If you’ve been using a Fitbit to track your health and activity goals for the past several years, a big change is coming your way.
Since the company was acquired by Google in January 2021, the tech giant has been looking for ways to… integrate Fitbit’s health data into its own ecosystem.
Therefore, for example, the upcoming Google Pixel Watch will be heavily tied to the Fitbit platform.
But it looks like the future will soon see an end to Fitbit accounts, instead requiring users to sign up (or access) a Google account.
The Fitbit help page includes: a frequently asked question discussing the impact of the Google acquisition.
According to the company, it will allow logins with Google accounts in 2023 before Fitbit accounts are phased out altogether.
After we launch Google Accounts on Fitbit in 2023, some uses of Fitbit will require a Google Account, including to sign up for Fitbit or activate newly released Fitbit devices and features. on the website.
“If you have a Fitbit account, after the launch of Google Accounts on Fitbit, you have the option to move Fitbit to your Google Account or to continue using your existing Fitbit devices and services with your Fitbit account for as long as it is necessary. supported.
“Support for Fitbit accounts will continue until at least early 2025.
After Fitbit account support ends, a Google account will be required to use Fitbit.
“We will be transparent with our customers about the Fitbit account termination timeline through notifications in the Fitbit app, email, and help articles.”
Fitbit is one of the most recognized products in smart fitness wearableswhich has sold more than 120 million devices in more than 100 countries since 2007.
Company recently released a trio of new devices: the Versa 4 and Sense 2 smartwatches plus a new affordable fitness tracker called the Inspire 3.
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