Fitbit.com is offically shut down — what you need to know

run settings on the Fitbit Charge 6 — (Image credit: Tom's Guide)

The slow cannibalization of Fitbit by Google continues, as the the tech giant has confirmed that it will be shutting down Fitbit.com. However, the best fitness trackers made by the company will still be available — at least for now.

A new banner now sits atop the Fitbit website saying that the Fitbit store is moving to the Google Store starting on October 1. Clicking the link takes you to a wearable section of the Google Store with a note that reads, "You made it! Google Store is your new home for all things Fitbit. Shop below or get help with your Fitbit account here."

For Fitbit fans, it's another step in the demise of the fitness tracking company that was purchased by Google in 2022. Perhaps it isn't surprising, considering Google killed off the web version of the Fitbit dashboard in early July, leading to some to question whether you should even buy a Fitbit tracker anymore.

When the Google Pixel Watch 3 launched in August, Google's smartwatch inherited many of Fitbit’s best holistic features, including several that were previously paywalled. It also heralded the end of Fitbit smartwatches with news that the Pixel Watch will be Google’s primary smartwatch focus moving forward.

Google even praised Fitbit for their tech that has made it into Google's new smartwatch.

Google appears to still have plans for Fitbit. "We are very committed to Fitbit, and even more importantly to the customers that use and depend on those products and technology," Google told sister site Tech Radar in August.

It doesn't appear that Google is killing off the more specific fitness trackers, with the Google Store listing the Charge 6, Inspire 3, and Luxe. We've heard no plans for Google to produce its own version of these fitness trackers. That said, it doesn't mean Google isn't working on something similar.

For now, Google is continuing to sell the Fitbit Sense 2 and the Fitbit Versa 4 smartwatches, though the company confirmed that they will be the last smartwatches with the Fitbit branding. The company did just release the Fitbit ACE LTE designed for kids in May, but that device is aimed at a different target market.

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Scott Younker is the West Coast Reporter at Tom’s Guide. He covers all the lastest tech news. He’s been involved in tech since 2011 at various outlets and is on an ongoing hunt to build the easiest to use home media system. When not writing about the latest devices, you are more than welcome to discuss board games or disc golf with him. He also handles all the Connections coverage on Tom's Guide and has been playing the addictive NYT game since it released.