Fitbit App to End Open Groups, Challenges and Adventures

February 18, 2023 By Prelo Con

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Fitbit has announced that it will discontinue certain features on its app, including open groups, challenges, and adventures, starting from March 27th. The company has cited limited usage as the reason for retiring these features, with open groups allowing anyone in the community to join by sending in a request, but closed groups that are invite-only will remain. Fitbit challenges and adventures are events that incentivize users to walk more by unlocking virtual trails and landmarks based on their step counts. [caption id="attachment_94433" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Fitbit has announced that it will discontinue

Image Credit: Fitbit.com[/caption] Fitbit has been enhancing its app experience to focus on providing the best fitness tools for its users, and the retirement of these features is part of its efforts to do so. The decision to retire open groups may come as a surprise to some users, as there was a demand for the company to make these groups easier to create when the pandemic lockdowns started. However, Fitbit chose to remove open groups altogether instead of adding more functionality to them. Users will lose any trophy or award they earned from challenges and adventures once the features are retired. Fitbit has advised users to download their data before March 27th to preserve their information. The company has also announced that it will discontinue Fitbit Studio, its tool for creating apps and watch faces, and will only continue supporting its command-line interface tools for app creation in the near future. [caption id="attachment_94437" align="aligncenter" width="343"] Fitbit app

Image Credit: Fitbit.com[/caption] Fitbit's move to retire certain features may be part of the company's strategy to streamline its services and focus on its core offerings. As the fitness wearables market becomes increasingly competitive, Fitbit may be looking to differentiate itself by offering a more targeted and specialized set of features. The company has not announced any new features to replace the ones being retired, but it is likely that Fitbit will continue to evolve and improve its app experience to meet the changing needs of its users. In conclusion, Fitbit is retiring open groups, challenges, adventures, and Fitbit Studio from its app on March 27th. The company has cited limited usage as the reason for the retirement of these features and is focusing on providing the best fitness tools for its users. While users will lose any awards earned from challenges and adventures, they can download their data before the features are retired. Fitbit's decision to retire these features may be part of its strategy to streamline its services and focus on its core offerings in the competitive fitness wearables market.

By Prelo Con

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