Old Fitbit App Workaround Ends July 15: What to Check Now

Google has begun notifying users that Fitbit app versions older than 5.0 will stop being supported on Android and iOS on July 15, 2026, ending a workaround some holdouts used to avoid the Google Health redesign. The same date also matters for legacy Fitbit account users. Under Google's setup requirements, Fitbit account users need to move to a Google Account to access the Google Health app, and accounts that are not migrated by July 15 will be deleted. The cutoff closes an Android-specific escape hatch that surfaced after Google began replacing the Fitbit app with Google Health. Some users sideloaded older 4.x Fitbit APKs, disabled Play Store auto-updates, and kept the old interface running. Anyone still on a pre-5.0 build has until July 15, 2026, to update before support ends. What stops working on July 15The cutoff applies to Android and iOS app versions older than 5.0. After July 15, those older builds are no longer expected to work reliably with Google's Fitbit services. On Android