{"id":52848,"date":"2026-08-05T17:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=52848"},"modified":"2026-08-05T17:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:11:28","slug":"fitbit-now-syncs-with-apple-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/05\/fitbit-now-syncs-with-apple-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitbit Now Syncs With Apple Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/08\/03\/fitbit-apple-health-syncing\/\">Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/08\/03\/fitbit-apple-health-syncing\/\">\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/fitbit\/comments\/1ve6q6c\/apple_health_sync_release\/\">noted on Reddit<\/a>, some data such as HRV doesn't transfer over.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Syncing can be enabled after downloading the update by selecting Connections, choosing Apps and services, and then adding Apple Health.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>My wife is a longtime Fitbit user. A few weeks ago, some family and friends started a friendly competition to see who could get the most steps. They&rsquo;re all Fitbit users, too. Then she wanted to start comparing step counts with me, but I have an Apple Watch. I thought this would be no problem because the Health app has a sharing feature, and Fitbit and HealthKit have both been around forever. I was shocked to learn that there has never been any syncing. I don&rsquo;t really understand the reason for this, as it seems like it would make the Fitbit more valuable.<\/p>\n\n<p>It looks like the syncing part is now solved, but we still can&rsquo;t automatically compare our steps. We&rsquo;ve both tried inviting each other to share step counts and some other metrics multiple times over the last several weeks, and it has never worked. Either the invitation doesn&rsquo;t arrive or the app just spins forever when trying to accept it.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/01\/google-acquires-fitbit\/\">Google Acquires Fitbit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juli Clover: 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. 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