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Fitbit, now a subsidiary of [[Google]], is a company that produces fitness tracking devices, some of which also function as smartwatches. They acquired [[Pebble]] in 2016, and produced the Ionic, Versa series and Sense series with Pebble-like SDKs, OSes and features, but skipped out on a lot of the openness and consumer freedom that Pebble users enjoyed. Most of the anti-consumer practices came following Google's purchase of the company in 2021.

'''[[wikipedia:Fitbit|Fitbit]]''', now a subsidiary of [[Google]], is a company that produces fitness tracking devices, some of which also function as smartwatches. They acquired [[Pebble]] in 2016, and produced the Ionic, Versa series and Sense series with Pebble-like SDKs, OSes and features, but skipped out on a lot of the openness and consumer freedom that Pebble users enjoyed. Most of the anti-consumer practices came following Google's purchase of the company in 2021.

==Fitbit Charge 3 / 4 Faulty Strap Connectors (2018, 2020)==

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===Missing features===

Many features were removed from ~~this device~~, including but not limited to:

Many features were removed from these devices, including but not limited to:

*The ability to switch between clockfaces on device

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*Bluetooth headphone pairing

Users also reported the software on ~~this device~~ to be buggy and incomplete.

Users also reported the software on these devices to be buggy and incomplete.

==Fitbit Studio Shutdown (2023)==

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==Google Assistant Shutdown (2025)==

Following Google's focus on Gemini, Google quietly deprecated Google Assistant for devices they considered "legacy". This included Fitbit Versa 3 and Sense devices that were still being newly sold just over 2 years ago, which were now only capable of using Amazon Alexa. Around this time, Google launched a marketing campaign showing their new Gemini assistant on Pixel Watch devices.

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==References==

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-Fitbit, now a subsidiary of [[Google]], is a company that produces fitness tracking devices, some of which also function as smartwatches. They acquired [[Pebble]] in 2016, and produced the Ionic, Versa series and Sense series with Pebble-like SDKs, OSes and features, but skipped out on a lot of the openness and consumer freedom that Pebble users enjoyed. Most of the anti-consumer practices came following Google's purchase of the company in 2021.
+'''[[wikipedia:Fitbit|Fitbit]]''', now a subsidiary of [[Google]], is a company that produces fitness tracking devices, some of which also function as smartwatches. They acquired [[Pebble]] in 2016, and produced the Ionic, Versa series and Sense series with Pebble-like SDKs, OSes and features, but skipped out on a lot of the openness and consumer freedom that Pebble users enjoyed. Most of the anti-consumer practices came following Google's purchase of the company in 2021.
 ==Fitbit Charge 3 / 4 Faulty Strap Connectors (2018, 2020)==
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 ===Missing features===
-Many features were removed from this device, including but not limited to:
+Many features were removed from these devices, including but not limited to:
 *The ability to switch between clockfaces on device
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 *Bluetooth headphone pairing
-Users also reported the software on this device to be buggy and incomplete.
+Users also reported the software on these devices to be buggy and incomplete.
 ==Fitbit Studio Shutdown (2023)==
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 ==Google Assistant Shutdown (2025)==
 Following Google's focus on Gemini, Google quietly deprecated Google Assistant for devices they considered "legacy". This included Fitbit Versa 3 and Sense devices that were still being newly sold just over 2 years ago, which were now only capable of using Amazon Alexa. Around this time, Google launched a marketing campaign showing their new Gemini assistant on Pixel Watch devices.
-[[Category:Google]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
+[[Category:Articles with verification concerns or other deficiencies]]