In the leadup to Google I/O, Google has been sprinkling small updates right here and there that point out its large wearables push is properly underway. The newest is a brand new Google help web page for an integration that can allow Google Fit and Fitbit customers to view their exercise metrics on the Nest Hub.

The page, which was first noticed by 9to5Google, affords easy step-by-step directions on methods to hyperlink Google Fit or Fitbit accounts to the show by way of Google Assistant. One factor that’s unclear is whether or not this is applicable to all Nest Hub shows or simply the second-generation machine. The latter launched sleep monitoring final yr, because of Google’s Soli sensor know-how. While the characteristic had its quirks, we discovered it to be handy and dependable in our testing.

While it could seem to be this new integration is a comparatively small one, it’s one more trace that Google is laying a much bigger basis for a forthcoming Pixel Watch. Not solely have there been a number of Pixel Watch leaks over the previous couple of weeks, however the smartwatch can also be anticipated to debut some sort of Fitbit integration. It’d be the primary actual native Fitbit integration on the Wear OS platform since Google acquired the corporate.

Google additionally beforehand emphasised it’s betting large on ambient computing. Linking its new flagship wearable together with its Nest Hub shows is one other instance of interconnectivity between present Google devices. A purpose to purchase into the Made by Google ecosystem, if you’ll. In any case, Google’s been enjoying a sport of catchup in wearables and shopper well being for a while now, with 2022 wanting just like the yr the place it lastly takes an enormous step ahead. We’ll probably see one thing associated to the Pixel Watch at Google I/O — whether or not it’s a fast tease or a extra in-depth announcement is anybody’s guess. However, even when we don’t study a lot, it wouldn’t be an enormous shock to see extra incremental updates like this trickle out within the coming weeks and months.