It turns out that blood glucose tracking is not the only new feature that Fitbit has in store for its users this month. As seen by Wearable, the company has several major updates planned, with something for almost everyone. You have a lot to expect if you have a Charge 4. After installing the next update, the tracker will be able to report your skin’s surface temperature. This is a feature that was previously only available on Fitbit’s Sense smartwatch. You will also find that you can see your SpO2 level directly on the device. Speaking of Sense, its ECG feature is now available to people in Canada, New Zealand and the U.S. territories, including American Samoa, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and Guam.
Fitbit is also making the Health Metrics section of its app available to Versa 2, Inspire 2 and Charge 4 users – without the need for a Premium Fitbit subscription. This is the part of the application where you can see raw biometric statistics, such as heart rate variability. You will still need a Fitbit Premium subscription to view a monthly record of all of this information, but even without one, you can view data for a week.
We detailed the blood glucose feature in a separate post, but the short version is that the Fitbit app will send daily reminders to record your blood sugar levels. If you use LifeScan’s OneTouch Reveal app to track your readings, Fitbit software can automatically import this data for you. This is something you can do with additional measuring devices and applications in the future. According to Fitbit, all of the above updates will be released this month.