Google Fit is shutting down, and you need to migrate to a new Health app—here’s how

Now that the Fitbit Air is here, Google is rethinking its fitness app strategy, which includes sending another app to the graveyard, if for the right reasons.

Google has revealed it will “consolidate” its health and fitness offerings by shutting down Google Fit. The company will offer Fit users a way to migrate their data to Google Health (formerly the Fitbit app, thanks to a new name change) later this year. Details of the migration system are not available at the time of writing.

Google had announced it would shut down Fit in 2026, but had not officially launched the transition or indicated what would happen for existing users. The migration announcement makes it clear that your fitness data will be retained, although you will still need to adapt to another app.

Why is Google closing Fit?

Two separate fitness tracking apps were confusing

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Google began its fitness push with Fit in 2014, when the first wave of Android Wear (now Wear OS) devices arrived, but the acquisition of Fitbit in 2021 led it to prioritize the Fitbit app for tracking health and fitness data. The tech giant cut off new developer access to Fit in 2024 and plans to phase out the app in 2026.

Even though the shift in priorities was obvious, Google still operated two fitness apps with significant overlap. It wasn’t always clear why (or if) you needed to leave Fit. Consolidation around Google Health makes things simple: There’s just one Google-branded app for all your activity monitoring, whether you buy a Fitbit tracker, Pixel Watch, or compatible third-party device.

Of course, this also represents an opportunity for Google to strengthen its paid services. The Fitbit Air and other devices will get the most features when you subscribe to Google Health Premium at $10 per month ($100 per year) for AI coaching and additional insights. Now it will be harder to avoid the sales pitch.

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It’s a smoother transition than usual

This isn’t the first time Google has streamlined its apps. Most notably, it had a confusing messaging app strategy that included Allo, Duo, Hangouts, and Messages at different times. It now focuses largely on Google Chat and Meet, with Messages handling both basic text and RCS.

There have been efforts to help users make the transition, such as a final update to Allo that allowed users to export chats in 2019. However, moving away from Google Fit is one of the company’s simplest transitions yet, with an unmistakable destination and little concern that you’ll lose years of data in the process.