Google says Health Guardian is launching later in October on the Fitbit Air and Edge for Google Health Premium users, and expands automatic activity tracking
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Health Guardian moving onto Fitbit Air and Edge — gated behind Google Health Premium — turns wearables into a recurring-revenue health monitoring surface. Healthcare and wellness operators should expect more longitudinal data streams from consumers, but with platform lock-in and subscription economics baked in.
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