New Withings Users Must Pay $99/Year for Apple Health Syncing
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New Withings accounts after October 13, 2026 must pay $99/year to sync data with Apple Health.
A Withings user reports that new accounts created after October 13, 2026 are required to subscribe to Withings+ ($99.99/year) to sync data to Apple Health. Customer support said the feature is standard yet confirmed the paywall for new accounts, citing new privacy measures and an AI connector. The user argues HealthKit sync is a local API call, not costly server work, and urges reversal. Withings later stated existing accounts are grandfathered and sync remains free for them; new members get a free trial, but sync pauses if membership ends.
What commenters are saying
Commenters overwhelmingly condemn the move as enshittification, with many long-time users saying they will stop buying Withings products. Some suggest purchasing Withings gear from Apple's store and returning it when hitting the paywall, to possibly trigger Apple pulling the products. Others discuss reverse-engineering the Bluetooth protocol or using open-source tools like openScale and esphome-withings-wpp to sync data locally. A few point out that sync happens locally via HealthKit, making the cloud-based justification hollow.