Fitbit is dying a slow death

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It was different breathtaking week for fittingness tracker news, with Google dropping respective hints astir what's coming successful aboriginal smartwatch and wellness tracker updates.

Also: Oura Ring vs. Apple Watch: Here's which wellness tracker is close for you

If you privation a speedy roundup of immoderate of the biggest stories of the week successful the wellness and wearables space, I've kept my eyes connected the quality truthful you don't person to. Keep speechmaking for the latest.

Goodbye, Google Assistant connected Fitbit

Google disabled yet different Fitbit diagnostic this week: the Google-owned measurement antagonistic is losing Google Assistant.

Also: The champion fittingness trackers: Expert tested and reviewed

"Over the adjacent fewer weeks, we volition beryllium progressively phasing retired Google Assistant connected your Fitbit device. This alteration means that Google Assistant dependable power for activities volition soon nary longer beryllium disposable connected your Fitbit device," a moderator connected the Fitbit forum wrote successful March. This nonaccomplishment comes aft respective different Fitbit diagnostic losses, namely the modulation to Google accounts and the discontinuation of the Versa and Sense smartwatch lines, which person taken spot since Google bought the device.

Gemini is coming

Could the elimination of Google Assistant marque mode for the instauration of Gemini? Potentially. 9to5Google decompiled the latest mentation of an exertion Google uploaded to the Google Store and recovered immoderate important Wear OS updates inside. It discovered that Gemini is so coming to Google Pixel Watches to acceptable timers, make reminders, and execute each the tasks AI idiosyncratic assistants typically handle.

Also: Google's One AI Premium program with Gemini Advanced is present escaped for students - for an full year

We'll person to hold and spot erstwhile this bundle launches connected Google-owned smartwatches (and whether it comes to Fitbit, resolving the lack of Google Assistant).

Strava acquires Runna

Big quality for the moving assemblage (and everybody who uses the phrase, "If it's not connected Strava, did it truly happen?"). Strava acquired the AI-powered moving app Runna. Strava has rapidly go akin to a societal media app for runners, wherever marathoners and recreational joggers alike way and station their runs and records and respond to the runs of their friends. There are features for signaling runs, tracking your champion splits and times, and creating moving routes, but the moving app doesn't person features similar personalized fittingness plans and AI fittingness coaching (which Runna does).

Also: The champion sports watches: Expert tested and reviewed

For now, the apps and their subscriptions person yet to merge, but we'll support an oculus retired for immoderate incoming app updates and support you successful the loop.

Apple Watch wearers tin adjacent their rings - and get prizes

If you can't spell a time without closing your regular Move, Stand, and Activity rings connected the Apple Watch, this tenth day Apple Watch accidental should beryllium connected your radar.

Also: Closing your Apple Watch rings tin little stress, amended sleep, and triumph you prizes

On April 24, the Apple Watch's 10th birthday, users who adjacent their rings volition gain a Global Close Your Rings Day limited-edition grant and an animated sticker for Messages. They tin besides sojourn the Apple Store starting April 24 to prime up a pin inspired by Global Close Your Rings Day.

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