The Fitbit Air might be messing up the one thing it’s supposed to do well

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TL;DRMultiple Fitbit Air users report inaccurate sleep tracking, with some claiming the device logs them as asleep while they’re still awake or mistakes sleep time for physical activity.The complaints aren’t limited to the Fitbit Air; some owners of older Fitbit devices have also reported sleep and activity-tracking issues.Google has yet to acknowledge the complaints, despite growing reports across X and Reddit and users experimenting with unusual fixes, such as wearing the tracker on their ankle.A fitness tracker without a display has one primary job: accurately record your activity in the background. That’s the promise behind Google’s new Fitbit Air. But if early user reports are anything to go by, the tracker may be struggling with some of the basics.One Fitbit Air owner recently shared their experience on X, claiming the device failed to recognize that they had been asleep for roughly an hour. Instead of logging rest, the tracker reportedly counted the period as 422 steps. The user described their first day with Google’s latest wearable as a major disappointment.