I guess it means that if Google blocks your account due to a false positive on an unrelated service, you can no longer use you watch.
This is my biggest concern, not even the data.
Google locks your account and your entire life is disrupted!
Fitbit is now officially part of Google
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#22So to be clear... Despite trying to avoid big Californian tech companies my health data is now going to Google, my chat data to Facebook and my insurrection attempts to torrent websites?
Please make it stop....
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#23How long before it's killed by Google?
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#24I don't understand the fear of Google from FitBit users in these comments. Google has a clear user agreement with how they use your data, including not selling it - and they rely on users trusting them. I'd rather my data be with one of the tech giants than a unprofitable start up
Things change, i thought my Whatsapp data was safe from TheZuck.
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#25Anyone stopped using Fitbit as a result of this?
I did and I also deleted my account and data.
I’ll probably get an Apple Watch but I’d prefer something eink and “dumber” with just clock, heartrate, steps, stairs and GPS, no accounts and no forced uploading to their servers would be ideal.
I love the FitBit device though. If there’s some opensource way to keep using it without Google being involved I’ll probably try that.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nobody knows yet which side will "win" internally. Wear OS is Android-based and a Google product. It's also universally accepted as garbage: Even Android Police bloggers trash on the state of Wear OS. Fitbit is a better platform that has vastly more users and performs better. But it's not Googley at all, so if Google keeps it, there will likely be a lot of changes.
Wear OS needs work but it's not garbage. Given enough RAM it's usable. The Fossil Gen 5 for example is somewhat fine. The issue is more with Qualcomm releasing garbage CPU. Google releasing a watch would help in the same way the Nexus line helped with phones. What WearOS needs is man power and an easier time getting the fix they need in the Android tree. It's not however a lost cause. With the improved activity monit…
> Given enough RAM
This is the problem. A smartwatch should not be burning a lot of RAM. It has a battery the size of a dime, it should be doing very little with processor or memory. Wear OS is too bloated to the task.
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#27I had a Fitbit Charge 3, and had to replace it about 3 times IIRC in a little over a year period. The 3rd replacement happened a week after the warranty expired, which to their credit they still replaced it. But it once again died shortly thereafter, at which point I just bought an Apple Watch. Mainly for the ECG function -- my wife had bought me the Fitbit after I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, so I figured…
Interesting. In my experience it used to be the case that my
FitBit would break once or twice a year—and like you they
would always replace it. But I've noticed a trend toward reliability.
My Versa 2 has been operating like a champ since the day I got it when it came out. I push it too the limit in the outdoors with activities like surfing, snorkeling, et cetera.
Every year I buy the Apple Watch thinking this will be the year I switch. But again, just returned it on Friday. Hardware is super impressive, but it just feels like putting an iPad on my wrist. I don't want a computer on my wrist I just want to be healthy. And the battery life on the Versa 2 is just so much better. I put it on and only have to take it off about once a week for an hour to charge.
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#28What is a good lightweight 24/7 heart rate and sleep tracker that's not a Fitbit? I have an Apple Watch but the Fitbit's sleep tracking is way better and I keep it on for days (whereas I charge my Apple Watch overnight). I am super happy with my Fitbit but given Google I assume it will be "sunset" within a year or two so I want to switch early.
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#29I don't understand the fear of Google from FitBit users in these comments. Google has a clear user agreement with how they use your data, including not selling it - and they rely on users trusting them. I'd rather my data be with one of the tech giants than a unprofitable start up
Unless there's a guarantee that breaking the user agreement results in a fine that exceeds the money they got by breaking the agreement, the user agreement is mostly worthless.
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#30My mom got me a fitbit for Christmas and I think I'll return it unopened now. I've thought about warning her about this new relationship with Google but she's elderly, it's probably not an issue she cares as much about and I'm the one who introduced her to fitbits in the first place.