Withings now requires people who create accounts from October 13, 2026, to subscribe to Withings+ for automatic transfers to third-party apps such as Apple Health. The company charges $99.50 per year for the service in the United States.
The change hinges on when someone opens a Withings account, rather than when they buy a device, as first reported by Engadget. Anyone who created an account by October 12 retains free automatic syncing, including if they later buy another Withings product.
Account date now determines access to automatic transfers
Withings makes connected health products including smart scales, which can record measurements such as body weight. Under the new policy, customers who set up a qualifying new account must maintain a Withings+ plan if they want the company to automatically send that information to apps outside its own service.
Apple Health serves as Apple’s central health-data aggregation app. It can bring readings from different devices and services into one place, making automatic export a practical feature for people who track weight alongside other health measurements collected on an iPhone or Apple Watch.
The account-based cutoff creates a lasting split between customers using identical hardware. A person who bought a Withings scale before October 13 but delayed account registration falls under the paid policy, while an existing account holder can add a newer scale and keep free data transfers.
The change adds a recurring cost for new device owners
For affected customers, the $99.50 annual charge changes the cost calculation around a connected scale or other Withings hardware. Health-device buyers often expect their measurements to move into the platform where they already view activity, sleep, and medical-related information; this policy makes that convenience part of an ongoing subscription.
Withings has not specified whether the requirement works identically in every country. The available details also do not say whether new account holders can manually export or transfer their readings without subscribing, or which additional features the Withings+ plan includes beyond the automatic third-party connection.
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