Fitbit has announced that it is phasing out Fitbit accounts and will require users to have a Google account going forward.

In the event that you have a Fitbit account, a significant change is coming in your direction. As per the organization, it will end support for Fitbit records and will require a Google account all things considered.

Fitbit formally turned into a piece of Google back in January 2021. From that point forward, Google has been tracking down ways of getting its biological system and Fitbit's environment closer together. For instance, Google has said that its impending Pixel Watch will have a profound mix with Fitbit. The most recent push toward this assembled front is Fitbit's new "Fitbit by Google" marking.

On Fitbit's assistance page, the organization has a FAQ about this new marking and what the future holds for what's to come. In the rundown of inquiries and replies, Fitbit discusses Google accounts on Fitbit. It's here where the firm declares that it will empower Google accounts on Fitbit in 2023 and will uphold various advantages for Google account clients including:

    • Single logins
    • Account security
    • Brought together security controls for Fitbit client information

Further down the page, nonetheless, it's uncovered that a few purposes of Fitbit will require a Google account after Google accounts on Fitbit is sent off in 2023. It likewise specifies that Fitbit account backing will end in 2025, which will require all clients to have a Google account going ahead. The organization states:

If you have a Fitbit account, after the launch of Google accounts on Fitbit, you’ll have the option to move Fitbit to your Google account or to continue to use your existing Fitbit devices and services with your Fitbit account for as long as it’s supported. Support of Fitbit accounts will continue until at least early 2025. After support of Fitbit accounts ends, a Google account will be required to use Fitbit. We’ll be transparent with our customers about the timeline for ending Fitbit accounts through notices within the Fitbit app, by email, and in help articles.

Albeit this is a fascinating turn of events, it most likely shouldn't really shock or amaze anyone. Since Fitbit is presently a piece of Google, it just checks out that Google would need to work on things by supplanting Fitbit accounts with Google accounts. Essentially they're giving clients a lot of opportunity to conform to the unavoidable change.