs. wrong. I love that. That's what a common (more expensive tracker) are failing badly. I am comparing the Fitbit Air with my daily, different brand, smart watch. There are a lot of positive things to mention like: - Sleeping and sleep tracking: The fitbit air is very discreet. Very comfortable to wear for the night sleep. It tracks the sleep better and even capable of capturing the short naps during the day. Where the other one fails. I love the smart wake feature. The silent alarm feature is very nice. Also to set up from the phone app only. - Long lasting battery: I didn't charge it for over 5 days and still showing 45% battery. The charging time is slow but ok! Google claims 0-100% in about 90 minutes. I am charging it whenever I am not wearing it just to not make it take longer time charging. It feels like a 5min charge would cover your full day activities. Also to mention, the Fitbit Air uses a symmetrical magnetic charging cable. You don't have to worry about polarity or certain orientation. - The price and subscription cost: I've briefly covered that. With all the benefits you get, that's a good deal! There are actually 2 things that I don't like about this Fitbit Air: - Lack of built-in GPS: Well, maybe for that price and weight the GPS integration is impossible. I can still use my phone's GPS to track my movements... Only through the phone. - Heart rate monitoring glitches sometimes: I noticed when lifting weights that the tracked heart rate gets a bit off for short duration. loosening the strap fixed that problem but it makes it very loose when not lifting. That's something I noticed. Currently, accessories for this Fitbit Air (aftermarket ones also) are very expensive. The loop band provided with it is fine. Very lightweight and adjustable. A little on the easy side for the quality in general. I will mostly upgrade to the Active Band as it is sweat-proof. Overall, the Loop Band would do just fine for most people. If you want a highly capable fitness tracker but hate the idea of wearing a fragile, expensive, screen-heavy smartwatch, I strongly recommend the Fitbit Air. Checking my deep sleep reports every morning has become my favorite routine, and I love not having to worry about a bulky screen on my wrist. -

This band is great. Super lightweight and the app is super informative.

In the little time I’ve had it it has helped me to remain focused on my daily vitals and overall goals to remain active. Honestly wasn’t too keen on checking into this stuff before hand but the Fitbit air has made it both stylish and convenient!! Highly recommend !

The Fitbit air is perfect for that person that doesn’t want to wear a fitness watch. You forget your wearing it and you get all the data you want. The battery life is outstanding, it is exactly what I was looking for!

It is small, light and measures a lot. Still working on checking everything. I like the rubber band that I got for the gym. Like the charger work.

This band works similar to other fitness band and gives a 1 week charge. The only thing I find not good about this product is the steps tracker. Even if I just shake my hands, the steps are getting counted. Hope google fixes it.

I have not used a Fitbit before so this was fun trying this device out. Mine is labeled as lavender but it looks light blue to me which I like. It came in a nice easy to open box with instructions. I downloaded the app and charged the device. So far, it has kept the charge for several days so you don’t need to constantly charge this device. I am wearing it on my right wrist since I sometimes wear a watch or smart watch on my left wrist. I did not connect to the trial of coaching and at this time and I am reluctant to share my health data with the company. So far, I like this device. It keeps track of my steps in a passive way so I don’t need to engage it to record. The app also keeps track of my heart rate. It records my sleep which I really like. This strap doesn’t bother my wrist since I haven’t liked sleeping with heavier smart watches. The device is not waterproof but apparently is water resistant. The band is a soft material with a velcro strap and I don’t even feel it on my wrist. I would worry about it getting dirty when gardening or doing pottery but it is washable if the device is removed. The app is very comprehensive with any data points. There is a fitness section where you can enter your activity for recording while you do that activity. There is a workout library with short videos with instructors demonstrating how to do the activity. I can’t even list all of the many sections of this app. For the price, this is an excellent product.

