{
  "id": 19310988,
  "title": "Google is closing the door on third-party Fitbit apps and clock faces this month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/google-is-closing-the-door-on-third-party-fitbit-apps-and-clock-faces",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-10T08:54:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/fitbit-third-party-apps-clock-faces-end-support-3733258/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google is set to end support for third-party apps and clock faces on older Fitbit devices starting November 28, 2026. This change will affect the Fitbit Sense, Versa, and Ionic smartwatches, which will no longer be able to access external applications. The only exceptions will be those developed by Google or Fitbit themselves. Existing third-party installations will continue to function, but deleting them or performing a factory reset will result in permanent loss of access. The company has already initiated similar restrictions on music features and third-party apps for newer models and has removed certain perks as part of its transition to Google Health. With this latest move, owning an older Fitbit smartwatch may feel increasingly like witnessing its once-flourishing toolbox gradually empty out, one feature at a time.",
  "summary": "A factory reset could permanently erase your favorite Fitbit apps.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Fitbit Sense & Versa losing 3rd-party watch faces this month, existing downloads remain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/fitbit-sense-versa-losing-3rd-party-watch-faces-this-month-existing",
        "published": "2026-11-09T21:21:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}