Fitbit Air owners can now record blood pressure readings in the Google Health app, typed in by hand or synced from another app, and see them as a graph over time.
- Google added manual blood pressure logging in Google Health 5.12 last week. It is now reaching Fitbit Air owners on Android and iOS, in stages, so some will not see it yet even on 5.12.
- To add a reading, open the Today tab, tap +Log and choose Blood pressure. Readings appear as graphs under Heart in the Health tab.
- Readings from a cuff’s own app can sync in through Health Connect on Android or Apple Health on iPhone.
- Logging and viewing readings is free. Google Health Premium subscribers can also log a reading by telling Google Health Coach.
- The band does not measure blood pressure. You still need a separate cuff monitor to take the reading.
- This is separate from Blood pressure trends, the Premium feature that estimates monthly patterns from the band’s optical sensor and is not a clinical reading.
What it means for Fitbit Air owners
If you already check your blood pressure with a home cuff, you can now keep those readings with your sleep, heart rate and activity data instead of in a separate app. That gives a doctor one place to look, and it lets Premium subscribers see their monthly estimate next to real cuff readings.
If you do not own a cuff, nothing changes. The Fitbit Air has no way to measure blood pressure itself. Our blood pressure watches guide covers the wearables that do, and how accurate they are.
Quick answers
Can the Fitbit Air measure blood pressure?
No. It can store readings you take with a separate cuff, and Premium subscribers get monthly estimated trends, but it does not take a blood pressure reading.
Do I need Google Health Premium to log blood pressure?
No. Logging and viewing readings is free. Premium only adds logging by voice or chat with Google Health Coach.
Why can't I see blood pressure logging yet?
Google is rolling it out in stages. Update the Google Health app to 5.12, and it should appear over the coming days.
Related: Fitbit Air now auto-detects up to 100 sports and blood pressure trends, the Fitbit Air review and the Google Fitbit hub.
Source and original research by: the5krunner and Android Authority.
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