I suspect Google will be hell-bent on sticking with this awful piece of work since few companies have the courage to admit that they really screwed up. But seriously, left as is, even with tweaks, it will drive users away, my wife and I included. This as an application model is irredeemable. I'll restate something I wrote earlier. In deference to the many appalled by this supposed "update," why not post the old version, clearly stating that it will no longer be updated, on YOUR Play Store so that those so choosing can get back the bankable utility we've enjoyed for years with our Fitbit products. This so-called "update" clearly was not meaningfully tested as a beta and given its structure almost certainly wasn't developed by individuals who seriously use a Fitbit, or likely any tracker, as part of their personal health and training guidance/support. Someone needs to start meaningfully supervising the software development process for this product. It's almost certain that Google intends to take the best of Fitbit to roll into their existing product line with the end goal being to drive business in that direction while slowly killing off Fitbit. But if anything like this is the UI that will be used on Google's proprietary brand, the effect will be to make your many capable competitors look so much better in comparison. Absent regaining access to the previous, easily useful, and compactly informative application, my wife and I will be moving pretty quickly to Garmin or AMAZTIM, sadly retiring the many years of happily using the Charge line.
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