There’s a bit of inherent joy in using a Pebble smartwatch, but one thing that’s always made me wonder is that the Pebble’s health tracking is very basic, if it exists at all. When I saw people holding mechanical watches to the Fitbit AirI had to do the thing.
There is now a Pebble on my Fitbit.
The Pebble smartwatch reboot has been a refreshing touch of simplicity in the truly wild age of AI. I really enjoyed my time with the Pebble 2 Duo last year, and the Pebble Time 2 I received this week absolutely delights me after spending years still frustrated by my Fitbit purchase. ended up killing the original Pebble sequels.
That irony aside, the only thing I felt was missing from the Pebble 2 Duo was health tracking.
Over the past few years, I’ve really loved the Fitbit experience, and even now, with its AI-powered Google Health revamp, I value the insights and tracking you get from using one of Google’s wearables. Lately I’ve been switching between my Pixel Watch 4 and Fitbit Airbecause while the former is a great wearable device, the Air has been a wonderful tracker at home and during the night. No bulk, no fuss, just effortless tracking.
Another thing I’ve tried is wearing the Fitbit Air on the opposite wrist from my Pebble, which I always hoped to do when I originally bought the tracker. There’s something special about using a Pebble, but I hate giving up Google health insights. The two work well together, regardless of whether it’s a Pebble 2 Duo or a Time 2. The latter has its own set of health sensors, but the tracking is very basic, and since it’s not a Google product, you won’t get the same level of insight and integration with the Health app, even if you link the two together via Health Connect.
Then the idea occurred to me: why not put the two together?
The people are already put traditional watches on the Fitbit Air bandSo why not do the same with a Pebble? Just like a standard watch, this works and is pretty easy. Using a pair of spare watch pins, I was able to thread the Air band through the Pebble, keeping it comfortably in place on the top of my wrist with the Air on the bottom. It has a perfect fit with the default Air band, making putting it on the hardest part. It took a few tries to get the Pebble in the right spot to make everything comfortable.
But, in action, it works pretty well!
The Pebble sits on top to send notifications, while the Air sits below to handle health tracking. It works on the Pebble Time 2, as mentioned, but I think it makes more sense with the base Pebble 2 Duo. While the Time 2 is more capable as a standalone smartwatch replacement, this Air combo makes sense to fill in the Duo’s gaps.
Of course, it’s kind of ridiculous, no matter what. A Pixel Watch is the obvious answer here, but that’s not really the point. The Pebble and Fitbit Air share something in common: simplicity, and I quite like this combination.
With Google has published the necessary files To let the world of 3D printing and products go crazy with the Fitbit Air, it makes all the sense in the world to put these two products together properly in one band. So, that’s really the goal of this article. Someone please do it. ID love have a convenient way to wear my Fitbit Air and a Pebble, or any other watch, together. This existing way works, but it’s a bit complicated.
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