"The Google Health app will replace the Fitbit app through a normal app update," a Google representative told CNET. "Fitbit users will not need to download a new app or take any action." Fitbit app users' data will automatically be available in the new Google Health app. Android users will receive the updated Google Health app as it rolls out between May 19 and 26. Starting May 19, iOS users can immediately update the Fitbit app to become the Google Health app.
RIP Fitbit App. Not Just a New Name, New Features Too… The shift is less about tracking steps or sleep and more about owning the interpretation layer of health data. One detail worth watching is privacy. During its 2020 Fitbit acquisition, Google pledged to keep health data separate from its advertising business. …
… AI-powered tech and smart devices are pressing up against every core activity in our lives. When used in health apps, AI can distill large amounts of data collected hourly, which can feel incredibly useful or intrusive… or just annoying. …
… Optional features, such as AI training, can also be turned off or on, it says. According to Google, it won't use the health and wellness data in Google Health for Google Ads, the company's online advertising program. Data transmission between devices and servers is encrypted. …
… Google says data collected by the Fitbit Air and other Fitbit devices will not be used for advertising, but experts have noted that even anonymized health data can often be traced back to individuals, and that once data is collected, how it's used years down the line depends entirely on policies th… …
… The latest iteration of Commodore seems to be delivering on the promises that Simpson made in his acquisition announcement short video , where he said that Commodore will reboot "not just as a retro brand with next-gen ideas, but as a digital detox brand, picking up right where we left off in the '… …