Fitbit is discontinuing its web dashboard soon

What do you want to know

• Fitbit will remove the web version of the dashboard for users starting July 8.
• The move will push users from the web to their phones, allowing them to access features exclusively designed for an in-app experience.
• Fitbit says the move aligns with its mission to be a “combined Fitbit and Google team.”

Fitbit announcement Tuesday June 11, it will abandon the web dashboard from July 8. This comes after Fitbit made several changes to its app last year, including a “Today page” and a “Discovery page” with much larger information cards.

The company said this transition aligns with its mission to be a “combined Fitbit and Google team.”

It looks like the Fitbit team is trying to integrate all of its health and wellness features into the Fitbit app. The move will push users to move from the web to their phones, allowing them to access features exclusively designed for an in-app experience.

Users will no longer be able to access the dashboard after the set deadline, but the company says all data previously stored online, including nutrition, sleep and activity details up to that date, will be made available to users via the Fitbit app. .

Although storing all data in one place seems like a good thing, many Fitbit users don’t seem very enthusiastic about this solution. In a separate community threadone user who spotted this change in April said: “So now the web dashboard or ‘browser’ shows an interstitial message that pops up informing me that I can use the app on my phone.

“I have the app on my phone, I don’t need to say it. I log in to use the web dashboard because it’s more convenient for me.”

Another frustrated user said he didn’t want the change and never asked the company to remove the dashboard, complaining that the company didn’t seem interested in listening to consumers’ needs.

“Hundreds of people are saying how important this is for their HEALTH goals, but yet you ignore us and do what you want,” the user added.

Some users pointed out that the Fitbit app does not display your lifetime achievement stats, best achievement stats, and estimated calories remaining.

“If Google Fitbit is suggesting that the mobile app has the functionality of a web dashboard, they are wrong.” Additionally, things like creating a meal and customizing food, like the path in the web dashboard, continue to be missing from the app.

On the other hand, Fitbit acknowledged that change can be difficult, “but we appreciate your patience as we build Google Fitbit to be better than before.” Users have about an additional month to download the app and sync their fitness data.