Moving your data
What happens to my Google Fit data now that Google Health is replacing it?
Updated · 2 min read
- Google Fit
- Google Health
- Health Connect
Short answer
Google says it will invite Fit users to move their data to the Google Health app later in 2026. Until then, keep using Fit and save a copy with Google Takeout.
On 7 May 2026 Google announced the Google Health app, which replaced the Fitbit app from 19 May 2026. Google said: "We'll invite Google Fit users to migrate their data into Google Health app later this year." It has not published a date for those invites.
Steps
- Download a copy of your Fit data. Sign in at https://takeout.google.com, uncheck the products you don't need and leave Fit selected, then tap Next step.
- Choose a delivery method, a one-time export and a file type (Zip opens almost anywhere), then tap Create export. When the email arrives, download the archive: it expires after about 7 days.
- On Android, open Health Connect. On Android 14 and later it's in Settings then Security and privacy then Privacy Controls then Health Connect. On Android 13 and earlier, install Health Connect from the Play Store.
Step 3
In the Android Settings
- Settings
- Security and privacy
- Privacy Controls
- Health Connect
- In Google Fit, tap Profile then Settings, then under Health Connect turn on Sync Fit with Health Connect.
Step 4
In the Google Fit
- Profile
- Settings
- To see that data in the Google Health app, open Google Health and tap Connections then Partner apps. Under Add connections, tap Sync your favorite health apps then Set up, choose the data to sync and tap Allow.
Step 5
In the Google Health
- Connections
- Partner apps
or
In the Google Health
- Sync your favorite health apps
- Set up
- When Google's invite to move your Fit data arrives, follow it in the Google Health app.
If it still doesn't work
- Takeout export failed
Google suggests trying again, or exporting one product at a time.
- Fit data isn't in Google Health
Permissions are needed on both sides of Health Connect: Fit must be allowed to write a data type and Google Health must be allowed to read it. In Google Health, check Connections then Partner apps then Manage Health Connect for a Synced time.
- Only recent data arrived
A newly connected app can see the last 30 days of Health Connect data plus new data. Google Health asks separately for access to past data, so allow it when asked.
- Google Health asks for a Google Account
A Fitbit login must be moved to a Google Account first.
Why this happens
Google is consolidating its health and fitness apps into Google Health. Health Connect stays as Android's on-device store that apps share data through, and Google Health reads steps, exercise, sleep and heart rate from it.
Questions
When did the Fitbit app become Google Health?
Google started rolling it out on 19 May 2026 as an update to the Fitbit app. Google says Fitbit users' data moved over automatically.
Has Google announced a shutdown date for the Google Fit app?
Not on the Google pages checked for this guide. Google has said only that it will invite Fit users to migrate later in 2026. Its developer page says the Fit APIs are supported until the end of 2026.
Does downloading my data delete it from Google Fit?
No. Google says downloading your data doesn't remove it from Google's servers.
Sources
- 1A new era for your wellness, Introducing the Google Health app, Googleblog.google (opens in a new tab)
- 2What is new with the redesigned Google Health app, Fitbit Help Centersupport.google.com (opens in a new tab)
- 3How to download your Google data, Google Fit Helpsupport.google.com (opens in a new tab)
- 4Health Connect on Google Fit, Google Fit Helpsupport.google.com (opens in a new tab)
- 5Get started with Health Connect, Android Helpsupport.google.com (opens in a new tab)
- 6How do I use Health Connect with the Google Health app?, Google Health Help Centersupport.google.com (opens in a new tab)
- 7Google Fit Migration FAQ, Android Developersdeveloper.android.com (opens in a new tab)
- 8Google Fit will shut down in favor of Health, migration tool coming, 9to5Google9to5google.com (opens in a new tab)