- Google gave another blow to Fitbit users
- He quietly removes the support for Google Assistant
- This means that the devices will no longer work with the voice assistant
The death of Fitbit seems more and more inevitable every month that passes, and now Google implements the support for Google Assistant on Fitbit devices, another sure sign of its disappearance.
While Google Assistant is replaced by Gemini on the best Android smart watches, probably starting with the Pixel watch later this year, there is no hope for users of the best Fitbits, which will completely lose the Google assistant in the coming days.
As several points of sale noted, Google recently announced and quietly announced that the support of Google Assistant would end on Fitbit.
“In the coming weeks, we will gradually progress from Google Assistant on your Fitbit device. You can know more about this process here. This change means that Google Assistant Control For Activities will no longer be available on your Fitbit device,” said company in the Fitbit Community Forum.
Google added that “we understand that changes can be disruptive, and we appreciate your comments” and that it remained “determined to continuously improve your Fitbit application and develop new exciting features”.
Fitbit ends the management of Google Assistant
Google assistant moving away from R / Fitbit
From now on, Fitbit on Reddit users report notifications according to which “Google Assistant on Fitbit watches is being dropped, this feature will stop working in the coming weeks”.
Fitbit users were able to use Google Assistant to ask questions, define alarms, check the weather and perform many other functions on the devices. The withdrawal has a meaning, since Google removes the assistant elsewhere. However, as indicated, on most devices, it is in favor of the most capable Google Gemini; Fitbit users, however, simply lose feature and get nothing in return.
Google’s deletion of Fitbit continues, and all signs now indicate the disappearance of the brand in the future. The company confirmed that it would be Sunset Fitbit Smartwatches in favor of the Pixel watch, and the chances are that its fitness trackers are not far behind.
The company has also closed the Fitbit website and recently endured the excess of furious users on an update that crushed the life of the Sense Fitbit and Versa 3 battery due to overheating problems.
The number of Fitbit users regularly access Google Assistant is unknown, but the loss of features symbolizes another nail in the brand’s coffin and will certainly be unpopular with customers.
