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Exclusive: Google set to win EU approval for Fitbit deal with fresh concessions, sources say

Google has offered to restrict Fitbit data, a pledge similar to an earlier offer to the European Commission, the people said.

It has also offered to make it easier for rival makers of wearables to connect to the Android platform by offering them access to Android application programming interface , they said.

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