![]() ![]() Helping you keep a closer eye on whether you’re putting in enough exercise time or getting good quality sleep is very much Fitbit’s thing. Google Maps is a particularly useful inclusion, too. Google Assistant is also out, but you can chat to Amazon’s Alexa using the onboard microphone. Hardly a coincidence, given the Pixel Watch’s recent arrival?Ĭontactless payments are still on board, although Fitbit Pay doesn’t have the widest support from UK banks. ![]() The Fitbit Gallery app store has been stripped of third party apps, and there’s no Wi-Fi or music player. What’s not so great is that a number of features found on the Versa 3 have disappeared. Still, it’s nice and slick to get around. When it’s time to swipe and tap your way around watch screens, though, it’s clear this software has a much more Google WearOS feel to it.įitbit has moved where you’ll find your phone notification feed, and there’s now a bigger emphasis on screen-sized widgets as opposed to lots of different menu screens. The OS plays nice with Android smartphones and iPhones, and still uses Fitbit’s own user-friendly companion app to set things up. FitbitOS carries with it influences from Pebble, the original smartwatch great Fitbit snapped up over five years ago. ![]() Fitbit Versa 4 interfaceįitbit might be part of the Google family now, but is sticking to its own software smarts for now. It just doesn’t do it in a very speedy fashion. Now you have a button to wake that screen up, but a gentle double tap on the screen or raising the wrist will also bring it to life. Thankfully, this screen goes bright and isn’t a troubling issue for the Versa 4 when you need to check in on stats on sunnier days. Switching to that always-on mode means you’re waving bye bye to close to a week of battery life, but if you can handle a few days before having to reach for the charging cable, then it’s a situation you can live with.ĪMOLED screens do have a tendency to struggle for visibility in bright outdoor light. ![]()
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