Fitbit Edge arrives October 27 at $179.99, and Google calls it its first repairable fitness tracker, with a battery owners can replace themselves.
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Google’s Fitbit Edge reaches shelves on 27 October 2026 at 179.99,andGooglecallsititsfirstrepairablefitnesstracker,withabatteryownerscanreplacethemselves,[thecompanysaidinablogpost](https://blog.google/products−and−platforms/devices/fitbit/google−fitbit−edge/)on12October2026.Pre−ordersareopenontheGoogleStoreandthroughretailpartners.Thetrackermeasures11.5mmthinandhasbuilt−inGPSandmorethan50exercisemodes.Googlesaysthescreengives46percentmoreviewingareathanearlierFitbittrackers,andthattheGPSisupto40percentmoreaccuratethanpreviousgenerations.Thedevicealsorecognisesupto100workoutsautomatically.Googleputsbatterylifeatuptosevendaysonasinglecharge,andsaysfiveminutesonthemagneticchargergivesafulldaywhenthebatteryislow.BothfiguresareGoogleestimatesfrom2026testingonpre−productionhardware,thebatterytestinCalifornia,andGooglesaysactualbatterylifemaybelowerandchargingmaybeslower.Thechargingfigureassumesa30Wadapter,soldseparately,andGoogle’shelppagesaysturningontheAlways−OnDisplaycutsbatterylifetouptotwodays.RepaironGoogle’stermsGoogledescribesEdgeasits“firstrepairablefitnesstracker”,with“aninternalmodulararchitectureandareplaceablebatterydesignedtoextendthelifeofyourdevice”.The[GoogleHealthhelppage](https://support.google.com/googlehealth/answer/18411792?hl=en)forthedevicecallsthebatteryuser−replaceable.Thatpagealsosetslimits.“Repairabilityoptionsmayvarydependingonregionandavailability,”itsays.“Selfservicerepairisnotrecommendedunlessyouareanadultwiththetechnicalexpertisetosafelyrepairelectronicdevices.”Ownerswhochoosetoperformselfrepairagreetoassumetherisk,accordingtothesamepage.Thecaseisrecycledaluminium,whichGooglesaysmakesupatleast2percentoftheproductbyweight.CoachingcostsextraGoogleHealthCoach,thefeatureGooglefirstputonPixelWatchandFitbitAir,runsonEdgebutneedsaGoogleHealthPremiumsubscription,soldseparately,plustheGoogleHealthappandaninternetconnection.Buyersgetthreemonthsofthesubscriptionwiththetracker,andGooglesaysGeminiresponsesshouldbecheckedforaccuracy.HealthGuardianfeaturestrackbloodpressuretrends,insulinresistancetrendsandhighandlowheartratealerts.Googlesaystheseareforgeneralwellnessonly,arenotintendedtodiagnoseanymedicalcondition,andarenotavailableineveryregion.AStephenCurrySpecialEdition,madewiththefour−timeNBAchampionandGoogleperformanceadvisor,costs219.99.
Edge is sold in four finishes, Obsidian, Fog, Olive and Canyon, and is water-resistant to 50 meters. It works with most phones running Android 11 or higher or iOS 16.4 or higher.
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