After purchasing Fitbit in 2019, Google is moving to mandate the use of Google accounts on new Fitbit devices. The company shared the news on a help page, adding that it would be winding down Fitbit ...

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Google announced earlier this year that Fitbit users will soon have a new way to log in: through their existing Google accounts. This makes sense since the search giant acquired Fitbit in 2020 for ...

With the launch of Fitbit’s latest devices, “Fitbit by Google” branding was introduced. The Sense 2 and Versa 4 already have a UI modeled after Wear OS 3, but the integration is getting deeper from ...

Fitbit today offered a number of guided programs as part of its premium subscription. The Google-owned company is now testing one called Quantified Self that’s personalized and involves using “Fitbit ...

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The Fitbit app is free to use, but Fitbit Premium adds additional features to the tracker. You can pay for Fitbit Premium on a rolling monthly basis or per year. Fitbit devices don't need a constant ...

Starting next year, you'll only be able to activate newly released Fitbit models using a Google account. It doesn't come as a surprise for Google's services to become more intertwined with Fitbit's ...

Google will start requiring owners of Fitbit wearable devices to migrate over from a Fitbit account to a Google account, with the switch potentially becoming mandatory by early 2025. Long before and ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. When Google acquired Fitbit, there was a lot of chatter surrounding privacy, data collection, and how closely ...

Fitbit has expanded its open API, aimed at the health tech industry to include in-depth health metrics. The open API enables health researchers to build large scale studies using Fitbit devices.