When you’ve got a Fitbit account, a serious change is coming your approach. In response to the corporate, it will likely be ending help for Fitbit accounts and would require a Google account as a substitute.
Fitbit formally turned part of Google again in January 2021. Since then, Google has been discovering methods to get its ecosystem and Fitbit’s ecosystem nearer collectively. For instance, Google has stated that its upcoming Pixel Watch may have deep integration with Fitbit. The most recent push towards this united entrance is Fitbit’s new “Fitbit by Google” branding.
On Fitbit’s assist web page, the corporate has a FAQ about this new branding and what’s in retailer for the long run. Within the checklist of questions and solutions, Fitbit talks about Google accounts on Fitbit. It’s right here the place the agency declares that it’ll allow Google accounts on Fitbit in 2023 and can help an a variety of benefits for Google account customers together with:
- Single logins
- Account safety
- Centralized privateness controls for Fitbit person knowledge
Additional down the web page, nevertheless, it’s revealed that some makes use of of Fitbit would require a Google account after Google accounts on Fitbit is launched in 2023. It additionally mentions that Fitbit account help will finish in 2025, which would require all customers to have a Google account going ahead. The corporate states:
When you’ve got a Fitbit account, after the launch of Google accounts on Fitbit, you’ll have the choice to maneuver Fitbit to your Google account or to proceed to make use of your present Fitbit gadgets and companies together with your Fitbit account for so long as it’s supported. Help of Fitbit accounts will proceed till at the very least early 2025. After help of Fitbit accounts ends, a Google account can be required to make use of Fitbit. We’ll be clear with our prospects concerning the timeline for ending Fitbit accounts via notices inside the Fitbit app, by e-mail, and in assist articles.
Though that is an attention-grabbing improvement, it most likely shouldn’t come as a shock. Since Fitbit is now part of Google, it solely is sensible that Google would need to simplify issues by changing Fitbit accounts with Google accounts. At the very least they’re giving customers loads of time to regulate to the inevitable change.