Google bought Fitbit in 2019, which led to slight changes in the company’s strategy, which will soon be will ask you to enter a Google account if you want to use their watches.
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Until now, this was not necessary at all, so it seems that this is a new movement in favor of increase Google integration with Fitbit and expand its services.
The brand has already changed its name to Fitbit by Google, and while it will continue to let you use Fitbit accounts to log in, it’s only temporary, as your accounts will disappear in 2025.
If you want to use Fitbit, you must have a Google account
Until now, having a Fitbit account was enough to use one of the manufacturer’s devices, but now that will change, and This will be the Google account that you will need to enter into the app.
This, according to the company itself, will happen sometime in 2023, although Fitbit accounts can still be used. Just a few portable features They will need a Google account.
The company will provide the option to transfer all data from your Fitbit account to a Google account, with which you will get the usual benefits that these have, such as access to Google services and applications or 15 GB in Google Drive.
Fitbit accounts will only be operational until 2025, so it’s a good option to migrate all the information you have to a Google account when you have the possibility, in this way, you will make sure you don’t lose your data in a few years.