I've had smart watches before, nothing too fancy. Just watches with a couple of smart features" Have never been too drawn to owning or wearing smart tech on my wrist. But lately I've been working really hard to lose weight and gain muscle so I decided it's time to get some assistance throughout my journey. All that being said, this is the first Fitbit I've ever owned. Like I said before, I'm not too big on wearing smart tech on my wrist. Don't really wear watches either so I was excited to see that this Health tracker is just a wrist band. It is so lightweight and comfortable that sometimes I forget I even have it on. I am able to wear it while I sleep also without it bothering me or becoming uncomfortable. Ive had it on for the past 4 days, the only times Ive only taken it off is to shower, and to give it a rinse with water after a sweaty work or exercise session. So out of the box, you'll have to connect it to the included magnetic charger. It has a usb C plug on the other end. It needs to be charging in order to get it set up with your Google Health app on iPhone or Android. I have an iPhone and it works flawlessly with my phone and app. Like I said before, this is my first Fitbit so it's my first experience with the Google Health app. It is pretty intuitive and has a lot of features. It tracks your heart rate, your steps, your physical activity, breathing, and your sleep. I might have missed a couple of things, but these are the biggest things. I thought it was kind of cool that it shows me how well I slept over night, and lets me know how my heart is doing throughout the week. "Coach" or the Ai that assists you in the google health app has been quite informative and helpful with my journey so far. It's reminded me how important it is to get a proper nights sleep lol, and will suggest certain exercise routines and activities based on your health, your job, how much rest you got and even will make suggestions if you let it know that your body is aching. I thought it was really cool that after telling "Coach" my age, my weight, and the type of work I do. It knew that my job can be very physically demanding and helped me by suggesting certain types of movements, exercises and tips to use while at work! The only thing I did not like was that it suggested I take an extra rest day when I wanted to go to the gym after a short night of sleep and letting it know that my shoulder was achy. Lol but Coach was right, and after taking that extra rest day and sleeping a full night I felt better and ready to hit the gym again the next day. Ive already been pretty motivated lately about getting to the gym and keeping a routine, but I was starting to feel gassed and feel a little lost about what to do next. And honestly using the Fitbit and having an Ai Coach has given me more motivation to keep moving and be more mindful about my health and most importantly about getting proper rest. It's taught me how rest and recovery also plays a big role in your health journey. I could go on and on about all the features this Fitbit has. If you've made it this far, I'll say go ahead and buy it! You're going to love it. I do and I'm excited to use it going forward. I highly recommend it. It is pretty much sweat proof and water proof. I can't confirm the water resistance at its stated depths because I am not a swimmer But it is fine after rinsing it under the sink for a few seconds. If you're not a big fan of the color of the wrist band, or it gets worn down. You can always replace the wrist band with other options. If I had to complain about anything about this is that you'll have to pay a subscription to have the Ai Coach. It doest come with a free three month trial so I can't really comment on what features will be missing once that trial is over. But I like it so much I think Im going to go ahead and renew the subscription for a year after and soon I will be buying one for my wife as well.

