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Google launches Fitbit Edge with health tracking and up to seven-day battery life
Google has introduced the Fitbit Edge, a new activity-tracking wristband.
It is designed to sit between basic fitness bands and smartwatches, and Google says its battery can last up to seven days.
Its Health Guardian tools use sensors and AI to track patterns and estimate changes in blood pressure and insulin-resistance trends.
The insulin-resistance estimate does not use an external continuous glucose monitor, and it is not described as a diagnosis.
The band also has sensors for electrocardiograms, skin temperature and pulse.
Google is extending Health Guardian tools to its Fitbit Air band as well.
Google has also agreed to work with period-tracking app Flo Health, with users’ consent, to study links between menstrual-cycle stages, physical performance and rest, and to support research on women’s health.
Google presented the Fitbit Edge, an advanced activity band with AI-based preventive health features and up to seven days of battery life.
Its Health Guardian tools are designed to identify changes in blood pressure and estimate trends in insulin resistance using device sensors and AI models.
The band also includes ECG, skin-temperature and optical pulse sensors.
Google said the device will go on sale on October 27 for $179.99, with pre-orders beginning October 12.
A multi-year partnership with Flo Health will allow users to sync data, with their consent, for research and analysis related to menstrual cycles, physical performance and rest.
- Who
- Google.
- What
- It presented the Fitbit Edge, an advanced activity band with health-tracking features and up to seven days of battery life.
- When
- October 12, 2026. Pre-orders begin that day, and sales start October 27.
- Where
- New York, according to El Universal.
- Why
- Google described it as a middle ground between traditional exercise-tracking bands and smartwatches, with a focus on preventive health.
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Google presented the Fitbit Edge and opened pre-orders.
The device is scheduled to go on sale.
- Battery life
- Up to seven days
- Price
- $179.99
- On-sale date
- October 27, 2026
- Pre-orders
- Begin October 12, 2026
- Fast charging
- Five minutes of charging provides one day of battery life
- Training types
- Automatic activity detection expands from 10 to more than 100 types
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