Fitbit adding Calories Out to future dates

[OFTHEHILLPEOPLE]

 

Today is Monday, but the next three days are already saying over 1.8k Calories Out. Is this predictive or a bug?

[JScott1]

It is definitely a very nice thing to have the app functioning properly. Makes management of nutrition so much easier. Thank you to all team members involved in getting this issue resolved.

[romania7]

So i’m on the wrong thread can you point me to a better one? My issue is iPhone and when I manually enter exercise the calories flash up momentarily in my summary screen and then zero out. Every single day for the past 2-3 weeks or so my calories burned is just logging a flat BMR rate. I’m no longer using a fitbit watch as the three I had ultimately were replaced by a more reliable Apple Watch. So I manually enter exercise in the app and until a couple weeks ago it worked fine. Now it doesn’t work at all. Ideas?

[Domenico82]

other than bug, it was a great feature. put the bug back, please

[Mikeiam]

Hey since it's even more broken now, the predictive calories now stop at some point in the day and don't ever update. I suspect it's when calories in are higher than predicted (which are still incorrect and don't actually match real calories burned on the main page). Two days in a row when that has happened in the morning the predictive calorie counting absolutely stops and doesn't update any further throughout the day.

Would be great if we could actually hear form someone on the fitbit team about this.

[iSeeker]

Dear LZeeW - Replying to you out of desperation. All my attempts to enquire about transferring a Fitbit are being prevented by a message for every discussion thread attempted, saying it's "Disabled". It's as if Google wants to drive all users to their generic help pages and is gradually closing down users' ability to advise each other?

Do you know where I might post the following cry for help?

Can you or anyone else advise about whether I can give up on my Charge2 by taking over my wife's old Charge4 (she has an apple watch now). And if so, would I be able to transfer the Fitbit and the Fitbit app that my Charge2 provides on my Kindle Fire 7, as I don't have a smartphone?

Any advice most gratefully received. 

[iSeeker]

As a smack in the face for Google and their messing with Fitbit in various ways (e.g. loss of PC compatibility of Fitbit app, essential for the elderly for whom the smartphone app is sometimes impractical). I asked ChatGPT and got a much more helpful reply to: 

"Can you advise about whether I can give up on my Charge2 FITBIT by taking over my wife's old Charge4 FITBIT. And if so, would I be able to transfer the Fitbit and the Fitbit app that my Charge2 provides on my Kindle Fire 7, as I don't have a smartphone?" 

ChatGPT4o said 

"You can likely transfer to your wife’s old Fitbit Charge 4 from your Charge 2, and still use the Fitbit app on your Kindle Fire 7, but there are a few steps and compatibility points to check:

1. Fitbit Charge 4 Compatibility with Kindle Fire:

   • Officially, Fitbit’s app supports Android, iOS, and Windows, but it is available via the Amazon Appstore for Kindle Fire. You’ll want to make sure your Fitbit app on the Kindle Fire is up to date since some older versions might have limited compatibility with newer devices like the Charge 4.
   • To check if your Charge 4 works with the app, ensure the latest version of the Fitbit app is installed on your Kindle Fire.

2. Syncing and Setup:

   • First, remove your Fitbit Charge 2 from your Fitbit account. You can do this via the app on your Kindle Fire by navigating to your profile in the app, selecting your Charge 2, and choosing "Remove This Device."
   • Then, reset and pair the Charge 4 by adding it to the app. In the app, tap on your profile picture, select Set Up a Device, and follow the instructions to pair the Charge 4.

3. No Smartphone:

   • The Fitbit app on your Kindle Fire should still be able to sync your Charge 4, track your stats, and allow you to adjust settings. However, without a smartphone, you might miss out on some notifications and location-based features, such as GPS tracking, which require a mobile device with Bluetooth.

4. Data Transfer:

   • Fitbit data (like activity history) is stored on your Fitbit account, not tied to a specific device. So when you sync the Charge 4 to your account, all your historical data should remain intact.

As long as your Kindle Fire 7 can run the updated Fitbit app, and the Charge 4 isn't damaged, you should be able to make this transition smoothly. If you run into issues, you could try installing the Fitbit app from the Google Play Store on the Fire 7 (if your Fire supports sideloading), which might provide broader compatibility."

So for many queries, we don't need a largely-disabled Community... 

[Seeveeaar]

I am also having the same problem. Is there any ETA for the fix ?

[Seeveeaar]

All my calorie intake on Nov 3rd didn't get logged on that day and moved on to the next day.

From then on it is getting added to the calorie intake of the current day and pushes it to the red zone.