Reviving Step Streaks: Fitbit's Incredible Comeback
Fitbit responds to customer feedback by making improvements to its app design, bringing back the beloved feature of Step Streaks Get ready to maintain your fitness goals with Fitbit's latest update
The new Fitbit app has received a significant number of customer complaints. However, what is even more surprising is Google's response to these complaints - they will be making adjustments to the Fitbit app based on user feedback. Additionally, step streaks will be reintroduced to iOS and will also be made available on Android.
In a blog post titled "Your Feedback Matters," Google acknowledged several areas of concern that will be addressed in the upcoming months. The first and most crucial change is an improved interface with more immediate access. As you may be aware, the recent Fitbit app redesign incorporates the Material You design language, known for its simplicity and cleanliness. However, in the Fitbit app, this design language is taken to an extreme with excessive empty spaces. Users are now required to scroll around to find important data, which is far from ideal, especially on the "Today" page.
Google is planning to make updates to its "Today" page, including an optimized layout for better readability and reduced spacing. They will also add a battery indicator and introduce celebratory animations when step goals are achieved. Additionally, Google is working on a dark mode. It is worth noting that users can customize focus goals on the "Today" page, and soon they will be able to create custom focus goals as well.
Furthermore, step streaks will be returning to iOS, and for the first time, they will also be available on Android. It seems that Google underestimated the popularity of this feature. The new implementation of step streaks will utilize users' existing data, so there is no need to start from scratch. Those who consistently achieve their daily goals will already have a streak once step streak functionality is launched.
The Fitbit app will receive these changes gradually over the next few months. Google has also mentioned that it is actively considering other updates based on your feedback. Although it would be ideal to have information about these upcoming changes, this initial step is commendable. It is uncommon for Google to be this responsive and even more uncommon for them to reintroduce a popular tool or feature that they had previously discontinued.
