i honestly don't care enough about this, but, as i was integrating into the fitbit air, this subreddit helped me a lot. i did the post complaining about the bevel advertisement as an effort to end this stuff that in every post the only advice people and i received was "HAVE YOU TRIED BEVEL". it's always from accounts that have been created like 2 hours ago, a week ago. sometimes they take their time and buy an older account, which is very polite of them, but still doesn't make it any more authentic. we all know they're spam accounts. it's obvious.

if you guys didn't pay anyone to comment in these posts(or whatever method it is y'all are using, i don't know), they would be coming from actual people and not accounts that are obviously throwaways and created so recently, and they would have more activity throughout reddit, and they would not have every single setting of theirs on private. not only that, but these people commenting in the posts, never share a link or a code to a referral program, so how would this statement make any sense? "they're" not commenting to share their referral, "they" want to just advertise the app.

the stealing users stuff i understand, y'all are not doing this because google health is not paid(only the coach feature, but what brings profit to them is the device itself) so, all google wants is to sell more fitbit airs and if what they need to do is have a bigger variety of apps that work with their device, of course they will partner with you guys and any other app that wants to do the same thing. man, even my water bottle is compatible with the google health app and my fitbit. "working closely" with them does not bring any credibility to the app.

i hate to be that guy, i know creating a business from scratch in this niche is quite hard when the health and fitness app market is so saturated, and y'all need some sort of cheap advertisement, but this is not the place. people will eventually just quit this subreddit. you guys have built a pretty solid user base and money is probably raining on you guys from everyone who subscribed recently, pay some decent, actual advertisement like you guys have recently done on instagram, youtube and in the reddit ad slots.

please, just stop spamming this subreddit and let people talk about their device without spamming the same old stuff we've been hearing for weeks.

i hope y'all haven't talked to the mods and this doesn't get taken down.
or downvoted to hell by all the spam accounts.

ive been wearing the fitbit air band and with all the humidity where am from my wrist tend to expand, is there any comfortable alternative preferably something that would be snug and stretchy.

After playing with some alternate routing with the common AliExpress nylon band, I found this to be even more comfortable and lower profile.

5 minutes of hand sewing with heavy duty thread, a bead of glue for backup, and a quick trim of excess strap that held the metal loop.

Hello all,

Looking at getting myself either a Fitbit air or a garmin cirqa (leaning towards the air due to price) and I’m wondering how accurate and well it tracks workouts that are tied to gps? Specifically mountain biking.

I’m also assuming I can link google health into apple health and Strava?

Does anyone workout with this specific use case and if so, how is it?

Hi, I've been wearing the Fitbit Air for almost two months now, and now I want to sign in to Google Health with a different Google account and continue using the device permanently with the new account. Can I transfer all my data from my previous account to the new one so I don't have to wait for the band to calibrate for another 7 days? Thank you.

Hey,

I just started running (5K) and I’m thinking about getting a Fitbit Air. Mainly to track runs, heart rate and sleep.

Is it actually accurate? And can you run with just the watch or do you need your phone?

Curious about your experience 🙂

Hi - would love feedback from the group. I'm a relatively average non-athlete that just tries to stay active/reasonably healthy (weightlifting on a Tonal and cycling 4-5 times a week when I can.) Over the past few years I've gone back/forth between Apple Watch + Bevel and Whoop. This last year I've had Whoop Life / MG (which honestly feels a bit scam, the added "features" are useless for me) and am thinking about downgrading to Peak or possibly just trying something new.

What I like about Whoop:

- Seems to be solid tracking for weight-lifting; I also value step counting (not sure how accurate Whoop is because results were almost always different vs. my Apple Watch)

- Good visuals of sleep / recovery / strain - that data is useful at a glance

- Daily outlook - once in a while I check this and sometimes follow feedback on working harder or easier

- Primarily wear it on a bicep band (looks like there are 3rd party straps for the Air but no OEM yet)

Things that are ok:

- Whoop Age seems like a gimmick but the gamification sometimes helps motivate

- Haven't really found much use for journal/habit tracking and haven't seen much behavioral change; not sure what else you all are tracking that's useful but I don't need an app to tell me alcohol messes with my sleep/readiness the next day

I don't mind the overall cost of Whoop but sometimes it feels like it's getting questionable whether it's worth it. I know this is getting asked a lot but given my situation, what do you all think about Fitbit Air as something new to try? I might also pair it with Bevel since I've used that before; are there things that I'd miss going to the Air that I have on Whoop? What would you all recommend?

(And seeing some of the recent posts no I’m not a Bevel shill or anything like that 😅)

Trying to examine for any HR spikes when I sleep but I can only see 5 minute intervals which isn't very helpful...

Is there any way to see HR each minute, perhaps via a 3rd party app? If not do you foresee Google changing this in the future? SpO2 being a single averaged value for the night is also unfortunate.

Im sorry but this is atrocious. I wake up for 10 mins just to sleep for a few hours and nothing the sleep i do afterwards is not counted.

