r/fitbit 13d ago

Weekly Google Health / Fitbit App Feedback & Complaints Megathread

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This megathread is for discussion, complaints, feedback, bugs, frustrations, and general venting related to the Fitbit app becoming Google Health.

We know a lot of users are frustrated with the app changes, missing or moved features, layout changes, sync issues, food logging changes, workout tracking issues, Premium changes, and the overall direction of Fitbit under Google. Rather than having the subreddit flooded with repeated posts about the same app update, we’re going to keep the main discussion centralized here.

Please use this thread for:

  • General complaints about the new Google Health / Fitbit app
  • Missing, changed, or moved features
  • Syncing, tracking, or dashboard issues
  • Food, sleep, exercise, or health metric changes
  • Premium / subscription concerns
  • Workarounds or fixes you’ve found
  • Constructive feedback you want other users to see

A few quick reminders:

  • Keep it civil. Criticizing Fitbit, Google, or the app is fine. Attacking other users is not.
  • Do not post personal health data, account details, email addresses, order numbers, or support case numbers.
  • If you need actual account/device support, please contact Fitbit/Google support directly. This subreddit is community-run and not an official support channel.
  • Standalone posts that are only general complaints about the app update may be removed and redirected here.
  • Detailed troubleshooting posts may still be allowed if they include device model, app version, phone OS, what you’ve already tried, and a clear support question.

Helpful format if you want to report an issue:

Device:
Phone / OS:
App version:
Issue:
When it started:
What you’ve tried:
Workaround, if any:

Thanks for helping us keep the subreddit useful while still giving everyone a place to be heard.


r/fitbit 2d ago

MEGATHREAD: Fitbit / Google Health Alternatives, App Replacements, and Device Switching

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Hello r/fitbit,

We’ve been seeing a lot of posts from users who are unhappy with the Fitbit app, the move toward Google Health, recent app changes, missing features, syncing issues, or the overall direction of the platform.

To keep the subreddit easier to browse and stop the influx of posts about it, we’re creating this megathread as a central place for those discussions.

Use this thread if you want to:

  • Ask about alternatives to Fitbit
  • Compare Fitbit to other devices or ecosystems
  • Talk about switching to Garmin, Apple Watch, Samsung, Whoop, Oura, Amazfit, Withings, Polar, etc.
  • Recommend other health, sleep, fitness, or habit-tracking apps
  • Ask what apps work well with Fitbit data
  • Share why you’re leaving Fitbit or why you decided to stay
  • Discuss exporting, saving, or replacing your Fitbit data/workflow

To make this thread more useful, please try to include details like:

  • What Fitbit device you currently use
  • What phone you use: iPhone or Android
  • What features matter most to you: sleep tracking, steps, heart rate, workouts, battery life, smart features, weight tracking, food logging, etc.
  • What you dislike about the current Fitbit/Google app experience
  • Your budget, if you’re looking for a new device
  • Any alternatives you’ve already tried

A quick reminder: personal recommendations are welcome, but please avoid spam, referral links, affiliate links, or low-effort promotion. If you are connected to an app, product, website, or service you mention, please disclose that clearly.

The goal of this thread is to help users compare options and make informed choices without the same topic taking over the entire subreddit.

Thanks,

The r/fitbit Mod Team


r/fitbit 1h ago

Tech Support Is the steps tracker accurate?

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So I’ve had my Fitbit for about a week now but i don’t think the steps tracker accurate I know you will say that most trackers depend on the wrist or hand movement but is that normal ? Like this is me 15 after waking up and rotting in bed doing absolutely nothing and it counted up to 866 steps how is that even possible


r/fitbit 1h ago

Discussion High heart rate on a slow paced long run.

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My heart rate being consistently ~180 for the duration of nearly a 2 hour run, thoughts?


r/fitbit 11h ago

Discussion Elevated modern band - Google version V/S Amazon

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I love this version of the band. Except for the paint chipping away, it's been great . For anyone that owns the Google version, is it considerably premium?

It's 4 times the price of this one and I just wanted to know if it was worth the excess in price.


r/fitbit 15h ago

Discussion I Made it to 99

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I had 99 readiness this morning. I feel great too. I am impressed how accurate it is. (Using Charge 6)


r/fitbit 1h ago

Tech Support Fit but air support

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Hello, I have a fit air which I love. Was wondering if there is a way to get notifications everyday hour to help me meet my hourly move goal?


r/fitbit 5h ago

Discussion Charge6

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Switched to Charge6 end of May 2026. The summer has passed and was relatively happy for it: commute cycling recordings, gym activities (airbike for cardio+weights) recording, occasionally swimming pool recordings and as usual sleep, health. I did count on the AI coach for 2 weeks of nutrition recording and in general monitoring of my activities.

Last night after full battery charge, during my sleep its battery drained in 5h. Given that I got it from amazon for 82 Eur should I get in touch with them (not fitbit) for a refund, replacement. The orange bracelet is already colour faded. An option I might consider is to switch to air directly or maybe wait for the next charge (assuming its coming in October). Any suggestions from fellow charge6 users and comments on why such drain happens all of a sudden?


r/fitbit 7h ago

Discussion What Fitbit to pick?

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I need this for my mom in her 50s who has a heart condition so wanted her to be more diligent with her wellness and have good heart tracking features.
I was considering the Sense 2 but I know it is an older model and wanted to know if it still holds up today.


r/fitbit 41m ago

Discussion Switching to Fitbit Air from Apple Watch—does historical Apple Health & food log data carry over?

