Fitbit customers can log in with their Google accounts beginning on June sixth

We have identified it was coming for fairly a while, however now Google has a date for when it is going to begin transitioning Fitbit customers to Google logins. On June sixth, the tech big will introduce the choice for Fitbit customers to log into their accounts utilizing their Google credentials. When it introduced the upcoming change following its $2.1 billion buy of the wearable maker, the corporate stated that it’s going to allow the choice for folks to maneuver their Fitbit system to their Google account when the log in assist arrives. Customers can have the chance to tweak their information when making the transfer and can have the choice to handle their data both from the Fitbit app or from their Google settings web page. 

Whereas logging into Fitbit with Google is barely an possibility for now, quickly customers can have no selection. The corporate plans to require using a Google login to join a brand new Fitbit account and to activate new sports activities gadgets and smartwatches someday this yr. After which by 2025, it is going to finish assist for Fitbit accounts altogether. These planning to stay to the Fitbit model will merely must be OK with linking their gadgets to their Google account. 

The tech big is presenting the combination as a simple approach for customers to “handle all [their] linked apps and paired gadgets.” However it is aware of that some folks can be involved concerning the privateness of their data, so it beforehand stated that it will not be utilizing Fitbit customers’ well being and wellness information for Google Advertisements.