Fitbit users have spent years asking for one basic feature: a direct link between their tracker's data and Apple's health ecosystem. That wait appears to be over, since Google Health, the app formerly known as Fitbit, has rolled out an update that finally lets it push data straight into Apple Health.
A Gap That Users Have Long Complained About
Google Health was always able to pull in fitness, sleep and wellness numbers directly from devices such as Fitbit trackers, but the flow only ever went one way. Fitbit hardware never came with a built-in method for sending that same information into Apple Health, leaving anyone who wanted their numbers to move in both directions stuck relying on third-party tools or manual workarounds just to keep the two platforms in sync. For people who track their fitness across multiple apps, that gap meant duplicate effort and data that never quite matched up between their Fitbit tracker and their iPhone.
With this update, metrics including step counts, distance, heart rate and sleep data can now flow into Apple's health platform as well. In practice, that means the activity and wellness numbers stored on an iPhone will more closely and automatically mirror whatever a Fitbit device has already been recording, without needing a separate app or manual export to bridge the two.
Steps to Connect Google Health With Apple Health
Turning on the sync starts with making sure the Google Health app itself is current. On an iPhone, that means opening the Apple App Store, going to the updates list, and tapping Update next to the Google Health app.
Once the latest version is installed, open the Google Health app and tap Connections in the top left corner of the screen. From there, select Apps and services, and add Apple Health from the list that appears. If the option to connect Apple Health does not show up right away, closing the app completely and reopening it should refresh the connections list and reveal it.
