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How is height used?

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‎08-18-2018 22:27

‎08-18-2018 22:27

I don't understand how the child's height might be used.  The help section says

"To set up an account, Fitbit asks for information such as your child’s height to help calculate their activity."  That would make sense if it was used for stride length to calculate distance, but I don't see distance anywhere, just steps and active minutes.

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‎08-20-2018 08:28

‎08-20-2018 08:28

Distance (miles) should show on the dashboard.

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‎08-20-2018 12:19

In response to SunsetRunner

‎08-20-2018 12:19

It may also be used to measure stride length.

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‎10-05-2018 07:29

In response to DramaQueenDiva

‎10-05-2018 07:29

@JohnnyRow Regarding your inquiry, @SunsetRunner and @DramaQueenDiva are right! The height is needed to have better accuracy with the distance.

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‎10-05-2018 07:46

In response to JuanJoFitbit

‎10-05-2018 07:46

@JuanJoFitbit wrote:

@JohnnyRow Regarding your inquiry, @SunsetRunner and @DramaQueenDiva are right! The height is needed to have better accuracy with the distance.

I really don't care about this anymore, but to explain myself, yes I know height is used for stride length on all other trackers, but this question was specifically for the Ace, and the Ace does not show distance anywhere, only number of steps. 

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