Fitbit’s revamped app, with Gemini-powered health coach, rolls out to Premium users

Fitbit’s new Gemini-powered health coach, was announced back in AugustBeing available as a Public preview For premium subscribers in the US on Android starting tomorrow. It expands to iOS later this year.

As the AI ​​race heats up, Google is counting on the Gemini AI assistant to help Fitbit stand out from the crowd. Called “Coach,” the feature is designed to be your universal fitness coach, sleep coach, and health and wellness advisor.

At a recent Google event, Google demonstrated Coach’s various capabilities, such as how it can create a custom routine based on your goals, preferences and available equipment.

For example, if you want to run long distances without getting winded, the coach will create a suitable fitness plan with advice and achievable goals. As you work out, it will adjust your exercise plan in real time based on feedback to keep you on track. And if you get injured later in the week, the AI ​​will change the plan accordingly.

Other capabilities include analyzing your sleep habits and providing insights on how to improve your sleep quality over time.

While the focus will be on Coach, the Fitbit app also gets a makeover with a sleek design that’s easy to navigate, organized around four main tabs: Today, Fitness, Sleep, and Health.

Google released a Demo video On the Google channel he created on YouTube that explains each tab. For example, the Today tab serves as the app’s central hub, highlighting key focus metrics, weekly cardio load data, and other relevant stats you want to quickly see. You can manually customize which metrics you want to view at any time.

The Fitness tab, meanwhile, contains your workout plan and key metrics, such as your cardio goals and average weekly step count. However, note that several features are still unavailable, such as nutrient tracking and cycle logging.

Additionally, the Sleep tab lets you track your sleep quality, with a new feature that provides AI coach insights to help you improve your sleep quality. At the bottom of the tab, a sleep summary pulls together all the information from your last night’s sleep, such as whether you experienced long periods of wakefulness during the night.

The Health tab is dedicated to key metrics, offering a comprehensive overview of your health, providing quick access to vital signs such as breathing rate, blood oxygen saturation and resting heart rate.

To preview Coach on Android, you’ll need an active Fitbit Premium subscription and a compatible Fitbit smartwatch, tracker, or Pixel Watch.