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Google's latest update makes the Fitbit app unusable for me

Google inexplicably ditches the ability to cast content to your TV.

I used Fitbit's fitness trackers extensively in the past, and there were several features — a fun interface and social challenges — that made its products highly differentiated. However, there isn't anything of that early charm left in today's Fitbit; Google disabled the social features back in 2023, and made considerable changes to the app last year, bringing a new interface that was somehow minimalist and needlessly complex at the same time. Google justified the deletion of social sharing as a way to roll out exciting updates, and two years later, there isn't anything close to an equivalent feature.

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