If you’re a long-time Fitbit user, you are required to switch to a Google account if you haven’t already done so. The deadline Google set for the transition is May 19, 2026, after which all your previous fitness activity stored in your Fitbit account will be lost forever.
The writing has been on the wall since Google completed its acquisition of Fitbit in 2021. Two years later, i.e., in 2023, Google started offering users the option to associate their existing Fitbit devices with a Google account instead and gave them the option to migrate any data.