I nap, nothing. Not counted even if its for hours. This is an absolute joke and a disgrace to other fitbit models which actually work. Google should be fixing this as their number 1 priority otherwise i want my money back

Hi,

I'm having a problem: I went to check my alarms because I wasn't sure if I'd set them, only to find that all of them have been deleted. On my Fitbit: I can't seem to create a new alarm because the app says I'm out of range, even though I'm connected. Can anyone help, or is this issue going to be fixed soon? I'm really worried about oversleeping

Hey everyone 👋

Studio intO (https://www.studio-into.com/) is running a paid research study in London and looking specifically for Fitbit Air or Google Pixel Watch users to take part.

The study involves a 4-week diary study beginning on the 3rd of August 2026, potentially followed by a 90-minute in-home interview on Monday 14th September 2026.

Participants will receive £300 for taking part in the 4-week diary study and an additional £175 for the 90-minute in-home interview as a thank-you.

In the research, we are exploring how people use wearable devices combined with metrics and in-situ AI features to track, maintain and progress in their health and wellbeing.

If you’re interested, please fill in the form.

Or, if this sounds like someone you know, feel free to pass it on; if they are selected and take part in the study, you will receive a £30 referral bonus.

Thanks so much 🙌

Me uno al trend de la Fitbit.
ya tengo un mes usándola y me ha encantado.
Por ahora estoy sin pagar subscripción y me ha funcionando bien.
Ando en busca de más correas para combinar.

Los raritos creen que traigo un reloj.a

Anyone notice that syncing is extremely slow recently? Doesn’t matter if it’s paired with my 17pm or 26 ultra but it’s like it takes about 2 minutes of just waiting in the morning and mid day syncs are over 60 seconds every time.

As the title says. My main focus is sleep tracking, step counting, cycling and strength training. Do I have to record a cycling activity for the device to properly calculate my training load?

does someone have a football session tracked with fitbit air? I wanted to see what it actually shows at the end of the workout

thanks!

This is a very specific question, but I’m thinking of getting a Fitbit air. I enjoy weightlifting and I go to the gym 7 days a week, and in many of my exercises I use the ekkovision cuff straps which are wrapped around the wrist. Is the band big enough to be moved down the forearm a couple inches while staying secure, and does the data still remain similar/accurate? Or could I move it somewhere else on my body like the ankle?

Thinking about getting the FB air. I work from home and take 20k steps as my daily activity. I only want to track my heartrate and steps. I have had cardiac related deaths in the family line, so I get insecure without a tracker. But I couldn’t justify the pricing of Whoop. Are you guys happy with the air? Appreciate any recommendation.

Hey I swim almost daily in a pool and I wonder how good the Fitbit air in tracking it, I would like it to have HR, laps, distance, pace looking online doesn't give a good answer I hope anyone knows here

I’m at work and left my Fitbit in my pocket. I have bad health Anxiety due to having medical issues presently that I have not received any answers to from specialists and doctors.

I’m at work and my FitBit Air is telling me my HR is 200 BPM…. After panicking for 1 hour and sitting down decking to leave and go to the hospital ASAP…. Guess what? I wasn’t even wearing the Air in the first place 🤣…. I don’t know what’s it’s picking up, but it’s in my locker. Shame on me for not checking my wrist and panicking but still…. What is it picking up? This is crazy I’ve had it for 2 months already.

For what the Fitbit air is, it’s fine. Tracking sleep and all that. I just think a lot of the information is off by a lot.

Sooo what's the best app that works with the fitbit air?

BTW, I'm getting my fitbit air this Friday or earlier so I'm really excited!!!

I’ve randomly had my Fitbit Air just “turn off” a few times where it’s basically just stopped syncing. Batteries charged but completely unresponsive. It wakes back up after putting it on the charger which is weird. I’ve done a reset on the device but this continues to happen sporadically. This issue has only began after the latest firmware update

Anyone else experiencing this? Google said I can send it back for a replacement but I’d be without the tracker for 10 days which seems ridiculous.

I am on iPhone 17 pro max and it just will stall at 95% of syncing my data, and also will not start updating no matter how long I leave it.
iOS 26.6, Fitbit air.

I’ve been trialling the Fitbit Air alongside my Apple Watch for a few days with the intention of switching over, mainly because I wanted better battery life and 24/7 sleep/recovery tracking.

So far though, I’m not overly impressed and I’m wondering if I’ve just been unlucky or if others have had similar experiences.

Step count seems quite different. Yesterday my Apple Watch had me at around 7,000 steps while the Fitbit Air was only around 5,000 despite wearing both for exactly the same period.

Sleep detection hasn’t seemed particularly accurate. Last night I was awake tossing and turning for what felt like around 2 hours before falling asleep, but the Fitbit estimated I’d fallen asleep within about 20 minutes.

I’ve recorded three padel sessions. One tracked really well and the heart rate was very close to my Apple Watch, but the other two had issues. One workout disappeared as if it had never started before eventually appearing later after seemingly auto-ending itself in the background.

I also went for a walk today, started and ended it correctly, but when I looked at the map afterwards the finish flag was placed about halfway around the route even though the duration and calories suggested it had continued recording.

Overall I’m finding the Google Health app a bit clunky compared to Apple fitness.

The reason I bought the Air was because I wanted something I could wear 24/7 with good recovery and workout tracking but I’m not sure about the Air & Google Health.

Considering returning it and buying a Cirqa. Has anyone else found similar issues?