#Charge 4 bands update

Is it perfect? No, but things are finally taking shape. Now though, it’s clear there’s a cohesive strategy across both the Fitbit devices and Google Pixel devices. Back when the Fitbit Charge 5 was released, those two groups were seemingly barely on talking terms. The Fitbit Charge 6 is really the first Fitbit Charge series device coming from a more integrated Google/Fitbit entity. If you found this review useful, you can use the links at the bottom, or consider becoming a DCR Supporter which makes the site ad-free, while also getting access to a mostly weekly video series behind the scenes of the DCR Cave. I’ll go out and pick up my own to continue testing the new features once they arrive. As usual, I’ll get that back to them here shortly.

This includes both daily wear/usage, but also sport usage across things like heart rate accuracy and GPS accuracy.įinally, note that Fitbit/Google provided a media loaner Charge 6 to test. Both in new features, and whether existing issues on the Charge 5 are finally fixed with new hardware. I’ve been using the Fitbit Charge 6 for the last few weeks, putting it through its paces to see where it works well – and where it falls short. Plus, it now requires you use a Google account (versus the previous Fitbit account). The Charge 6 brings with it Google Maps integration, Google Wallet integration, and YouTube Music integration. However, with the Charge 6, we finally start to see the impacts of Google into the device.

#Charge 4 bands update

The Fitbit Charge 6 is an incremental update to the existing Charge 5, focusing on a blend of physical usability enhancements (bringing back the side button), while also increasing day-to-day usability (letting you access all the sport/exercise modes on device, versus a previous limit of 6 modes).