The Google Fitbit Air is one of the more refreshing wearable trackers I've used in a while. Fitbit (owned by Google for quite some time now) has seemingly gone full circle back to the basics of what made their original Fitbit tracker such a hit while pulling in over a decade of fitness tracking enhancements to make the Air fit into the modern market of wearable fitness trackers. With a streamlined design, extraordinary battery life, and a reasonable price point that doesn't lock you into a perpetual subscription for the basics, this is a strong option for anyone looking for a dedicated fitness tracker without all the noise that comes with a full-featured smartwatch. Comfort is the first thing I noticed. The included fabric "Performance Loop" band took a day or two to get acclimated to, but at this point it has completely disappeared on my wrist. I genuinely forget that I'm wearing it, which is exactly what I want out of a 24/7 tracker. The unobtrusive style fits in with a wide range of clothing styles, blending in whether I'm at a work event or out for a jog. Google has also released guidelines for making your own bands, which speaks to their investment in the idea of this being a lifestyle piece that adapts to anyone's individual needs. As someone who owned the first Fitbit wrist wearable back in the day, this device feels like it brings the ecosystem full circle. That original wearable was a slim, no screen step tracker, and the Air is very reminiscent of that ethos: minimalist, focused on the data, and completely out of your way. Battery life for the Fitbit Air is another strong selling point in an era of watches that require near daily charge routines. With those styles of watches, I've always felt like I was sacrificing persistent tracking in the interest of adding features which I didn't necessarily need or want. With the Fitbit Air, I've charged it just one time in the week and a half that I've owned it, and charging has become a complete afterthought. This is exactly the experience I've always wanted out of a full fitness tracker of this type. On the topic of pricing, the Air comes in at $99 with no mandatory subscription, which is a refreshing change of pace compared to the other options in the market. More importantly yet, the vast majority of the device's tracking functionality is available for free with only a Google account. That includes the important core metrics like HRV, SpO2, resting heart rate, and breathing rate, as well as activity tracking, manual workout logging, smart wake alarms, and most importantly for me, full sleep tracking with sleep stages and a daily sleep score. I've found the sleep tracking to be incredibly useful (as someone who has struggled with sleep the past couple of years) for understanding how my sleep routine impacts my recovery, and the fact that it doesn't require a premium subscription is a huge win. Where Google Health Premium comes into play ($9.99/month or $99/year) is on the AI side of things. The premium tier unlocks the Google Health Coach, which delivers personalized daily summaries of your activity and the previous night's sleep, giving you a more comprehensive and easy to understand summary of where your body is at for the coming day. It also adds adaptive fitness plans, proactive insights, and access to workouts and mindfulness libraries. The subscription is somewhat costly, but those features do add a lot of value if you're the type of person who wants guided coaching layered on top of the raw data. With all the positives, my only real gripe here is with the complete lack of any on band information display. While the understated, streamlined design is undoubtedly a positive for me, I do wish they'd added some measure of at-a-glance information here; either a row of LEDs akin to the original Fitbit to indicate step count progress, or even a battery-efficient display to show the time on demand with a double tap. Either of these would be a great compromise to maintain the essence of the design while adding tangible functionality that wouldn't substantially impact the battery life. Overall, I'm very happy with the Fitbit Air. It nails the fundamentals: comfort, battery life, and a clean design that stays out of your way, all at a reasonable price point that doesn't hide the core experience behind an expensive perpetual subscription. If you're looking for a no fuss, set it and forget it fitness tracker that just does its job in the background, this is a strong option that deserves your consideration.

