Fitbit Labs testing starts with Gemini-powered ‘insights explorer’ — how to sign up 

As teased earlier this year, Fitbit Labs is now open to test experimental features like an “insights explorer” that leverages the Gemini models to let you “ask questions and discover insights.”

Insights explorer lets users “ask questions about their Fitbit data and receive personalized insights, including trends, summaries, explanations, and illustrative charts.” This includes:

• Averages (Example: “What was my average daily step count last month?”)
• Trends (Example: “How are my Active Zone Minutes trending?)
• Correlations (Example: “Do my Active Zone Minutes have an impact on my resting heart rate?”)
• Highest/lowest values for a period (Example: “What day did I sleep the longest last month?”)
• Medians (Example: “What is the median number of steps I have taken this year?”)
• Personal bests/worsts (Example: “When was my most restful night of sleep last month?”)
• Comparisons (Example: “How did my bed time differ on weekends versus weekdays last month?”)
• General explanations and definitions of health and wellness terms (“Example: “What is resting heart rate?”)

It uses the following data: steps, Active Zone Minutes (AZM), sleep score, sleep duration, bed/awake time, deep/light/REM sleep, heart rate variability (HRV), and resting heart rate (RHR).

Fitbit notes how “you may notice a delay of up to 48 hours before your most recent data is available to analyze.” Given the nature of generative AI, it also warns about how it can “generate inaccurate or misleading information.” Insights explorer does not take follow-up questions after the initial response.

At this time, insights explorer doesn’t take your previous questions or responses into account during your conversation.

This chatbot-like experience is specifically powered by what Google calls the Personal Health Large Language Model.

Fitbit Labs is open to a “limited number of people.” If it’s been rolled out to your account, the “You” tab in Fitbit for Android will show a new “Fitbit Labs” section. Specific requirements include:

• Have an active Fitbit Premium subscription
• Use the Fitbit app on an Android phone
• Be located in the United States and use the Fitbit app in English
• Be at least 18 years old
• Sign in to the Fitbit app using a Google Account
• Have an offer to join the Insight Explorer lab on the You tab in the Fitbit App

 If you’re given an option to Join the waitlist, it means the lab is full. Join the waitlist to receive a notification if/when more spots open up.