Connect your Fitbit Charge 6, Google Fitbit Air, or Google Pixel Watch 2 or higher to compatible exercise machines and apps to check your real-time heart rate directly on the display.
The devices listed in the table below are intended to be compatible with fitness equipment or apps that use the Bluetooth Heart Rate Profile. Your device might work with other equipment or apps not listed, but not all Bluetooth-compatible devices and apps will work similarly. Additional devices and apps will be added to this list in the future.
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Compatibility |
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Google Fitbit Air |
Connectivity has been tested and confirmed for the latest models of:
The brands listed below are currently not compatible:
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Fitbit Charge 6 |
Connectivity has been tested and confirmed for the latest models of:
These brands are currently not compatible:
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Connectivity has been tested and confirmed for the latest models of:
This brand is compatible through Extended pairing:
You can also use Gemini to help track your workouts. For more information, refer to Gemini on Google Pixel Watch. |
Important: These steps only apply to Pixel Watch 2 and newer models.
- Swipe down from the clock face to access quick settings.
- Tap Connected Fitness
Connect
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- For first-time setup, follow the on-screen prompt to enable Wider device Access. This is applicable if you want to ensure your watch is discoverable by a wider range of machines.
For more information, go to Extended pairing.
- Follow the instructions on your workout machine or fitness app to connect a Bluetooth heart rate monitor.
- Confirm your equipment on your Pixel Watch and accept the pairing request on your equipment or app.
.Tip: For a faster connection next time you workout, some equipment or apps allow you to save your connection.
Extended pairing
Important:
- Visibility: Enabling this mode makes your watch discoverable to more devices nearby, which may allow it to be tracked.
- Control: You can turn this mode on or off anytime through the Connected fitness menu.
To connect your watch to certain fitness equipment or mobile apps that support Bluetooth heart rate streaming, you may need to enable Extended Pairing. This feature uses a public Bluetooth address and skips the standard pairing flow to ensure compatibility with a wider range of hardware.
Step 1: Enable Extended Pairing
- On your watch, Swipe down from the watch face to access quick settings.
- Tap Connected Fitness
- Scroll down and tap Allow more devices.
- Turn on Extended pairing.
- Swipe right to go back to Connected Fitness settings.
Note: If Connected Fitness 
Step 2: Connect with equipment
- On your fitness equipment or app, turn on Connect Heart Rate Sensor or something with a similar name.
- Find the device on your watch and tap Connect.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the connection.
Fitbit Charge 6: How to sync your heart rate to gym equipment
- From the clock face, swipe down and tap HR on Equipment.
- Follow the instructions on your workout machine or fitness app to connect a Bluetooth heart rate monitor.
- Once connected, a screen appears on your tracker asking to share your heart rate.
- Tap Share
Alternatively, you can pair your Charge 6 with fitness equipment and apps during the first 2 minutes after you start a workout.
- Open the Google Health app
- At the top left, tap Connections
- Tap Share heart rate.
- Bring your Google Fitbit Air near your equipment.
- Tap Get started.
If your Charge 6 or Pixel Watch 3 or later won’t connect to a compatible device, make sure your fitness equipment has the most recent version installed. To update your fitness equipment firmware, follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
If you still have issues after the update:
- Restart your Pixel Watch 3 or later or Charge 6.
- For instructions on how to restart Charge 6, go to Restart your Fitbit device.
- For instructions on how to restart Pixel Watch 3 or later go to Fix a blank, frozen, or error message on the Google Pixel Watch screen.
- Make sure your device isn't currently connected to any other fitness equipment or apps.
- Charge 6 can only connect with one piece of equipment or app at a time.
- Pixel Watch 3 or later can connect with a maximum of 2 connections at the same time.
- Disconnect or unpair your device from the fitness equipment or app you want to use.
- On your equipment, turn off Bluetooth, then turn it back on and try to pair again.
Tip: For Pixel Watch 3 or later, some equipment or apps that you’ve previously connected to might show 2 Pixel Watch 3, 4, or 5 options available. Tap the more recent Pixel Watch 3 or later instance to establish a connection.
The Pixel Watch 3 or later has an optional security feature that requires a PIN when connecting to new devices like fitness equipment or apps. Not all fitness equipment prompts you for a PIN. This is normal and doesn't mean that your connection is any less secure.
1 Sharing real-time heart rate to fitness equipment impacts battery life of your device.