I have been a fan and owner of Fitbit products since the Fitbit One, Fitbit Charge HR, Surge, Blaze, and the Charge 3. In between, I regularly used other products such as the Pebble (defunct), Basis Peak (defunct), Jawbone products (defunct), and Garmin, among others. Through it all, Fitbit has been the “gold standard” for general lifestyle, fitness, and health tracking through their products and their software…and then Google bought them! I took a break at that point to see what direction Google would take the products and software. This band is a throwback in the sense that it is just a thin strap on the wrist with no display or smart features other than an alarm, but it’s a major step forward in that it has all the health and tracking features of the more expensive options at a fraction of the price. And those hardware features go a BIG step beyond current offerings when paired with the new application and software. While some say the Fitbit app is now Google Health, I consider the Health app a completely new offering with (if you choose) integration with your medical records, lab tests, etc. This data coupled with your input about your health and conditions allows the app to provide non-medical guidance to improve your mental and physical health. The free access provides the basic data from the band, but the additional information is available through their subscription service, which is $99 per year. This cost is less than other subscription models and provides more information than some. There are multiple band options that accept the small tracking device, and all that is visible on the wrist is the band. Battery life is as expected, with about a 10% reduction per day with 24-hour wear and normal activities. There is an alarm setting in the app, including a smart alarm option to wake you up within ½ hour of your set time based on your sleep rhythm. Personally, the band vibration is not enough to wake me, but it does work for reminders during the day. I wore the Fitbit and a competitor device during my week of testing, and all of the stats were within an acceptable deviation with the exception of floor/stair counting. That is normally an issue for most trackers, but I have 3 flights of stairs in my house, and the Fitbit didn’t record any flights all week versus the other tracker, which recorded about 40% of them. There are workout options for a large variety of sports plus auto detection for most, but the device learns with you. So if it auto-detects the wrong sport, you can edit your data, and it learns from that. Since this is a device targeted towards a general user, as are all Fitbits, I’m surprised there aren’t more “around the house” options for workouts such as gardening, yard work, cleaning, etc. The food tracking built into the app has, in my opinion, done away with the need to have connected apps such as MyFitnessPal, Lose It! and others, but most still integrate. The band also has the ability to broadcast your heart rate to devices such as bicycle computers and fitness machines. The app is where the data shines and is fully customizable so you can see what’s important to you with the option of large or small data tiles. The data becomes more actionable over time, and initially there might be some missing until the software develops a baseline for items such as HRV and skin temperature variance. The bottom of the app has 4 tabs for "Today," "Fitness," "Sleep," and "Health," each providing data for those topics. The Health tab has a conversational AI interface (if you choose) that will guide you on resting, workouts, etc. I honestly have never paid for a subscription to accompany any of my devices, but the guidance provided in the first week of use has made me change my mind! While I’d normally include pictures, the band is so non-intrusive I only included one of the charger attached to the device. And I don’t want to include app screenshots due to them containing health information.

The Google Fitbit Air is an excellent, lightweight activity tracker. Having last used the Fitbit Alta about 10 years ago, I was curious to what’s changed since and how the Fitbit Air would do with my primary devices, an iPhone and Apple Watch. Band The Fitbit Air is thin, although on my small wrists it looked a little more raised than in product photos. Putting on the Fitbit Air with its fabric loop was fast - the four small velcro patches kept everything together securely. As for the color, I expected the band to be more of a black shade, but it seemed much more grey in person. That being said, personally for me I don’t prefer fabric loops and wish there was an option to start with the silicone variants. The first few hours had me scratching at my wrist at times, and when I accidentally ran the faucet over it while in the kitchen, it soaked up water easily - I had to remove Fitbit Air for a few minutes because the band felt soggy. Battery life The battery life is excellent - I wore it every day (except at bedtime), and it dropped about 6-10% every 24 hours for the past 4 days. Charger The Fitbit Air uses a proprietary cable with a USB-C end, which means that it will be another cable to pack when I need to go on a trip. Hopefully there will be an adapter alternative later on (3rd party or not), though depending on the time away from home, a charger might not be needed at all thanks to the long battery life. Pairing and App Initially I had a little trouble logging into my old Fitbit account in the iOS Google Health app but after some force closing and restarting the app I was able to log in. Pairing the Fitbit Air to the iPhone was quick, and I was happy to find that the Google Health app was uncluttered and easy to navigate. Alarms The Fitbit Air does not have notification or movement goal alerts, and alarms for it can only be set in the Google Health app (it does not sync with the phone’s native alarm clock). The vibration can be set to low or high. iOS Compatibility and Activity Tracking In the iOS version of the Google Health app, stats varied depending on which devices were being used. For example: - For daily step counts, Google Health showed Fitbit Air stats only - it did not appear to ‘ingest’ the steps logged by iOS devices/Apple Health unless the Fitbit Air was not being worn. - Wearing the Apple Watch and Fitbit Air on each wrist and then starting and ending a workout on both resulted in slightly different stats on their respective apps. - Starting and ending a workout on the Apple Watch while wearing the Fitbit Air initially displayed only Apple Watch/Health data in the Google Health app. About 30 minutes later, Google Health overwrote that information with data collected from the Fitbit Air through its ‘Activity Detection’ feature. An issue I came across was that sometimes the Fitbit Air did not accurately detect when the workout started and ended, leaving me to manually correct the times in the Google Health app afterwards. Overall though, the Google Fitbit Air works well with iOS devices. It's an excellent choice for anyone looking for a light, minimal activity tracker.

