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No. Google Fit and Health Connect are different things, and they are on different paths. Google Fit was a health app plus a set of developer APIs. Google has said the APIs end in 2026 and that it is consolidating the Fit app into the Google Health app. Health Connect is a storage and permissions layer built into Android, and it is the path Google recommends for Android apps. Google says it will invite Fit app users to move their data into the Google Health app later this year, but it has not given a date.

Checked October 16, 2026 and re-checked on October 21, 2026 against Google’s blog, 9to5Google and Android’s migration pages.

What each one is

  What it is Status
Google Fit app The consumer fitness app Google says it will invite Fit users to migrate their data into the Google Health app later this year. No date has been announced, per 9to5Google
Google Fit APIs The developer interface that apps used to connect to Fit Supported until the end of 2026, per the Fit migration guide. Developers could not sign up for them after May 1, 2024, per the migration FAQ
Health Connect On-device storage that lets health apps share data through one set of permissions Part of Android from version 14, and a Play Store app on Android 13 and lower, per Android Developers
Google Health app The Fitbit app, renamed Rolled out from May 19, 2026. It works with apps and devices through Health Connect, Apple Health or the Google Health APIs, per Google
Google Health API A cloud interface tied to your Google account Account-centric, while Health Connect is device-centric, per Android’s migration FAQ

What this means for you

Health Connect is a sharing layer, not a history archive for new apps. It holds data that apps have written to it on your device, but Android’s documentation says a newly connected app can read data from up to 30 days before it was first granted permission, unless it asks for a separate history permission. Connecting a new app does not hand it your full history.

Nothing in Google’s announcement says Fit history will be copied into Health Connect. What Google has announced is a migration from the Fit app into the Google Health app. Treat older Fit history as something to migrate through Google’s tool when it arrives, and do not assume Health Connect will hold it.

An app that connects through Google Fit will stop working with it when the APIs end. Android’s migration guide recommends Health Connect for step tracking and mobile-first apps, and the Google Health API for cloud-based integrations. Check which of your apps still offer a Google Fit connection and switch them to Health Connect where the app has that option.

If you use Samsung Health

Samsung Health and Health Connect sync in both directions, and you control it in Samsung Health under Settings, then Health Connect. Our comparison explains how the two sync. If the sync stalls, see Samsung Health Not Syncing. Before you change anything, download a copy of your Samsung Health data, as covered in our backup guide.

Where sources disagree

One third-party page says Google Fit already shut down in 2025. Google’s own pages say the Fit APIs are supported until the end of 2026 and that no date has been announced for the Fit app. This article follows Google’s statements. Check Google’s pages if you depend on Fit for a specific app.

What to do now

  1. List the apps connected to Google Fit and see which offer Health Connect instead.
  2. Keep your own copy of data you care about. The pages checked for this article do not describe Health Connect as a backup, so download or export what matters.
  3. Watch for Google’s invitation to migrate Fit data into the Google Health app. It is expected later this year, with no date given.

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