Switching to Apple, Garmin, or Google Fitbit? Here's how to switch fitness trackers without losing your old health and workout data
This article provides a guide for users looking to switch between fitness tracker brands like Apple, Garmin, and Fitbit. It explains the challenges of data migration and notes that while some ecosystems make it easy, others require manual exports.
Why it matters
As fitness tracking becomes central to personal health management, the ability to retain historical data is critical for long-term health monitoring and user retention.
Changing fitness trackers doesn't have to mean starting over
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(Image credit: Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter When an ageing fitness tracker finally needs to be replaced, sometimes you're tempted to switch brands - for example, trading in your ageing slim Fitbit for a bigger running watch. You might be getting a new running watch in the Black Friday sales, or hoping for one under your tree - but a new tracker sometimes that means losing years of data about your workouts, sleep, heart rate, and general activity.
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