Fitbit Air Firmware Update Targets Step and Sleep Tracking Bugs

Fitbit Air Firmware Update Targets Step and Sleep Tracking Bugs Google began pushing the first Fitbit Air firmware update today, roughly seven weeks after the tracker went on sale, and the timing is not coincidental. The release follows a sustained wave of user complaints about the device's two most fundamental jobs: counting steps and tracking sleep. The update (version 20001.253.2 on iOS, 67.20001.253.2 on Android) is rolling out gradually via the Google Health app, according to Android Authority. The key question is whether Google's first Fitbit Air update fixes the tracker's biggest complaints or merely improves features around the edges. The stakes are unusually high for a first release. The Fitbit Air is a $99 screenless tracker with no display, no buttons, and a vibration motor that exists only for alarms, not phone notifications; a single LED on the side confirms battery level, and that's about it, per Ars Technica's review. Every dollar of its value depends on sensors and so