Fitbit still has meditation exercises available in its app (most available via Premium, with only a scant few free) but I wish Fitbit had brought over that aspect into its EDA tool on the Charge 5. Fitbit used to have guided breathing exercises on its devices which would take you through a few minutes of breathwork with the intention of calming you down. The device’s screen counts down the remaining time in your scan, but it doesn’t show anything else. The Charge 5 reported 18 incidents in my first session, which probably reflected my increasing frustration with the tool as I used it. The EDA sensor looks for changes in your skin that may be linked to stress and it’ll report how many differences it captured at the end of the scan. Instead of covering the device’s screen with your palm like you would on the Sense, the Charge 5 has two long sensors on its sides that you pinch and hold when you want to take an EDA scan.Īt first, I didn’t know you could change the duration of each scan, so I sat in semi-frustrated silence for three whole minutes (torture, I know). The former is “coming soon,” so I wasn’t able to test it, but the latter is similar to the EDA tool on Fitbit’s smartwatch. New (and old) featuresįitbit trickled down a few advanced features from its Sense smartwatch to the Charge 5, namely ECG measurements and EDA monitoring. While I didn’t have any problems using the touchscreen, it was a bit weird to not have a button to fall back on because I was used to the inductive side button on the Charge 4. You may think the shiny slivers on the long edges of the module are capacitive-touch buttons but they’re not - they’re actually the electrodermal activity (EDA) sensors that enable stress monitoring. This obviously affects battery life and Fitbit makes that clear.īut with the addition of a touchscreen, Fitbit took all physical buttons off of the Charge 5. It will automatically turn off at night if you have sleep mode turned on, but otherwise, it keeps the clock and watch face on, if slightly dimmed, all day long. It also has a new always-on feature, which you can activate in the settings. By subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy.
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