A new partnership between Fitbit and Tile will now allow Fitbit’s Inspire 2 users to locate their devices with Tile’s Bluetooth tracking, the companies announced on Monday.
The free update is available from Monday. Users will only have to update the device software in the Fitbit app to add Bluetooth tracking and then download and activate the Tile app. Once the Tile app is enabled, Inspire 2 users must be able to locate their lost device (it happens to the best of us) through their most recent location, or they can use Tile’s global crowdsourced network to try to find it it.
Fitbit Inspire 2 users can also sign up for Tile Premium to get smart alerts and other premium content at a price of $ 2.99 per month or $ 29.99 per year.
It is the first official partnership between Tile and a wearable device company (although Tile includes manufacturers of headsets like Bose, Skullcandy and Sennheiser among its partners). The field of tracking lost items is becoming increasingly congested as more companies develop products to compete with Tile. Samsung unveiled its Galaxy SmartTag earlier this year, and Apple’s AirTags have been expected for some time. Both are expected to have Bluetooth and ultra-wideband (UWB) versions.
Also from Monday, Fitbit’s Charge 4 devices will receive an update that adds SpO2 blood oxygen saturation tracking, skin temperature tracking and Fitbit health metrics dashboard.