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Fitbit to Discontinue Support for Music Transfer From Computers This Fall

Fitbit to Discontinue Support for Music Transfer From Computers This Fall

Fitbit has suggested its users to use Deezer and Pandora apps for listening to music.

By Gadgets360 Staff with Inputs from ANI | Updated: 8 August 2022 11:50 IST

Fitbit to Discontinue Support for Music Transfer From Computers This Fall

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Fitbit stated that they are discontinuing their Fitbit Connect app on October 13

Highlights

Fitbit Connect is a companion app for Mac and Windows
It has stopped recommending Fitbit Connect on its setup page
Fitbit users can can undertake 90-day trial of Deezer, Pandora apps

Fitbit is putting an end to Fitbit Connect app, soon leaving the users unable to transfer music from their computer to a Fitbit device. The Fitbit owners will soon lose the company's service to transfer music files to their Fitbit device.

In their statement on the Help page, Fitbit stated that they are discontinuing their Fitbit Connect app on October 13. However, the company has also given two options to users to download music to their devices. “You can continue to play personal music stored on your watch and transfer music to your watch with the Deezer app and Pandora app,” the statement read.

In the FAQs related to the discontinuation of the Fitbit Connect app, the company has elaborated that users can undertake a 90-day trial of Deezer or Pandora before subscribing to their paid services for downloading music to their Fitbit devices in the future.

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The Fitbit Ionic, Fitbit Sense, and Fitbit Versa users can download the Deezer playlists and Flow directly to their watches. However, this feature is not available for Fitbit Versa Lite Edition.

Meanwhile, Fitbit users in the US can download the Pandora app to listen to music. The feature is supported in the Fitbit Ionic, Fitbit Sense, and Fitbit Versa series (except Fitbit Versa Lite Edition). To download music from the app, one will need a paid subscription and a working Wi-Fi connection.

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Fitbit Connect is a companion app for Mac and Windows computers that lets you sync fitness data between devices and transfer music to legacy Fitbit devices. The phasing out of the software on desktop is also evident from the fact that the company no longer recommends Fitbit Connect on its setup page.

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Fitbit Versa Lite Edition

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Strap Colour Charcoal, Lilac, Marina Blue, Mulberry, White

Display Size 34mm

Strap Material Silicone

Dial Shape Square

Display Type OLED

Ideal For Unisex

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Fitbit Ionic

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display Size 32mm

Compatible OS Android, iOS

Strap Material Elastomer

Ideal For Unisex

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Fitbit Sense

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Strap Colour Carbon, Lunar White

Compatible OS Android, iOS

Dial Shape Square

Display Type AMOLED

Ideal For Unisex

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