Google Previews New Fitbit Edge wearable Ahead of October 12 Announcement

The company has essentially confirmed it’s releasing another fitness tracker.

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Leaked images have revealed the name and design of Google’s rumored “Fitbit Edge” fitness tracker, and the company has now essentially confirmed both in new posts on Instagram and X. The wearable is expected to sit between the screenless Fitbit Air, which Google launched earlier this year, and the more premium Pixel Watch 5.

Google’s posts feature an image of what appears to be a side button on the new wearable, along with the caption: “Get an Edge on your health. 10.12.26.” The decision to capitalize “Edge” strongly suggests this is the wearable’s name, and October 12 is widely expected to be the day Google reveals it.

Get an Edge on your health. 10.12.26 pic.twitter.com/1zRU0eoAS7

— Google Health (@googlehealth) October 9, 2026

Images of this new Fitbit device have been circulating since at least August, when 9to5Google spotted an unnamed fitness tracker in some of Google’s Pixel 11 marketing materials. The name of the wearable wasn’t revealed until Android Headlines shared images of the Fitbit Edge along with details of its built-in apps and health tracking features earlier this week. Those details were expanded upon in a report from French magazine Dealabs, which confirmed the device’s design and name, and provided additional information on its battery life and potential price. The Edge is reported to offer up to seven days of battery life on a single charge with the always-on display disabled, and two days when the feature is active. It may be priced at €179 (approximately $200) at launch in Europe. Considering the Fitbit Air starts at $99 in the U.S. and €99 in Europe, the new tracker could retail closer to $180 in the U.S. market.

The last similarly-sized fitness tracker Google introduced was the Fitbit Charge 6 in 2023, making a new release timely. If all reports are accurate, the Fitbit Edge appears to be a natural upgrade from the Fitbit Air and another means to encourage adoption of a Google Health Premium subscription. We’ll have to wait until October 12 to see if Google follows through.

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