One of Fitbit‘s most sophisticated fitness trackers, the Charge 5, received an update last month in a covert manner. The Google-owned firm added the ability to locate your phone via the fitness tracker, even though it didn’t specify what the upgrade should do which intrigued the users and prospective buyers as to what the wearable device brand is bringing to the table. Notably, the Fitbit Charge 5 became available last year officially.

Recently, Fitbit revealed that the update brought a couple of new clockfaces in addition to the much-needed feature. A clockface in two color variations for the Boom is seen in the image above, along with a second clockface for the Luxe, another Fitbit wearable.

In order to be specific, Charge 5 customers will only receive the Boom clockface, which is available in two variations, whereas Fitbit Luxe owners will receive all three clock faces. In addition to these new customization choices, Luxe customers will have the same ability as Charge 5 users to locate their phones using the wearable device.

How to install the new app?

• Install the new Find Phone app on your tracker.
• Open it, and then tap Find Phone.
• Your phone should then begin to ring loudly, even if it is in the DnD (Do Not Disturb) setting. You can tap Cancel to stop the phone from ringing if you are able to find it.

Fitbit claims that the update is now accessible, but Charge 5 users may have already downloaded it when it originally appeared more than a week ago.

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Google-owned Fitbit has a new fitness tracker and this one is for the fashionistas. The Fitbit Luxe comes shortly after the kid-focused Fitbit Ace 3 that was announced last month. The new fitness tracker focuses on appearance and arrives as a challenger to the OPPO Band Style, another fitness tracker that has an elegant design. Is the Fitbit Luxe a worthy challenger? Let’s find out.

First, the Fitbit Luxe comes in at $149.95 which is well above the Rs 2,999 (~$40) launch price of the OPPO Band Style. We already know Fitbit products are not cheap compared to the competition but the almost $150 price tag includes a six-month subscription to Fitbit Premium which costs $9.99 per month.

With the price out of the way, let’s look at what makes the Fitbit Luxe luxurious. Fitbit says this is its thinnest touchscreen tracker yet. The device has a stainless steel case and a metal buckle and is available in four colors including a $199 special edition that has a Parker Link Bracelet from the jewelry brand, gorjana. Fitbit is also offering different straps that you can buy for the tracker. There are leather straps, steel mesh straps, and a platinum stainless steel gorjana link bracelet.

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The Fitbit Luxe has a color AMOLED touch display that automatically adjusts its brightness based on your environment. It has 24/7 heart rate tracking, and with the Fitbit app, you can monitor metrics such as breathing rate, resting heart rate, heart rate variability, and Sp02 level (even when sleeping). A Fitbit Premium subscription will allow you to get a detailed breakdown of your stress management score and sleep score.

The Fitbit Luxe can track 20 different exercise modes (automatic detection supported) including swim tracking, but note that not all the bands are designed to be immersed in water.

The fitness tracker will measure all your steps, distance, and calories burned. It also has menstrual health tracking, on-wrist guided breathing sessions, and support for calls, texts, and app notifications.  It also has a timer and stopwatch and a Do Not Disturb mode to mute calls and notifications during the day and a Sleep Mode to mute all notifications and turn off the screen when sleeping.

The new Fitbit has a 5-day battery life which is less than half of the 12-day battery life the OPPO Band Style boasts of. It also skips on built-in GPS like OPPO’s fitness tracker but you can connect it to your phone for real-time pace and distance on your wrist.

The Fitbit Luxe is already available for pre-order but there is no specific date for when it will be available. The special edition with the gorjana bracelet will be available in June.

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Google completed the acquisition of Fitbit in January. In fact, the company’s smartwatches and trackers are now available on the Google Shelves. Now, a new report by WinFuture says that Fitbit will launch a new fitness tracker named Fitbit Luxe.

As per the report, the Fitbit Luxe will come in three color variants- Black, Soft Gold(with White strap), and Platinum / Orchid(Pinkish strap) color options. The highlight here is that the casing is said to be metal that is stainless steel.

If you look at the strap buckle, it is the classic buckle clasp that we see generally on smartwatches. Fit is known for offering a lot of interchangeable strap options and that seems to be the case with Fitbit Luxe as well.

As for the specs, the report says that Fitbit Luxe is said to feature an OLED display however, the exact dimensions of the display aren’t out yet. That said, we can say from the looks that the display has rounded corners than the sharp edges on the Charge 4.

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Further, the report says that the Fitbit Luxe, just like the company’s other trackers, will focus on health and wellness features too. So, we can expect it to support heart rate, sleep, stress, and other activity tracking modes.

To name a few, running, cycling, swimming can be a lot intuitive as the fitness tracker is said to come with GPS support as per the report. Let’s wait for more info in the coming days.

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