Fitbit Labs is available for select users to opt-in to explore new, experimental capabilities and provide valuable feedback as we iterate on them. Select users will find this in the ‘You’ tab of the Fitbit app and can opt-into a lab or join a waitlist.
Testing new capabilities in labs will help Fitbit learn how users interact with these capabilities and how they can be improved. This will ultimately help Fitbit provide even more interesting and actionable information to users about their health and fitness data.
These labs will only be available for a limited time in Fitbit Labs, and you might need a Fitbit Premium subscription or to meet additional eligibility criteria to access them.
Expand AllCollapse AllFitbit Labs is available for select users in the 'You' tab of the Fitbit app. Fitbit Labs is made up of individual labs, each of which could have additional eligibility requirements. To check if you’re eligible to try out any labs:
- From the You tab
in the Fitbit app, check if a Fitbit Labs section is available.
- If yes, tap See all to see which Labs you’re eligible to join.
- Tap a lab to learn more or sign up.
- To join Fitbit Labs, you must first allow your data to be used for research and development. If this setting is off, you will first be shown the Data shared for health research and product development consent when you tap a lab. Read through the information in the app and then tap Agree & Continue to turn on data sharing.
For more information on this setting, refer to How is my data used?
- To join Fitbit Labs, you must first allow your data to be used for research and development. If this setting is off, you will first be shown the Data shared for health research and product development consent when you tap a lab. Read through the information in the app and then tap Agree & Continue to turn on data sharing.
If you can’t find the Fitbit Labs section or if you get a message that there are no labs available for you right now, check back later. New labs might become available in the future. For a list of the currently available labs, along with any eligibility requirements, refer to the Active Labs section below.
All Fitbit labs
In order to join any Fitbit Labs, you must turn on the Data shared for health research and product development consent. If you agree, when you use Fitbit products and services, Fitbit and Google will collect and use your data to research and develop new health and wellness products and services or to support health research.
You may opt out of this consent at any time. For details, refer to How do I leave Fitbit Labs?
Individual labs
Fitbit Labs is made up of individual labs. These labs may be powered by various technologies, such as large language models, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, which continuously evolve. You will need to opt into each lab separately, and some labs may require you to sign an additional consent.
Before you join a lab, you’ll be given information on what data we collect and how we plan to use it. Lab-specific consents may describe additional data that might be collected and how data is used for research and development of products and services, including those powered by machine learning technologies. For more details, refer to lab-specific consents in the Fitbit app or the Active Labs section below.
You can opt out of individual labs at any time.
You can leave individual labs at any time. To leave a lab:
- In the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture.
- Tap Fitbit Settings
Fitbit Labs
- Confirm you want to Turn off the lab.
If you no longer want to share your Fitbit data for research and development:
- In the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture.
- Tap Fitbit settings
- Read through the information in the app and then tap Turn off if you no longer want to share your data. Note that turning off this feature won't delete any existing data.
If you decide you want to participate in Fitbit Labs again, sign up in the You tab .
Labs are experimental, which means they are available for a limited time and eligibility requirements might change. If a lab comes to the end of its life cycle, it will be removed from Fitbit Labs and will no longer be available to eligible Fitbit users.
If the eligibility requirements for a lab change and/or you’re no longer eligible, you will no longer be able to participate in the lab you previously joined. The lab will appear with a prompt to “regain access” in your Labs settings. If you correct any eligibility requirements (such as resubscribing to Fitbit Premium if it’s required) within 30 days, the lab will become available in Fitbit Labs and you can resume using it.
We will not collect any new data during the 30 day period while the lab says “regain access”, but some processing may occur. If you correct any eligibility requirements within 30 days, we will resume collecting your data as part of the lab. Otherwise after this period, you will need to sign up and consent for the lab again if there are openings.
Active labs
Insights explorer uses large language models (LLMs), a type of generative AI, to allow users to ask questions about their Fitbit data and receive personalized insights, including trends, summaries, explanations, and illustrative charts.
You can prompt insights explorer to look for insights such as:
- 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?”)
For best results, wear your Fitbit device often so that insights explorer has enough data to analyze. For example, if you want to ask about trends in your sleep score, wear your device to sleep as often as you can.
For more information about what data insights explorer supports, refer to What Fitbit data can insights explorer use to answer questions?
To get started with insights explorer, you must:
- 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
There may be additional eligibility criteria that change over time.
Opt-in to the lab to start a conversation with insights explorer:
- From the You tab
- If yes, tap insights explorer and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on the feature. You will be asked to review and accept the lab-specific consent.
- Type your question or request into the textbox at the bottom of the screen and tap the send button
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Insights explorer supports some activity, sleep and heart metrics such as: 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).
Support for additional data types may be added in the future.
You may receive an error message if you ask insights explorer about data it’s unable to access.
When opting-into insights explorer, you will be asked to review and accept the lab-specific consent.
When you ask a question in insights explorer, your data may be analyzed to provide a response to your question. Insights explorer uses large language models, a type of generative AI, to analyze your data and create insights for you, including trends, summaries, explanations, and charts. We use this data to provide, improve, and develop products and services as well as machine learning technologies.
To help with quality and to improve our products, human reviewers may read, annotate, and process any queries, data used to respond to your queries and the related responses to your queries generated by this feature. We may retain this data for up to three years.
You can turn this feature off from settings. Turning off this feature won't delete any existing data.
Refer to the insights explorer consent in the Fitbit app for more details.
While Fitbit insights explorer can be a helpful tool for learning more about your activity and health data, there are a few limitations to keep in mind.
First, insights explorer uses generative AI, thus it may sometimes generate inaccurate or misleading information. You may notice a delay of up to 48 hours before your most recent data is available to analyze. For the best results, be sure to wear your device regularly so insights explorer has enough information to identify trends.
Also note that only certain data types are supported, so you may receive an error message if you ask about data that is not yet supported. For more information about what data insights explorer supports, refer to What Fitbit data can insights explorer use to answer questions?
At this time, insights explorer doesn’t take your previous questions or responses into account during your conversation. This means it’s unable to answer follow-up questions you might have that reference your previous questions.
Finally, keep in mind that insights explorer is designed to help you analyze your data, but it is not intended to provide medical advice and should not be used to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease or medical condition.
To turn off insights explorer:
- In the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture.
- Tap Fitbit Settings
- Confirm you want to Turn off insights explorer.
If you want to participate again in the future, follow the instructions in How do I get started with insights explorer?
*This feature is not intended to diagnose, prevent, mitigate, treat, or cure any disease, injury or medical condition and should not be relied on for any medical purposes. It is intended to provide information that can help you manage your wellbeing. If you have any concerns about your health, please talk to a healthcare provider.
**By using the insights explorer feature and asking for an AI-generated response, you agree your use is subject to the Google Terms of Service.