Fitbit shows off Wear OS app ahead of the Pixel Watch launch - Android Central

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Google Pixel Watch with Fitbit data
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What you request to know

  • The upcoming Pixel Watch volition diagnostic immoderate benignant of Fitbit integration.
  • The updated Play Store listing for Fitbit shows disconnected the Wear OS app.
  • Google is rumored to connection up to six months of escaped Fitbit Premium for those that acquisition a Pixel Watch.

We’re little than 24 hours distant from Google’s large motorboat event, and portion determination person been plentifulness of unofficial leaks revealing details astir the Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch, immoderate authoritative details negociate to gaffe done the cracks present and then. This time, it’s each astir Fitbit, which we expect to perceive a batch astir astatine the event.

If you caput implicit to the Fitbit app connected the Google Play Store, 9to5Google noticed that the listing appears to person been updated with caller screenshots showing disconnected the upcoming Wear OS app. The screenshots uncover a beauteous full-featured application, arsenic you tin spot what appears to beryllium the surface for an in-progress workout that shows steps, calories, and time. At the bottom, we tin spot that 2 different screens are disposable via a swipe.

There are besides views for assorted metrics, caller activities, slumber metrics, and a bosom complaint graph. At slightest 1 screenshot appears to beryllium a imaginable tile, showing a measurement antagonistic with a circular advancement barroom similar what we’ve seen with Google Fit connected Wear OS watches.

In-progress workout connected  the Fitbit Wear OS app

(Image credit: Fitbit)

As 9to5 points out, the listing besides shows a flimsy redesign to the Fitbit smartphone app, with an oddly designed navigation barroom astatine the bottom.

Additionally, it appears the Fitbit app is already gearing up for the Pixel Watch launch. When mounting up a caller device, the Pixel Watch shows up among the disposable devices (via Android Police). Selecting it doesn’t bash much, however. It attempts to redirect you to a non-existent Pixel Watch app, which we expect to go disposable connected the Play Store astatine immoderate infinitesimal now.

The Pixel Watch among devices to acceptable   up   connected  the Fitbit app

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Meanwhile, the Fitbit ECG app besides looks similar it's primed for the Pixel Watch launch.

Rumors person suggested that Google whitethorn connection users up to six months of escaped Fitbit Premium erstwhile they acquisition a Pixel Watch, which is treble what it already offers immoderate caller users. The Fitbit Premium subscription isn’t precisely cheap, and we’re not truly convinced that it’s worthy the price, truthful a six-month proceedings isn’t thing to walk up.

Google volition motorboat the Pixel Watch connected October 6 astatine 10 americium AM ET / 1 AM PT. Be definite to cheque retired our live blog to drawback each the quality arsenic it happens.

Derrek is simply a long-time Nokia and LG fanboy who loves astronomy, videography, and sci-fi movies. When he's not working, he's astir apt moving retired oregon smoldering astatine the camera.

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