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Fitbit cuts off older iPhones by raising minimum required iOS version

If you’ve been using a Fitbit device with an older iPhone, you might be in need of an upgrade, as the fitness tracking suite now requires at least iOS 15. In a quiet update to a support page in the past week or two, Fitbit has raised its minimum requirements for iOS devices. The app (and in turn the fitness trackers) now requires iOS 15 or higher in order to function. As recently as early March…
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Google Home 2.66 tweaks Wifi overview page

The latest version of the Google Home app (2.66) is rolling out as a smaller update with a pair of visual tweaks for the Preview redesign. Earlier this month, some people started seeing the ability to reorder their favorite devices grid. This overdue capability might be rolling out soon as Google Home 2.66 renames the “Add” button to “Edit” for all users, even if they don’t yet have…
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Fitbit Challenges and open groups are no longer available as Google pulls the plug

Following an announcement earlier this year, Fitbit has today pulled the plug on challenges and open groups, two longtime features of its app. As of today, March 27, Fitbit has discontinued support for four different “legacy” features within its app. Available since 2017, those most notably include “Challenges & Adventures,” which were social activities that allowed Fitbit owners to…
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Vodafone is shutting off RCS messaging this week, pushes customers to Google Messages

Vodafone is pulling the plug on its own RCS implementation in the coming days, with an alert to customers going out now. A message to some Vodafone customers this week tells customers that the carrier will be turning off its RCS implementation as of March 31, 2023. With the change, customers will no longer have RCS provided by Vodafone, with messages instead sent over SMS and MMS. Vodafone is…
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