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- Google has announced it will remove third-party apps and watch faces from the Fitbit app gallery in the EU.
- EU users will be able to continue downloading and installing third-party apps until June 2024.
- Users outside of the EU will be unaffected.
If you’re a Fitbit owner in the EU, Google is about to make a change that could have a big impact on how you use your device. These owners will no longer be able to download and install third-party apps and clock faces in the next few months.
In a support page on the Fitbit Help Center, Google announced it will remove third-party apps and clock faces from the Fitbit app gallery for users in the EU. The company says this decision was made after “a careful assessment of the impact of new regulatory requirements.” Google doesn’t elaborate on what regulatory requirements it is referring to, but it is likely talking about the Digital Markets Act (DMA), or maybe some other regulation that was recently implemented.