My main daily watch is a Galaxy Watch 8, and outside of the health tracking it does I’ve never thought much about this space. I saw the Google Fitbit Air and decided to give it a shot. At this price point, and for what it can do. I was pleasantly surprised. Packaging was simple and minimal, like the device itself. You had the tracker, the band, the proprietary charging cable, and the usual paperwork. Setting this up was a breeze, did so with both a Samsung and a Google phone just to check. There were no issues, and I am assuming it would be the same case for an iPhone. The first thing that stood out to me was how light and comfortable it was to wear the Fitbit Air. It was so comfortable that at times I forgot it was there, which was great as it allowed me to use this as a sleep tracker vs my Galaxy watch that was too bulky for me to go to bed with. The next thing I liked was that the Fitbit Air had a screenless design. Having no notifications, apps, nor other visual clutter, encouraged me to stay present while the Air steadily collected valuable health and fitness data in the background. One might consider this a drawback if you’re used to starting and ending tasks on your watch/ tracker but it was fine to me. You can still start and end events/sessions on your phone. I’ve tested the Fitbit Air for 5 days, and as far as I can tell, it tracks key wellness metrics such as daily activity, steps, sleep patterns, and overall movement pretty well. Much of what I saw against these metrics was in line with what I saw on my Galaxy Watch 8. The Air, also synced seamlessly and quickly with the Fitbit app for a comprehensive view of your progress against your desired goals/metrics. Within the app you also had an Ai Health coach( I received a 3 month trial). It was pretty nifty having something on had that was personalized to you and already has access to your metrics to suggest possible workouts and also give subtle motivations towards you attaining your health goals. I actually like this capability and will continue to tinker with it, but I do understand that it might not be for everyone. Finally, rapid firing on other things I liked. Battery life was another strong point, I’ve used it for five nonstop before it gave a red light indication of being below 20%. I was able to push it to 6 days before recharging. The included band was great and fits well, and I await the different variants we will see online. I also like that you could use it as an alarm, when your desired time arrive it would gently vibrate and gradually intensify until you stopped it. The Fitbit Air delivers a simple and clean (KH fans will get this), distraction-free fitness tracking experience that prioritizes wellness over technology overload. It’s comfortable, cross platform compatible, and provides reliable health insights. All of this goes towards making it an excellent choice for anyone seeking a more mindful approach to staying healthy.

I’ve been a proud Pixel Watch owner for a long time, and overall I’ve really enjoyed it. Still, a few small annoyances have piled up over time — and the Fitbit Air has quietly solved almost all of them. The device itself is tiny and practically weightless. The nylon band adds almost nothing and secures easily with Velcro, so putting it on is effortless. You can definitely feel it on your wrist, but nowhere near the way you feel a full watch. I’m not sure how durable the band will be long-term, but since it’s replaceable, I’m not too worried. Pairing it with my Pixel phone was as simple as turning it on. Auto‑pair kicked in immediately, and it synced right into the Google Health app (formerly the Fitbit app) without any fuss. In terms of accuracy, I’ve been comparing it directly to my Pixel Watch, and the difference is surprisingly small. It tracks the essentials — steps, calories, distance, heart rate, target heart zones, respiration, SpO₂, exercise time, sleep duration, and sleep stages. Nothing fancy, but everything you actually need. What really won me over, though, is how it fits into my active life. I can climb, scramble over rocks, do bouldering, or practice parkour without worrying about scratching a screen or catching a watch on something. The Fitbit Air never gets in the way. The 7‑day battery life is another huge plus — I can wear it overnight without stressing about charging. It also gives me a break from constant notifications and lets me stay focused. And maybe my favorite part: I can wear any watch I want and still keep all my movement data. Paired with the Google Health app, the Fitbit Air offers excellent value — even if you already own a smartwatch. It’s a simple, lightweight companion that fills in the gaps without trying to replace anything.

