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Google to remove third-party Fitbit apps and clock faces on November 28
Google will stop offering third-party apps and clock faces in the Fitbit App Gallery on November 28, 2026.
The change covers Fitbit Sense and Versa smartwatches, including the Sense 2 and Versa 4, as well as the Ionic.
Apps and faces already installed will keep working, but they will no longer receive updates.
If owners delete one or reset their watch, they will not be able to reinstall it.
The Gallery will instead offer apps and faces made by Google and Fitbit.
Google previously removed these options from the Gallery in the European Union in 2024; the new change extends the restriction more widely.
Google says owners should update the companion Google Health app to version 5.12 to keep its own apps and faces working properly.
Google will stop offering third-party apps and clock faces in the Fitbit App Gallery on November 28, 2026.
The change applies to Fitbit Sense and Versa smartwatches, as well as the Ionic, according to Android Authority.
Apps and faces already installed will remain, but users will not be able to reinstall them after deleting them or resetting their device.
The Gallery will feature only apps and clock faces made by Fitbit and Google.
Third-party developers will also lose the ability to upload or update content through the Gallery.
- Who
- Google is making the change, affecting Fitbit smartwatch users and third-party developers.
- What
- The Fitbit App Gallery will stop offering third-party apps and clock faces; existing installations will remain but cannot be reinstalled after deletion or a factory reset.
- When
- November 28, 2026.
- Where
- The Fitbit App Gallery.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Google removed third-party apps and faces from the Fitbit Gallery in the EU, citing new regulatory requirements, according to Android Authority.
Google announced that Fitbit smartwatches would soon lose the ability to install or update third-party apps and clock faces.
The change takes effect, and third-party apps and clock faces can no longer be installed or updated.
- Effective date
- November 28, 2026
- Affected models
- Sense, Sense 2, Versa, Versa 2, Versa 3, Versa 4, and Ionic
- Gallery content
- Apps and clock faces made by Fitbit and Google
- Existing installations
- Remain available, but cannot be reinstalled after deletion or a factory reset
- Developer access
- Uploading new content and updating existing content will stop
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