How do I share my real-time heart rate with fitness equipment & apps?

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.

1. Swipe down from the clock face to access quick settings and tap on the Connected Fitness icon .
2. Tap Connect .
3. Follow the instructions on your workout machine or fitness app to connect a Bluetooth heart rate monitor.
4. Confirm your equipment on your Pixel Watch 3 or 4 and accept the pairing request on your equipment or app.
5. Some equipment or apps may require a pairing code which will appear on your Pixel Watch 3 or 4.
6. Some equipment or apps will allow you to ‘Save Connection’ to enable a faster connection the next time you work out on that equipment or device.

1. Swipe down from the clock face and tap HR on equipment.
2. Follow the instructions on your workout machine or fitness app to connect a Bluetooth heart rate monitor.
3. When Charge 6 connects, a screen appears on your tracker, asking to share your heart rate. Tap Share.
4. Tap Start on your tracker to start your exercise.
5. End the exercise on Charge 6 to stop sharing your heart rate.

Alternatively, Charge 6 can pair with fitness equipment/apps during the first two minutes after you start a workout in the Exercise app on your Charge 6.

Fitbit Charge 6: How to sync your heart rate to gym equipment

You have 2 ways to share your heart rate:

• From the Google Health app:
  1.  Tap Connections , then select Share Heart Rate.
  2. Bring your Google Fitbit Air near your equipment.
  3. On the equipment’s display, select your Google Fitbit Air.
  4. On the Google Health app, confirm heart rate sharing.
• From the Exercise screen shortcut: Tap Connections , then select Share Heart Rate.

If your Charge 6 or Pixel Watch 3 or 4 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:

1. Restart your Pixel Watch 3 or 4 or Charge 6.
   • For instructions on how to restart Charge 6, check How do I restart my Fitbit device?
   • For instructions on how to restart Pixel Watch 3 or 4, check Fix a blank, frozen, or error message on the Google Pixel Watch screen.
2. 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 4 can connect with a max of two connections at the same time.
3. Disconnect or unpair your device from the fitness equipment or app you want to use. Turn off Bluetooth on your equipment, then turn it back on and try to pair again.
4. For Pixel Watch 3 and 4, some equipment or apps that you’ve previously connected to might show two Pixel Watch 3 or 4's available. Tap the more recent Pixel Watch 3 or 4 instance to establish a connection.

The Pixel Watch 3 and 4 have an optional security feature that requires a PIN when connecting to new devices like fitness equipment or apps. Not all fitness equipment will prompt you for a PIN. This is normal and doesn't mean that your connection is any less secure.