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Bevel adds Google Health support for Fitbit Air users

Bevel now plugs straight into Google Health, so data from Fitbit Air can sync automatically into the app. That gives owners another way to view their sleep, recovery and activity data without sticking entirely to Google’s own interface.


How Bevel works with Fitbit Air through Google Health

Bevel already works with several wearable platforms, including Apple Watch, Garmin, Oura and Amazfit. Fitbit Air remained a fairly obvious gap, particularly for iPhone users who had moved from an Apple Watch but wanted to continue using Bevel.

The new Google Health integration closes that gap. Google Health now acts as the bridge between Fitbit Air and Bevel, automatically bringing compatible health data into the app rather than requiring a manual workaround through Apple Health.

Fitbit Air Bevel integration

That connection makes particular sense for Fitbit Air. As I found in my full Fitbit Air review, the screenless tracker is designed to disappear on the wrist and leave most of the interpretation to the phone app. The hardware collects the data, but the software determines how useful that data feels.

Bevel provides a different way to view it. The app centres its experience around recovery, strain, sleep, fitness and longer-term health trends. Its recent Bevel 3 update added Biological Age and Health Records, allowing wearable information to sit alongside blood tests, clinical documents and lifestyle data.

There is an important distinction here. Google Health integration does not mean Bevel has launched on Android. Bevel remains an iPhone app, but it can now receive information held in Google Health from Fitbit Air and other compatible devices.


The wider update goes beyond Google Health

Google Health support forms part of Bevel’s 2026 Mid-Summer Release, which also expands Bevel Intelligence. Users can now ask the AI system to build complete cardio workouts using targets based on time, distance, intervals, pace, power or heart rate zones.

Those workouts can sync to Apple Watch for use during training. Google Calendar and iCloud Calendar integration also allow Bevel Intelligence to adapt a training schedule around meetings, appointments and other events rather than treating exercise plans as separate from the rest of the day.

Bevel has also introduced Ghost Mode for temporary conversations and food logging. Chats can expire after between one and 24 hours, while new controls let users disable persistent knowledge and choose between fast, thinking and adaptive response modes.

Strength Builder receives its own set of changes. AirPods Pro 3 can display live heart rate on the phone, while a rebuilt Live Sync system aims to improve communication between Apple Watch and iPhone. Users also get exercise previews on the watch, on-the-fly set editing and support for dual-loaded machines in the plate calculator.

Blood pressure tracking is now available inside the Biology section. Readings can sync from Apple Health or be entered manually, while the nutrition database has gained thousands of additional foods and improvements to portion selection and meal analysis.


Bevel becomes a more credible Fitbit companion

The timing is interesting because Bevel has spent the past year reducing the barriers to using its platform. Most of the core app became free with version 2.4, while Bevel Intelligence remained the main paid layer.

For Fitbit Air owners, the new integration creates a clearer choice. They can use Google Health as the main destination for their data or feed the same wearable information into Bevel for a more recovery-led presentation.

The figures shown by the two apps may not always match exactly. Bevel applies its own calculations and scoring methods, so sleep, resting heart rate and recovery outputs can differ even when the underlying information comes from Google Health.

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Marko Maslakovic

Marko Maslakovic founded Gadgets & Wearables in 2014 after more than 15 years working in the City of London’s financial sector. He has spent more than a decade testing and writing about smartwatches, fitness trackers, sports watches and connected health devices. His reviews are based on hands-on use, including real-world GPS, heart-rate, battery and workout testing. Marko personally tests and writes most of the product reviews published on the site.

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