The pin is finicky, difficult to get precisely in the hole, and almost impossible if you don't have long fingernails. If you don't believe me here, take a read through a step-by-step guide I had to write about how to do this. Taking a band off is easy enough, but trying to attach a new one is a nightmare. Don't get me wrong - the quality of the official silicone and leather bands I have are fantastic, but the pin system used for swapping them in and out is terrible. While this is great for Fitbit to build up an extensive collection of bands that work interchangeably with the Versa ecosystem, the bands themselves are not good. The Versa 2 uses the same proprietary bands of the Versa and Versa Lite. While the body of the Versa 2 is fantastic, I really, really don't like its watchband system.

That's been ripped away from the Versa 2, and while it's not a deal-breaker, I do wish it had stuck around for another year. On last year's Versa, you could use these for quickly opening your two most-used apps with a single press from the home screen and navigate certain UI elements without touching the display. The one button that remains works well, feels good to press, and can be mapped to open Fitbit Pay or Alexa with a press-and-hold, but I do miss the added functionality that the other two buttons used to offer.

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