Microsoft Band cloud service
The wristbands could still count steps after Microsoft left fitness, but a reset after the cloud shutdown could make a perfectly physical device impossible to set up again.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Officially Gone
- Peak stage
- general availability
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
The formally released Microsoft Health Dashboard, phone app and cloud functions supporting Microsoft Band wearables.
The service synchronised workouts, health history, notifications, insights and device setup across Band hardware and phones.
Existence timeline
Hardware, phone app and Health Dashboard reach the public.
The cloud supports a second wearable generation.
Microsoft exits new Band production.
Eligible active users are offered refunds.
The final download period approaches.
Cloud functions and future device setup disappear.
Why it ended
Microsoft removed the applications and disabled the Health Dashboard on 31 May 2019, deleting cloud data and connected features.
Last confirmed trace
Offline hardware functions, exported data, app packages, support documents and community tools preserve fragments of the ecosystem.
What it left behind
The shutdown is a clear case of usable hardware losing essential functions when its companion cloud disappears.
How we classified it
The archive unit reached normal public release or operation and is no longer obtainable in its original public form.
Verified normal public availability maps to 100 under Arrival Score V1.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.