Google back in August has completely overhauled Fit with new metrics, the Material Theme on Android, and a prominent role in Wear OS. However, to keep its focus mainly on the mobile, Google is now killing the service's desktop web client in March. Google with a large banner on fit.google.com has revealed to the world, its intentions. Google is shutting down the desktop client to “focus efforts on adding new capabilities that enhance the mobile and smartwatch Google Fit experience.” The website will continue to operate until March 19th. This move doesn't come as a surprise considering, the revamp did not extend to the web and it still retains the original Material design and red heart icon. But lacks Move Minutes and Heart Points. Step count, distance, and activities still appear online after the redesign. Besides showing metrics and recent activities on a larger screen, Google Fit on the web excelled at showing a long-term monthly view of your activity. Users could also log weight and other activities that were not recorded. For users of the phone and Wear OS app, Google’s commitment to “adding new capabilities” is promising. Recent updates added several home screen widgets and breathing exercises on wearables. Google also hosted a New Year’s challenge to encourage users to be ...
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