Sudden hugely higher fat% readings

[duinstrand]

Since day before yesterday suddenly fat% shot up from 21% range to 36% range. Restarting, reconnecting etc didnot work. Still today, 3rd day, I get the higher readings. No changes on my side...did you change algorithms in an update or so? Anybody else experiencing this since Friday CET?

[wmchapman]

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[wmchapman · Accepted solution]

Good morning @duinstrand, Go to your profile and be sure your gender hasn't gone blank or changed.

m vs f is that exact difference in BF %

typical

[duinstrand]

thanks, spot on! indeed my profile had changed m to f.

[JuanJoFitbit]

@duinstrand It's great to see you in our Fitbit Community! I'm so glad to hear that the workaround that provided my friend @wmchapman helped you to get the issue resolved. Thank you for posting the update here.

In addition, I'd like to share the Aria 2 manual so you can learn its features and get the most out of it. Also, I'd like to invite you to visit our Discussions board where you can share your experiences, meet people and create new topics.

Hope to see you in our Fitbit Community more often! 😀

[Okifit]

Didn't work for me. Mine was blank so I changed it to male and still see %37 from %22

[JuanJoFitbit]

@Okifit Thank you for joining us in this thread! I'm happy to assist you with the inaccurate body fat percentage that your Aria 2 is displaying. By the way, thank you for hanging the gender before contacting our forums.

Please try restarting your Aria 2 by taking out the batteries for 15 seconds and put them back in. After this, weigh yourself 5 times in a row in order to re-calibrate your scale. Finally, make sure that your scale is on a hard surface and you are standing on it barefoot and still.

Keep me posted on the outcome!