Fitbit to discontinue the Fitbit Connect app for Mac and Windows – Times of India

Fitbit has announced that it is shutting down the Fitbit Connect app. The company has confirmed that it is putting an end to the Fitbit Connect app and moving forward the users will not be able to transfer music from their computer to the Fitbit device. The company has confirmed that it will end the Fitbit Connect app on October 31.
“On October 13, 2022 we’re removing the option to transfer playlists to your Fitbit watch through your computer. You can continue to play personal music stored on your watch and transfer music to your watch with the Deezer app and Pandora app . See below for details”, Fitbit said in a statement. The company also added that Fitbit users can listen to their music stored on the watch and can also use third party apps like Pandora and Deezer to transfer the music.
Fitbit further adds that the users can also take a 90-day free trial of Deezer and Pandora before subscribing to their paid services. The Fitbit Iconic, Fitbit Sense and Fitbit Versa users can download the Deezer playlists directly to their smartwatches. Users can store up to 300 songs on their Fitbit watches.
To recall, Fitbit Connect is a companion app of Fitbit available on Mac and Windows. The app enables users to sync their fitness data between devices and also transfer music to Fitbit watches.