Google Shifts Fitbit Community to Google Health, Obscuring Years of Archived Support Posts
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Updated · Android Authority · May 22
Google Shifts Fitbit Community to Google Health, Obscuring Years of Archived Support Posts
9 articles · Updated · Android Authority · May 22
Google has moved the Fitbit Community page onto its Google Health Community platform, replacing another standalone Fitbit brand touchpoint with a broader Google health hub.
The redesigned forum now centers on Google Health app discussions, Google Fitbit Air, and Fitbit devices including Sense, Versa, Inspire and Ace, matching Google's newer community-site layout.
Older Fitbit forum threads no longer appear easily accessible: legacy links now redirect to the new community, despite Google's earlier plan to keep the old forum available in read-only form.
That change could cut longtime users off from years of troubleshooting tips, bug fixes and device-support posts as Google continues folding Fitbit deeper into its own ecosystem.
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