Overview
- Google rolled out version 5.08 of its Google Health app on Monday, September 14, 2026, and says that completes the Fitbit-to-Google migration and makes Google-account sign-in mandatory while Fitbit accounts are no longer supported.
- Users who did not transfer their Fitbit accounts were deleted after Google’s deadline of July 15, 2026, and those people must create or use a Google account to restore device functionality.
- Google fixed a registration bug in the new Health app that previously blocked people whose email addresses had been tied to Fitbit from signing up with their preferred Google account.
- The firm has steadily retired Fitbit’s standalone software since buying the company in 2021, and reporting indicates Fitbit-branded successors like a new Sense watch are unlikely while lower-cost trackers may be reworked to run Wear OS or appear under the Pixel name.
- For people who want to avoid a Google account the practical choices are to accept the switch and sign in with Google or move to a different tracker or smartwatch maker that does not require Google sign-in.