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Fitbit finds itself in a humorous previous place lately – owned by Google, no new merchandise launched since 2023, however nonetheless racking up a number of software program updates as we enter the home stretch of 2025.

The Fitbit Charge 6 was the final Fitbit branded machine to be launched back in 2023, and final month it got a stable software program update that introduced bug fixes and three new clock faces.

Now, as noticed by 9to5Google, Fitbit has quietly up to date one other important function that seems to use to all of its trackers. When worn at night time, all Fitbits can document your sleep, and the firm claims it has up to date the Fitbit app to more precisely mirror the standard of your slumber.

“If you’ve noticed that your sleep stages, sleep time and awake time have changed recently, you’re seeing our latest improvement in action,” Fitbit discussion board moderator Stefanie mentioned. “This is the first step in a series of upcoming improvements to improving our sleep tracking — so stay tuned to hear about these changes as soon as they happen.”

Sleep phases are proven within the Fitbit app in graph type, reflecting your actions between deep, gentle and REM sleep, in addition to the occasions you’re awake, even in the event you don’t keep in mind it.

Fitbit says that “you may see your awake time increase slightly as we now capture brief awakenings the old system missed,” which is just as obscure as its declare that that is all as a result of “[w]e’ve updated our tracking technology.”

I’ve used Fitbits extensively through the years, and have at all times been shocked about how usually they declare I’ve been awake. Supposedly, we wake a number of occasions within the night time however don’t keep in mind it come morning. This newest update appears to be designed to mirror that.

Fitbits document sleep information utilizing a mixture of coronary heart fee, pores and skin temperature and motion information to find out the standard of your relaxation. If you pay for a Fitbit Premium subscription, the app can even assign you a sleep animal that displays your sleep type. Apparently I’m a giraffe, which Fitbit claims is as a result of I don’t fairly get enough sleep. Not as a result of I sleep standing up.

“The sleep data you see now is a more accurate reflection of your night’s rest,” Fitbit’s Stefanie concludes. “This more detailed data will help you better understand how your body is recovering each night.”

Fitbit was acquired by Google in 2021 and is now the app you additionally need to make use of in the event you own a Google Pixel Watch smartwatch. The app expertise is strictly the identical as in the event you had a Fitbit tracker, and stays obtainable for free on iPhone and Android.