In a move that's equal parts obvious and shocking, Google announced Friday that it is acquiring Fitbit, bringing an array of devices into the Wear OS maker’s tent. It’ll be a while before we know exactly how it all shakes out, but we can make a few educated guess about what’s staying and what’s going.
What’s going away
Amazon Alexa on the Versa 2
When Fitbit announced the Versa 2 in September, it came with a big surprise: system-level support for Alexa. It’s one of the few third-party wearables to integrate with Amazon’s AI assistant and it brought a much-needed feature to Fitbit’s best smartwatch, but sadly, the Versa 2 is probably the first and last device to support Alexa, at least without a third-party app. But fear not: Google Assistant is likely on the way with the Versa 3.
