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Fitbit Edge and Air owners are discovering that Google\u2019s new sleep breathing quality feature isn\u2019t supported on their trackers.
\nGoogle\u2019s own online store comparison confirms the omission, even though both trackers support the other two Health Guardian insights with a Premium subscription.
\nGoogle says more devices will receive sleep breathing quality, but hasn\u2019t confirmed whether the Fitbit Edge and Air are among them.<\/p>\n
The feature in question is sleep breathing quality, one of three new Health Guardian insights Google rolled out last month. While Pixel Watch 3, 4, and 5 owners can access all three without an additional subscription, Fitbit Edge and Fitbit Air users are limited to blood pressure and insulin resistance trends, even with Premium.<\/p>\n
The distinction hasn\u2019t been obvious to everyone. In a recent Reddit post<\/a>, a Fitbit Air owner shared a screenshot of the Google Health app displaying a rather blunt message: \u201cBreathing quality isn\u2019t supported on your current device.\u201d Another user reported<\/a> receiving the other two features following an app update, only to find sleep breathing quality missing.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t just a case of Google simply taking its sweet time with the rollout \u2014 the answer has been hiding in plain sight on the company\u2019s own online store comparison page<\/a>. Under sleep tracking, Pixel Watch models proudly list monthly sleep breathing quality trends, while both the Fitbit Air and the newer Fitbit Edge get a lonely dash. In other words, neither Fitbit tracker currently supports the feature.<\/p>\n Google\u2019s September announcement<\/a> tells a similar story, explicitly promising the Air only the other two insights.<\/p>\n Users can set up blood pressure trends, insulin resistance trends, and sleep breathing quality metrics in the app beginning this week. The tools will be included free with Pixel Watch 3, 4, and 5 devices, with the first trend reports arriving in early October.\u00a0Fitbit Air users will be able to see their insulin resistance and blood pressure trends with a Google Health Premium subscription later this year.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a notable omission, considering what the missing tool offers. Sleep breathing quality uses overnight blood oxygen variations to estimate how much time you spend breathing optimally, giving users daily insights and a broader monthly picture. It isn\u2019t a diagnostic tool for sleep apnea, but it could help users notice changes in their sleep patterns.<\/p>\n Should Google bring sleep breathing quality to the Fitbit Edge and Fitbit Air?<\/p>\n 180 votes<\/p>\n Absolutely, especially for Premium subscribers<\/p>\n 42%<\/p>\n Yes, even without Premium<\/p>\n 53%<\/p>\n Not a big deal to me<\/p>\n 2%<\/p>\n I’d rather have other health features<\/p>\n 3%<\/p>\n Still, Fitbit Edge and Fitbit Air owners shouldn\u2019t completely abandon hope. Google\u2019s dedicated sleep breathing quality page says<\/a> more devices will follow the supported Pixel Watch models, though it stops short of naming either Fitbit tracker:<\/p>\n The Sleep Breathing Quality feature will be available on Pixel Watch 3, 4, 5 with more devices to follow.<\/p>\n For now, even a Premium subscription won\u2019t unlock sleep breathing quality on either Fitbit model. We\u2019ve reached out to ask Google whether support is coming later and will update this article if we hear back.<\/p>\n![\"Breathing](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Breathing-quality-not-supported-on-Fitbit-Air.jpg\"\/ "\\"Breathing")
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