Lords of the Universe: Fitbit users must have Google accounts after purchase

Next year, Fitbit smartwatch users will see Alphabet Inc., parent company of fitness tracking company Google. They will need to have Google accounts to access some features of the device after it has been purchased by. last year.

Fitbit, now called “Google’s Fitbit,” announced that at some point in 2023, an account with the internet giant will be required to use some of the app’s features.

While the company promises to support its own Fitbit accounts “by at least early 2025,” the company acknowledges that accounts will be required at some point to use its devices.

Via Fitbit:

If you have a Fitbit account, when you start Google Accounts on Fitbit, you have the option to move Fitbit to your Google account or continue to use existing Fitbit devices and services in your Fitbit account for as long as supported. . Support for Fitbit accounts will continue until early 2025. You will need a Google account to use Fitbit after support for Fitbit accounts ends.

It may be possible to sync data from Fitbit to Google accounts, but Fitbit says it’s still possible to keep that data isolated within the Fitbit ecosystem. This will probably end when Google sign-in becomes mandatory.

Via Fitbit:

Currently all customers sign into Fitbit with a Fitbit account so your Fitbit data is synced to your Fitbit account, not your Google account. However, you may still share some Fitbit data with Google in limited circumstances, such as when you use Fitbit with a Google service. For example, you can let Google Assistant notify Fitbit of your activities, such as steps taken and calories burned.

The fitness company was acquired by Alphabet for approximately $2.1 billion in 2021. At the time, Fitbit promised not to use user data from Fitbit devices for Google ads.