Last year, when Google announced the Versa 4 and Sense 2, we were left scratching our heads left and right. These were the first Fitbit trackers to be developed under Google’s guidance and, instead of pushing them forward, the company had taken several side steps, if not backward steps with both of them.
The removal of Google Assistant, while keeping Alexa, was a perplexing decision if any. No Wi-Fi access, no third-party apps, and no music controls were all big downgrades compared to the previous generation Fitbit Sense and Versa 3. We surmised that Google was doing that to push forward its Pixel Watch, but that explanation simply didn’t justify the degradation of Fitbit’s line-up. Those who wanted extra smarts but didn’t want to suffer through a one-day battery smartwatch were completely left out.