Subj : The new Fitbit app is rolling out now here are the 5 biggest cha To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Tue Sep 19 2023 22:30:04 The new Fitbit app is rolling out now here are the 5 biggest changes Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:23:48 +0000 Description: New features for Fitbit include the ability to track steps without needing a wearable and access to a library of workouts. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Following last months reveal , Google is now rolling out its redesigned Fitbit app having reorganized the user interface to make it easier to use. Additionally, five new features were added that we havent seen before. First, the company has improved the communication between your phones sensors and Fitbit giving users the ability to track walks, runs, or hikes just by using the app. You dont have to wear a Google Pixel Watch or any kind of wearable. All you have to do, according to the announcement , is connect your smartphone to Fitbit. It will begin automatically tracking steps or whatever exercise youre doing at the moment right on the Today tab. Speaking of which, the Today tab now offers people a way to customize what goals they want to work on for a particular day. For example, maybe you want to focus on managing your stress or getting better sleep. The company states users will have to tap the Edit button at the top and then place the two goals into their own widget. That way, you can keep track as you make progress. Finding workouts To help people find their next workout, Google has added a new Coach tab on Fitbit. There, users can search for exercises based on their type, duration, required equipment, instructor among other metrics. If you want to workout your whole body, the app may suggest interval training with weights or calisthenics. Or if you workout a specific area, like your core, itll recommend strength training with kettlebells. There will be free workouts available. However, Fitbit Premium subscribers will have access to even more content including HIIT (high-intensity interval training) and dance cardio classes. The final health-related update involves the revamped Charts that will display the results of your wellness journey in an easy-to-understand format. You can check out specific metrics like how well youve been sleeping or your Active Zone Minutes. Also, itll highlight unique patterns it detects to help make sense of your health. Availability Besides all the wellness features, Google has tweaked Fitbits privacy controls to, as you probably guess by this point, make them easier to use. Managing your data has been simplified so you wont have to go through a labyrinth of menus just to make a change. Detailed instructions on the new way to control your data can be found on the Fitbit help website . Be sure to keep an eye out for the patch when it arrives on your device. Its unknown if the release is global or if only a few countries will get it. We reached out to Google asking for clarification. This story will be updated at a later time. If youre thinking of buying a fitness tracker, but dont know where to start, we recommend checking out TechRadars list of the best Fitbit wearables for 2023 . You might also like The return of Fitbit? New fitness tracker details emerge heres what it could be Fitbit Charge 6 may finally be coming, and I love the list of improvements Where is all your health data going? The Google and Fitbit scandal explained ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/the-new-fitbit-app-is-rolling-out-now -here-are-the-5-biggest-changes --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .