Generative AI may not be enough to appease frustrated customers.
And here I am, still using my Pebble Time watch
Fitbit had plenty of quality problems even before the Google acquisition. I think this is a bit overblown. I am concerned, though, that some day they’re going to EOL the Fitbit phone app and force people to use some half -baked, buggy Google alternative with basic features missing. As they do. That would be the day I switch to Garmin.
I threw my fitbit away the day google bought them for a reason. Fucking parasites.
My wife and I both had our fitbits die a few weeks apart after software updates. This is the second time it’s happened to me in the last year. I may not replace it at all as I don’t use it as much as I once did but if I do it sure as shit won’t be with another fitbit product. Support is terrible and they’re clearly up to no good.
Garmin makes a tracker very similar to the one I was using from fitbit, as well as a wide range of smartwatches. I hear they are good quality so that’s likely what I’ll get if I decide to replace it.
Google killed Fitbit, like everything else it touches. It was the best on the market until Google bought them.
I had a Fitbit Sense and really liked it, then made a terrible decision to go to the Google watch. I’ve been waiting for something to happen to it so that I can buy a new device (will be going Garmin), but my cheapness keeps me from upgrading solely from dissatisfaction. Man do I hate this thing, though.
Garmin are really solid, Check your bank works with them though. Longest battery life of any tech I have used.
Do you mean the pixel watch? What exactly don’t you like? I’m pretty happy with mine.
From what I’ve heard, the battery life is horrible, doesn’t even last 2 full days.
That’s true, but unless you plan on being somewhere with no electricity or power banks for a while that’s not really an issue. You take it off and charge it while showering and once you’re out it’s good to go
