On November 10, 2026, La Razón reported that Google planned to stop installation and updates of third-party apps and clock faces on certain Fitbit watches from November 28. According to the report, items already installed could remain usable, but deleting one or factory-resetting the watch could prevent reinstalling it.
What the reported change could affect
The report names the original Fitbit Sense, the Versa family including Lite models, Fitbit Ionic, Sense 2 and Versa 4. It says Sense 2 and Versa 4 already lacked third-party apps, while custom clock faces were included in the reported change.
The same report says Google Health version 5.12 was recommended for Google-developed apps and faces. That recommendation would not restore a deleted third-party app or face.
Treat a third-party app or face on your watch as potentially unrecoverable if you delete it or factory-reset the device.
Watch apps and phone connections
Installing an app directly on a watch is different from connecting a phone app to health data. Google Health describes connections between wearables, activity and wellness apps, and other devices, including Fitbit and Pixel Watch. A reported change to the Fitbit watch gallery does not, by itself, determine whether any particular phone app will continue receiving Fitbit data.
