Google Ditches the Screen With the New Fitbit Air (2026)

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Powered by Gemini and designed around simplicity, the new Fitbit Air could finally give the screenless fitness tracker market a compelling alternative to Whoop.

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Five years after acquiring Fitbit , and three years since it released the Charge 6 , Google is finally expanding into a new phase of fitness tracking . With its screen-free design, the new Fitbit Air could be the first device to threaten Whoop s grip on this category, thanks in large part to Google s intuitive, user-friendly software.

The Fitbit Air is Google s most minimalist wearable yet. There s no AMOLED display, no haptic side button, and none of the visual feedback loops that have defined Fitbit devices (and most fitness trackers) for years. Instead, it s a slim oval device that fits into a wide array of bands. It looks and functions more like Whoop band than a traditional tracker with a screen.

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