Google has confirmed that sleep breathing quality monitoring will come to the Fitbit Air soon. The company told Android Authority the tracker will gain the sleep-related health insight after Google launched it on selected Pixel Watch models.
The confirmation answers questions from Fitbit Air owners who noticed the capability on newer Google watches while their tracker lacked it, as first reported by 9to5Google. Google currently offers the feature on the Pixel Watch 3, Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Watch 5.
Fitbit Air will catch up with recent Pixel Watch models
Sleep breathing quality gives users a health insight based on the quality of their breathing during sleep. Google introduced it first through its Pixel Watch lineup, leaving the Fitbit Air without a function available on several of the company’s more recent wrist-worn devices.
That gap mattered because the Fitbit Air targets users who want health and activity tracking in a dedicated fitness device. Adding the monitoring tool brings the tracker closer to the sleep-focused software available on Google’s watches, and it reduces the feature difference for people deciding between Fitbit hardware and a Pixel Watch.
The rollout also shows that Google intends to continue expanding health software beyond the device line where it first appears. Fitbit users have often depended on updates to gain new tracking capabilities after launch, so the company’s confirmation provides a clearer answer than the feature’s earlier absence from the Air.
Google has not set a rollout date
Google described the Fitbit Air release as coming soon, though it has not announced an exact date or said whether every device will receive the update at the same time. The company also has not confirmed availability for the Fitbit Edge, leaving owners of that model without a firm answer on whether it will gain the breathing-quality insight.
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