11-20-2014 05:43
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SunsetRunner
11-20-2014 05:43
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Can someone explain to me why the Android Fitbit app needs access to my Location, SMS, Device ID & call information and access to my Contacts/Calendar information?
Answered! Go to the Best Answer.
01-31-2016 14:22
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01-31-2016 14:22
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Isn't the access to camera needed for scanning food barcodes?
Gary D.| Feeding Hills, MA MBG PE
Charge HR, Charge 2, Charge 3, Inspire 2, Charge 4, Charge 5, Pixel Watch 2, Pixel Watch 3

01-31-2016 14:36
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02-15-2016 04:52
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02-15-2016 04:52
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You could have an option that requires almost no permissions that allows people to add all of those things manually. I do NOT want everyone in my contacts to be treated like my fitbit friends. Some of those contacts are business associates, not buddies. Sorry to burst your bubble, but a fitbit association is not always desirable even if people share phone numbers.
02-15-2016 04:55
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02-15-2016 04:55
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How is it that I can see others that have fitbits if they can't see me? Surely, if I can see them, they can see me.
02-15-2016 04:58
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02-15-2016 04:58
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Which means people that have MY contact will see ME. I DON'T WANT PEOPLE CONTACTING ME ABOUT MY FITBIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
02-15-2016 04:59
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02-15-2016 04:59
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Oh... Fitbit is equivalent to Google. Well why didn't you say so in the first place. I didn't realize they already had the trust of MILLIONS of people.
02-15-2016 05:19 - edited 02-15-2016 05:29
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02-15-2016 05:19 - edited 02-15-2016 05:29
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People that have you in their contacts will not see that you have a fitbit, unless they also have a fitbit. and have gone to their friends page on Fitbit and have asked Fitbit to search their contacts for Fitbit owners. Also note that the email address that they have for you must also be the email address that yoh registered with Fitbit.
Aa for when to give permissio to the app, yes it might be possible to have thr app do this anytime that it needs permission, but do you really want to do this everytime you sync, track a run, set your timezone or simply update the dashboard. Fitbit will only access these other functions at your command, and with the exeption of the actual data the tracker collects, unlike Google Fitbit does not store any of this data.
The permission is requested simply for the convenience of not having to request it at some time in the future should you want the app to access these functions. I'll reiterate the app will only do what you have asked if it, if you never use GPS, have it search your contacts, share an wv ed nt, there is ni reson for the app to look at the contact, access gos, or photos, cameras, etc, and it will not.
02-15-2016 10:13
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02-15-2016 10:13
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Besides, I can use the PC software without Fitbit getting all of my data and access to all my cell phone capabilities. Why can't there be a cell phone app like that?
02-15-2016 11:08
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I understand your concern and I can see a growing trend that many
products are now de-selected just because they behave in an intrusive
manner. I know for a fact that Fitbit is de-selected by many for this
reason.
I believe that FitBit should read the new trend and stop that behaviour
where they make it compulsory to give them access to the contact database.
I am convinced that FitBit would gain if they change strategy here.....
brgds
ewallin
02-15-2016 11:18
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Please read the Privacy Policy found below, and on every other Fitbit page
04-04-2016 20:42
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Fitbit mobile app was flagged as requiring access to my camera for taking pictures and the microphone for making recordings. I fail to understand why that's necessary in the least. Since I can't selectively disable them in Android, I uninstalled the application.
Voting with my feet on this one folks.
Fix the mobile app and I "may" re install, otherwise I'll just use the step counter built into my smart phone.

04-06-2016 07:30
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@skeptic-user wrote:Fitbit mobile app was flagged as requiring access to my camera for taking pictures and the microphone for making recordings. I fail to understand why that's necessary in the least. Since I can't selectively disable them in Android, I uninstalled the application.
Voting with my feet on this one folks.
Fix the mobile app and I "may" re install, otherwise I'll just use the step counter built into my smart phone.
Camera access is needed to scan the bar code on food items so you can keep track of your calorie intake.
Gary D.| Feeding Hills, MA MBG PE
Charge HR, Charge 2, Charge 3, Inspire 2, Charge 4, Charge 5, Pixel Watch 2, Pixel Watch 3
04-06-2016 19:34
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You're still able to find a 16oz coca cola? This actually would be understandable since soda has a barcode that is set to the state or is sold in.
04-06-2016 20:13
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@HarleyQ of your running the latest Android the operating system requires location on to sync, it is not Fitbits doing.
04-06-2016 21:09
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I still don't see why you don't make an option in your app to leave the contact database out of it.
You would multiply your number of followers manyfold if you did that.
Many people do not symphatize with the idea that you use information in the contact database for commersials.
And doing it behind the back of your users create badwill on a scale you can't imagine
