Newer watches in the Versa line can’t install third party apps, even though earlier models can.
Google has been removing features from the fancier Fitbit lines to push people towards their smartwatch. There weren’t many good third party apps, so it isn’t a major loss, bit it’s annoying.
They’re either trying hard to sabotage the Fitbit brand, and bought it to destroy it, or they’re just doing usual Google makes-no-sense random product killing. Does anyone understand why Fitbit Sense supported Google Assistant but Sense 2, released after Google bought Fitbit, only supports Amazon Alexa? For whatever reason, they’re intent on making the Fitbit experience worse.
Newer watches in the Versa line can’t install third party apps, even though earlier models can.
Google has been removing features from the fancier Fitbit lines to push people towards their smartwatch. There weren’t many good third party apps, so it isn’t a major loss, bit it’s annoying.
They’re either trying hard to sabotage the Fitbit brand, and bought it to destroy it, or they’re just doing usual Google makes-no-sense random product killing. Does anyone understand why Fitbit Sense supported Google Assistant but Sense 2, released after Google bought Fitbit, only supports Amazon Alexa? For whatever reason, they’re intent on making the Fitbit experience worse.
That said, they also significantly reduced the functionality of Google Assistant on all devices recently. I have no idea what they’re up to.
The Fitbit app store was very bad. I wouldn’t buy another Fitbit device, which is perhaps what Google wants.
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