Let’s get the easy stuff out of the way. The design is almost perfect. So much so that I’m getting rid of my Apple Watch. It’s light, extremely comfortable (with the nylon band, at least), doesn’t snag on my sleeves every time I’m wearing anything with long sleeves, and the battery truly lasts about a week between charges. In some ways, I wish the little loop was in a different place, but that’s an incredibly minor complaint. At this price, I can and will gladly live with minor complaints. Furthermore, Google just released the official design schematics and are encouraging people and other manufacturers to make accessories. You could 3D print your own, even! My guess is that there will be some very good, inexpensive 3rd party bands available by the time I finish this sentence. All of this makes me very happy about the long term viability of this product, its support, and its design. But everything else is complicated. Your eagerness level toward this device may likely have a lot to do with your feelings about privacy and AI and however you feel about that is most likely warranted, justified, and fair. My personal thought is this: if we’re going to have AI then let it be used for things like health! I don’t want or need it to write my emails; having it tell me that it’s a good idea to take a rest/recovery day after a week of consistent exercise? Great. That’s not something I really know anything about. None of my exercise was particularly grueling, but it’s making that decision - and telling me as much - based upon the reading of heart rate variability. Is it 100% rate 100% of the time. I’m sure it is not and the app also makes that clear. But I am finding that a little context goes a very long way for my level of knowledge and desire in terms of fitness. I am not training to be an Olympian; I just want to know the basics. If that sounds like it meets your comfort level with AI then it’s worth doing the free premium trial to see how you like it. You get three months and - what should be most applauded here - if you cancel that subscription, then the only thing you lose apparently *is* the AI coach. So even if you hate AI… this oddly might be just the thing you’re looking for. Just don’t get the subscription. And this serves as a good segue to the new Google Health app. On the whole, I like it. Much more detail than I was getting in the Apple Health app. Right now, you can connect the Google app to the Apple one, but it will not write new data in Apple’s app. It’s read only. Hopefully that changes and people can just pick and choose what they want. Because there are some quirks as a result. I’ve been using the Nike Training Club app which *only* connects to Apple Health. So, I do a workout and the duration of that will indeed show up soon enough in the Google Health app. But no other details are included. You first have to start a workout timer in the Google Health app, basically signaling to the Fitbit Air that you’re about to workout, then go start the workout in the Nike Training Club app, It’s just a little cumbersome. One bonus point for the AI: I actually figured this out by asking about it using the coach chat. And it’s not the only time I’ve used the AI to help me figure out problems within the app itself. While I didn’t need to do that I at least found an answer. There are more quirks. Sometimes the pause button during a workout is nearly in the middle of the screen blocking part of the live data its presenting. Another time, I had a red dot show up beside my Fitbit Air’s battery percentage indicator. What is this dot? Even the AI coach couldn’t give me a great answer. It turns out that I had a new medical record show up. But why is THAT info buried in the Fitbit Air device section of the app? And why isn’t there another red dot in that section to indicate that there’s essentially a notification here. Other things: I’ll get a notification on my lock screen about a workout, for example, tap that notification, and then will be taken to the Health app. None of the info in the notification is anywhere to be found. It’s so confusing. It’s like the two systems aren’t really connected. What’s actually happening (I think) is that the info within the app had not synced yet. How it was able to send a notification with newer information is beyond me, but when you wait for the info to sync then voila: there it is. But here’s the kicker - why am I waiting for info to sync? Shouldn’t that be happening in the background? Why is there a progress bar every time I open the app? This is not something I expect to see from a major tech company’s UI in 2026. Nor should I manually have to pull to refresh. But the biggest pain of all? Connection issues. I went from Saturday afternoon to the following Saturday morning with zero problems. None. Battery was showing 25% still that morning a week later! I was all set to go on a walk and… couldn’t start my workout because the Google Health app couldn’t “find” the Fitbit Air. Hmm. Strange. I toggle Bluetooth on and off. Nothing. I start to wonder if maybe the battery was in fact dead, but tapping the device showed it was not. I plug it in anyway. Still no connection. I finally read how to restart (you have to hold down the button on the bottom of the charger), do the pairing process once more and it showed up again in the app. Fortunately, there’s no data loss doing this. The only thing I have to reset in the app is the wrist I’m wearing it on. But now it shows my battery is at nearly 85% and it hasn’t been charging 10 minutes. That’s not indicative of the charge time I got when I first got the device and filled it up. I then had the same connection issue the following day, too. I’ve seen another user post the same thing on Reddit, so maybe this is something that can and will be dealt with in a firmware update. I really hope so. But I’m keeping my eye on it. All in all, I am very happy with this device in spite of its complications and quirks. I love how light it is, I don’t miss having a screen on my wrist in the slightest, and I’m super happy that it supports alarm vibrations so I can use it to quietly wake up in the morning. The health info is plentiful and great for my needs, and while I may not decided to pay for the AI coach I do think there’s a lot of promise there and usefulness. They can tone it down and probably will. (I hope.) This feels very early days in that regard. But the device and the Coach have inspired me to exercise more and I have to chalk that up as a win.

