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Fitbit Data Can Finally Sync to Apple Health

The latest update to the Google Health app for iOS allows Google Health data to sync to Apple Health. Google's app is used to collect data from wearables like Fitbit trackers and the Pixel Watch.

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Sync to Apple Health. Share your data like your exercise records, sleep, vitals, steps, and more from Google Health to Apple Health.

Google Health (previously the Fitbit app) collects fitness, sleep, and wellness data from a connected wearable device. Steps, distance traveled, heart rate, sleep, and more can now be added to Apple Health. As noted on Reddit, some data such as HRV doesn't transfer over.

Syncing can be enabled after downloading the update by selecting Connections, choosing Apps and services, and then adding Apple Health.

Apple Health data already synced to Google Health, so the new update adds two-way sync between the platforms. Fitbit devices have never had native sync to Apple Health, and users previously had to use a third-party syncing utility or a workaround to transfer data.

Version 5.05 of the Google Health app is available from the App Store for free. The update also adds Smart Health Links for sharing medical records with providers or family members.

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Top Rated Comments

6 weeks ago
This is actually really good news. I really like my Apple Watch 11, but the biggest downside for me is wearing it to bed for sleep tracking. It’s a bit bulky to sleep with, and having to work charging into the routine doesn’t help either.

For sleep tracking, a lot of Fitbits actually make more sense. They’re lighter, generally have much better battery life, and many don’t even have a screen. The biggest thing that kept me from using one was having my health data split across different apps. If Fitbit now syncs directly with Apple Health, that’s one less reason not to use one.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
6 weeks ago
Good news - the Fitbit air seems like a great product for general wellness tracking. I’d consider it if were not that I need to see how my current split pace is on runs.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
6 weeks ago
Sure would have been nice if Google had done this a long while back.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
6 weeks ago
About damn time that Google starts to track even more stuff!
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
6 weeks ago
Nice! I haven't been a Fitbit user for over a decade now but improvements in interoperability are always welcome.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
6 weeks ago

Share your health data with Google? Let them profile you, monetize your most personal information, and sell access to whoever can pay. Then, when one of those companies gets breached, bought, or quietly folds, don’t act surprised when your data ends up on the dark web-just so you can use a less accurate device. Faustian bargain
Yes, only Apple can monetise your health data. 🙄

I was wondering how long the generic anti Google comments would take to appear.*

*This is not meant as a blind defence of Google.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)