Fitbit and Google Health data syncing support coming to Apple Health later in 2026

Google Health’s integration with third-party apps has been a major talking point since the redesigned app started replacing Fitbit earlier this month. And now, Google has quietly confirmed that one of the most requested features — syncing Fitbit data back to Apple Health — is still not fully available yet.

This comes shortly after the growing backlash regarding Google Health app redesign and Fitbit user frustrations, where many users criticized missing features, UI changes, and the forced transition away from the Fitbit app.

The latest concern revolves around Apple Health integration.

Google’s official announcement for the new app says Google Health can work with hundreds of apps and devices through integrations including Apple Health, Health Connect, and Google Health APIs. The wording led many users to believe Fitbit data would seamlessly sync both ways between Google Health and Apple Health.

But users quickly noticed something was missing.

In a Reddit post discussing the issue, one user explained that while Google Health successfully imported data from Apple Health, it did not appear to export Fitbit data back into Apple Health as expected. Screenshots shared by the user show onboarding pages inside the app claiming users can “sync Fitbit with Apple Health” and even “share your Google Health data” with other services.

However, Google’s support documentation tells a different story.

According to a FAQ discovered by users, the Google Health app currently “only reads data from Apple Health to consolidate your metrics.” The company explicitly adds that it “does not write or export any of your data back to the Apple Health app yet.”

More importantly, Google says support for writing data back to Apple Health “will be added later this year.”

That appears to be the clearest timeline Google has provided so far for full Apple Health syncing support.

The same “coming later” approach also applies to some AI-powered features, including Google’s new AI Coach support on Apple Watch or Garmin devices, even for Gemini Pro subscribers. For now, some features remain limited to eligible Fitbit and Pixel Watch devices.

So while Google Health already supports importing data from Apple Health, users waiting for proper two-way syncing, including exporting Fitbit data back into Apple’s ecosystem, may have to wait until later in 2026.

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