Fitbit has stopped selling its products in nearly 30 countries. It includes smartwatches, wristbands, and products manufactured by the company. The main reason for this decision is to align with the new Google Pixel. Since Fitbit is under Google, it has focused on making the devices more compatible with their smartphones.
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Fitbit And Google Pixel
On October 24, 2023, Google stopped offering Fitbit Premium renewals in these nations. However, it has been noted, that the Fitbit Charge 6 is still available in Portugal through the Google Store.
They also discovered that, according to another support page, Fitbit products are no longer available in Mexico or any other Latin American nation. However, Google did not give any timeframe for these removals.
In an interview with the South African website Tech Central, Google stated that the modification was made to more effectively “align our hardware portfolio to map closer to Pixel’s regional availability.” They also said that users who own the devices won’t be affected. The company will provide the usual customer support to them.
These are the countries that are affected:
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Hungary
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Hong Kong
- Korea
- Malaysia
- Thailand
- Philippines
- Argentina
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
- Mexico
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
- Venezuela