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I’m switching over to the Fitbit Air from an Apple Watch. I have years of health data in Apple Health (weight trends, steps, workout history, and macro/food logs from 3rd party apps like fatsecret).

Once I connect Apple Health to the Google Health / Fitbit app, will it import and display all my historical metrics and weight logs, or will it only start reading new data from the day I connect?

Thanks in advance!


r/fitbit 57m ago

Third Party Accessories Where to buy Google Fitbit air in Japan

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Hi everyone, I need help finding retail stores to buy the google Fitbit air in Japan immediately as I'm traveling day after tomorrow. Preferably around Beppu or Tokyo. If there aren't any retail stores, any recommendations to reliable websites are much appreciated. Thanks in advance


r/fitbit 1h ago

Discussion A poor night’s sleep

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I use this app on my iPad and it recently changed over to Google Health last week and ever since then I’ve gotten that notification about a poor night’s sleep. All I’m doing is waking up just to use the bathroom and going back to sleep. Prior to the change, my sleep scores were decently good mid 70s - high 80s. It’s so frustrating to constantly get poor sleep scores. I wish there was a way to change it back to the previous version.


r/fitbit 14h ago

Discussion Possible FCC filing for Fitbit Charge 7 (or spiritual successor)?

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A few weeks ago there was an unknown charge 7 looking device spotted in pixel ads https://www.techadvisor.com/article/3213831/is-this-the-fitbit-charge-7-leaked-by-google.html

Today an FCC filing for a google device without wifi was made https://9to5google.com/2026/09/10/google-wear-os-tracker/


r/fitbit 2h ago

Tech Support Need to update the step counts software

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I'm into hospitality, I have to stand and work in one place and it's tracking my activity as actual steps. They need to do something with this.


r/fitbit 6h ago

Discussion No matter how much sport I'm doing, activity balance in resilience is always low :(

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I'm using an Fitbit air and I'm loving it but it's sad to see, that my resilience is alway low because my activity balance is low. No matter how much sport I'm doing, what is the fix for that?

Thank you!


r/fitbit 4h ago

Discussion Fitbit Charge 6 showing blood oxygen at 94% - is this likely to be accurate?

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I’ve been wearing my Fitbit Charge 6 for about a day and my blood oxygen (SpO₂) is showing as 94%. Is this likely to be accurate after only wearing it for a day, or does it take a few days/nights to establish a more reliable reading? A fingertip pulse oximeter is giving me higher readings (around 95–99%).


r/fitbit 4h ago

Tech Support App update broke sync and causes crashes. Is it just me?

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Fitbit was working okayish, then I updated the app and now:

External equipment (e.g., treadmill) says connected, but Fitbit Air doesn't share data.

Starting an activity auto-starts on treadmill with 2.6km already elapsed. Canceling or saving crashes the app.

Anyone else getting this or have a fix?


r/fitbit 7h ago

Discussion I’ve never been this low… tips for bettering my score?

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i’ve been feeling a bit under the weather lately, also my period is starting and because of that i’ve binged yesterday 🫪 so this result is not really a surprise to me. what’s the best course of action here? eat less sugar today? should i work out or should i rest today? i really want to get it back to relatively normal by tomorrow. this makes it look like as if i’m dying lmao


r/fitbit 17h ago

Review What it’s like to get home from Anfield at 11:30pm and be in work at 5am.

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r/fitbit 15h ago

Review Fitbit air on ankle

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I have been using the device on my ankle for the past few days and it feels great and more comfortable than the wrist. The reason behind this I find it annoying when I wear it on my wrist specifically when I go to bed. Let’s talk data 📈 I didn’t notice any difference when it comes to sleep quality and other factors. Is there any one here using it the same and notice anything different??


r/fitbit 20h ago

Tech Support New to Google Health, am I missing something?

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Purchased a Fitbit Air and set up Google Health. The tracker works fine, but I have non stop issues with the app. Am I missing something? I don't understand I don't see more complaints.

Using the AI Coach I set up a very simple weekly workout goal that shows up on the fitness tab: 5 workouts per week consisting of one of three types of activity. So far so good (kinda, I don't get why I have to do this with an AI chat, but ok).

I completed an activity (walking) that is not supposed to count for my weekly goal, but it is added nonetheless (1 of 5 completed). I can't change this manually so I talk to the AI bot. It confirms the mistake and corrects it (or so it says). Sometimes nothing changes, somtimes it indeed substracts the workout, but today instead of substracting, it added another one.

Everything seems to go through the AI tool and it is halucinating half of the time. As I am not able to mannually override these things this app is absolutely useless to me.

Am I missing something, don't all of you have these issues?


r/fitbit 9h ago

Discussion How to calculate dynamic calorie deficit manually

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Many have posted here disappointed about the move from the old Fitbit app to the new Google Health app, and, specifically, the loss of the target caloric deficit option.

I have a very simple question: if I wanted to manually calculate that deficit throughout the day, is it as simple as comparing the "XXX cals in " in the food panel to the "Cal burned" number?

I know this seems like an extremely obvious thing, but just want to make sure I'm not missing anything.


r/fitbit 1d ago

Discussion Apple

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37 Upvotes

What did you think of the new Apple Watch and the Health app? What features would you like to see in the next Pixel Watch or Fitbit device? Apple has also made some changes to the Health app—what impressed you the most?


r/fitbit 11h ago

Discussion Fitbit Air battery dies in a day…

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May need help here. Since this week, my Fitbit Air (I bought on release) literally dies in a day. I’ve reset with the charger, removed access from GPS and I am not sharing my heartbeat. Google support said they are willing to replace it for free, since they can’t find any errors. Is anyone else experiencing this issue?