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Google Launches Screen‑less Fitbit Air in India

The device offers continuous biometric tracking paired with a three-month Google Health Premium trial.

Overview

  • Google announced the India launch on Wednesday and set the retail price at ₹13,999 with sales beginning October 2 through the Google Store, Flipkart, Croma, Reliance Digital, Vijay Sales and other authorised retailers.
  • The Fitbit Air uses a small pebble-style, screenless design intended to reduce notifications and is sold with interchangeable bands in four colours including a Performance Loop made from recycled materials.
  • Google says the tracker provides 24/7 heart rate and HRV monitoring, irregular heart rhythm (AFib) alerts, SpO2 blood‑oxygen tracking, sleep stage and duration tracking, and automatic activity detection with data visible in the Google Health app.
  • The company claims up to seven days of battery life on a single charge and a fast‑charge feature that delivers about one day of use from five minutes of charging.
  • Each purchase includes a three-month trial of Google Health Premium, there are launch offers such as ₹1,000 cashback with select HDFC and ICICI cards and up to 12 months no‑cost EMI, and the rollout signals Google’s push to pair low‑distraction sensors with subscription health coaching.