The redesigned Fitbit app has elicited a surprising number of complaints from customers. But what's more surprising is Google's response to these complaints—the Fitbit app will be tweaked to address user feedback. Plus, step streaks are returning to iOS and finally coming to Android.

In a blog post titled "Your Feedback Matters," Google listed several pain points that will be addressed over the coming months. The first and most important change is a more immediate interface. As you may know, the recent Fitbit app redesign utilizes the Material You design language, which is very clean and minimal. In the Fitbit app, Material You is taken to a bit of an extreme, as there's simply too much negative space. Users are forced to scroll around for important metrics, which is far from ideal, especially on the "Today" page.

So, Google will revise the "Today" page with a new "optimized layout" that reduces spacing and makes items easier to read. A battery indicator will also be added to the "Today" page, new celebratory animations will praise you when you've met your step goal, and a dark mode is in the works. Also, Google is taking this opportunity to remind users that focus goals on the "Today" page can be customized, though it will also introduce the ability to create custom focus goals.

And, as mentioned earlier, step streaks are returning to iOS. Step streaks will also be launching for the first time on Android. Evidently, Google failed to understand how popular this feature was. The new implementation of step streaks will utilize your old data, so you won't be starting from scratch. Users who keep up with their daily goals will already have a streak when step streak functionality rolls out.

These changes will arrive in the Fitbit app "over the next few months." Google also says that it's working "on other updates based on your feedback." While it'd be nice to know what other changes are in store, this is a great start. It's rare to see such a response from Google, and it's even rarer for Google to reintroduce a popular tool or feature that it's killed.

Source: Fitbit