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Google Fit’s Neat Heart and Respiratory Rate Features for Pixel Phones Arriving

Kellen March 5, 2021 4

A few weeks back, Google teased two new Pixel-exclusive features coming soon to Google Fit that help people without a fancy sports watch or band keep track of a couple of health items. Using cameras in Google Pixel phones, Google found a way to track both...

Google Fit Gets Heart and Respiratory Measure Feature on Pixel Phones

Kellen February 4, 2021 6

Google is adding new health tracking tools to Google Fit that you can take advantage of with the phone you already own. Rather than having to invest in a fitness device or sync from another service, Google has built-in the ability to measure heartrate and...

Google Fit Gets Welcomed Improvements on Wear OS This Week

Tim November 24, 2020 5

Earlier this month, the Google Fit team teased changes for the experience it offers to Wear OS users. This week, they're detailing all of the changes, also noting that the changes are rolling out starting this week. There's quite a few things, so let's take a...

Google Fit Gets a Huge Revamp, Wear OS Gets Improvements Too

Kellen November 17, 2020 9

Google Fit has for far too long been a fitness tracking service without much depth, which is a problem for anyone serious about tracking their overall health profile. Today, Google is changing that some by pushing out a big overhaul to the Google Fit app and...

Google Fit Gets a Visual Update, New Tiles on Wear OS

Kellen April 7, 2020

Google Fit, the Google fitness tracking service on both phones and Wear OS, is receiving a visual makeover this week. The updated UI will feature bolder text and brighter visuals, while Wear OS gets new tiles for you to utilize. The other big change puts a...

Google Fit Gets Dark Theme and Sleep Tracking

Tim August 2, 2019

To end this lovely week, Google is rolling out an update to Google Fit that includes a dark theme and sleep tracking. For the dark theme, which helps save a bit of battery life and is easier on the eyes, you'll find the toggle inside the app's settings menu....

Mobvoi Finally Lets Wear OS Users Choose Google Fit Instead of Their Own Random App

Kellen December 20, 2018

One of the biggest changes to Wear OS 2.0 was the overhaul to the layout from the home screen watch face. It gave you 4 distinct swipes that got you into areas with purposes. Swipe down and you get into quick settings shortcuts. Swipe up and you have the new,...

Google Fit Update Includes a Home Screen Widget, Breathing Coach for Stresses of Holidays

Tim December 10, 2018

An update for Google Fit is rolling out this week, full of new features for users on Android and Wear OS devices. Google lists two main things as new: Home screen widgets and a breathing coach. For the widgets, they are just as you'd picture, a widget that...