Google could give the Fitbit Charge a Wear OS-powered successor

A few weeks ago, Google appeared to hide a product tease in plain sight. Two Pixel 11 ads featured an unfamiliar, pill-shaped wearable alongside the company’s phones and Pixel Watches. It looked more like a fitness band than a full-fledged smartwatch, but Google didn’t name it. Now, a newly uncovered FCC filing may offer the first clues about what we saw: a possible Google fitness tracker running Wear OS.

According to 9to5Google, the filing covers a “wireless device” manufactured by Goertek, which also produces Pixel Buds. Its G8BL6 model number follows the format Google typically uses for first-party hardware, although the documents never identify the product or its brand.

The filing includes several details suggesting a wearable with a screen, similar to what we saw in earlier ad leaks. Its electronic regulatory label can reportedly be reached through Settings > System > Regulatory Information, matching the path used on the Pixel Watch. Android Debug Bridge, or ADB, was also used during testing, strengthening the possibility that the device runs Wear OS (or Android in some other form).

Connectivity is unusually limited for a Wear OS product. The device supports Bluetooth LE and GNSS for location tracking, but the documentation does not mention Wi-Fi. That combination makes more sense for a fitness band than a full smartwatch, although it raises questions about how Wear OS would work without Wi-Fi.

Nothing in the filing confirms that G8BL6 is the tracker seen in Google’s Pixel 11 ads. Still, the pieces fit surprisingly well. The advertised device, shown below, had a narrow vertical display, a Pixel Watch-like band, and familiar-looking fitness complications.

Such a product would also mark a notable change of direction. Google recently launched the $99.99 Fitbit Air, a screenless tracker built for continuous health monitoring. A Wear OS fitness band would sit at the opposite end of that idea, potentially reviving the long-neglected Fitbit Charge formula with smarter software — or bringing fitness tracking under the Pixel name.

For now, we have an intriguing unofficial answer, not confirmation. Google may have shown this device too early; the FCC may have now revealed what was hiding behind that tease.