Fitbit smartwatches will soon get a bunch of exciting new features with a major software update
This was one of only two always-on Versa 2 watch faces available at launch
While it’s obviously way too early to see any fruits of Google’s labor applied to Fitbit’s popular fitness-centric smartwatches, Alphabet’s future subsidiary is announcing some big changes coming to the Versa, Versa Lite, Versa 2, and even the ancient Ionic today.
But the looming FitbitOS 4.1 software update will come with no less than five additional options for your always-on clock face, all offered in color with “full health and fitness stats” included. Oh, and Fitbit promises the transition between always-on and active views will be much faster, basically ironing out one of only three flaws noticed in our review a little while back.
That’s a lot of interesting new features coming soon to the Versa 2
Instead of visiting the Fitbit App Gallery every single time you want to refresh the look of your smartwatch, this feature will let you store up to five options you can quickly swap to “match your outfit, activity, or mood.” Naturally, more would have been even better, but five is still better than one.
Circling back to the Versa 2, early adopters of Fitbit’s latest smartwatch should be happy to hear the company’s “best heart rate tracking experience yet” will come exclusively to this model as part of the OS 4.1 update. Fitbit promises “higher accuracy overall” for a technology that was already pretty impressive from that standpoint.