# The Fitbit Edge lacks a useful contactless feature

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-fitbit-edge-lacks-a-useful-contactless-feature/
- Published: 2026-11-02T15:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T16:39:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2300348/why-fitbit-edge-lacks-nfc-contactless-payment-feature/
- Topics: Gadgets

## Key points

- Fitbit Edge cannot make wrist-based contactless payments.
- Fewer than 1% of Charge 6 owners used NFC.
- Google prioritised health, activity and battery features.

## Summary

Google’s Fitbit Edge fitness tracker omits NFC, so users cannot make contactless payments from their wrist. Google says usage data showed the feature was rarely used by Charge 6 owners, and it prioritised other requested health and activity features instead.

The Edge has a 1.34-inch AMOLED screen, workout controls, notifications, Google Maps, improved GPS tracking and a replaceable battery. Fewer than 1 per cent of Charge 6 owners said they used NFC. Older Fitbit models including the Charge 6 and some Versa and Sense watches support it, using Google Wallet for payments; Pixel Watches also have NFC.

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