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Google Health outage breaks sync for Fitbit, Pixel Watch users

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from 9to5Google ·

A widespread outage on July 15 broke device sync for all Google Health users, affecting Fitbit and Pixel Watch owners. The issue prevented data from syncing between devices and the Google Health app. Google has since fixed the outage, restoring normal functionality.

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The outage highlights the fragility of cloud-dependent health tracking, where a single backend failure can render wearables temporarily useless.
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