I've tried a lot of fitness trackers over the years, and most of them end up in a drawer after a few months. The Google Fitbit Air is the first one that might be sticking around. It doesn't try to be a smartwatch. It's screenless, it's extremely comfortable, and it just does its job without getting in the way. The build is simple but well thought out. The band uses a confrontable Velcro strap that adjusts to any wrist size, and it stays put whether I'm sleeping, typing at a desk, or working out. I love that there's no buckle digging into your wrist or no silicone band trapping sweat. I genuinely forgot I’m wearing it. Battery life is great. Google claims 7 days and based on my first charge I believe it. I plugged it in after five days, but it still had plenty of juice to go for a couple more. No babying the charger here. That alone puts it ahead of most of the competition. Under the hood you get heart rate monitoring, an accelerometer, gyroscope, and various oxygen and temperature sensors. It tracks sleep, steps, workouts, and trends over time without requiring you to constantly check a screen. I used it with Google Health Premium, and it’s given me insights to spot patterns in my sleep and recovery that I never would have noticed on my own. The Fitbit Air nails what a fitness wearable should be comfortable, long lasting, and focused. If you already have a phone on you all day and just want something that quietly tracks your health without asking for your attention, this is the one to get.

But it doesn't [show the time], and I'm okay with that overall. I'll start by saying "GET IT", seriously this thing is awesome. I love it. Super light weight, long lasting battery, looks nice in my opinion, and it seems like it's super easy to swap out bands. The app is pretty handy too. But like all things, nothing's perfect! For naps, it gets the start time wrong, and doesn't combine it for a total score or total sleep hours. What do I mean by that? My little daughter had a nightmare and woke me up after staying up with my buddies playing online games, and I spent a good hour or so getting her back to sleep. I probably should have just let her sleep with us, but my wife had to leave early the next day. Long story short, I got like around 4 hours of sleep. The app definitely let me know I didn't do a good job, but when my wife got back, let her know I needed a nap. I went down for the nap, it didn't start tracking my nap for about 45 mins after. My bed tracked it sooner. It also has them as two different events, which is accurate, but I wish it'd still show my total sleep for that day. As for the fitness stuff, I enjoy the videos, they're a nice touch, I also liked the auto workout tracking. I went on a walk, and it popped up in the app perfectly. Even had a nice GPS map that followed. However it's definitely not onboard. So you have to have your phone with you. I was mowing my lawn, and it somehow figured out I was mowing. I don't know how it did that, but honestly amazing! I guess it uses Google Map data, and knew I wasn't going far and my hands were in a 'bike' position? I don't know, but I was pleasantly surprised! Long story short, I'm super happy with this, and highly recommend it!