03-27-2017 14:57 - edited 04-24-2017 09:02
03-27-2017 14:57 - edited 04-24-2017 09:02
Hey all,
Blaze firmware update for 17.8.401.3 is live!
CLOCK FACES: Chronograph, Multistat, Arc
New stuff:
The first time you go to the Relax screen you may be prompted once or twice to sync your tracker. To do so find the Sync Now option in the Fitbit app.
Other stuff:
FIXES AND KNOWN ISSUES
04-10-2017 22:58
04-10-2017 22:58
yep, my Blaze went from 4 or 5 days battery life, with continuous wear and plenty of action, AND with continuous synch on and the raise to look feature on
and now?
I get less than three hours from a full charge.
My fitbit is useless.
04-11-2017 01:44
04-11-2017 01:44
I like the new "Arc" clock face - I've been using it exclusively since it was made available. One question though. To my eyes the seconds digits are a slightly different colour to the hour digits.... it is very subtle and just enough to annoy someone used to testing software! Has anyone else noticed this ? If so I wonder if this is intentional ?
04-11-2017 03:09
04-11-2017 03:09
Hi
You mean the minute digits color is different to the hour digits color, yes it is and I like it. Guess each to his own and I am a software developer, and constantly testing software
04-11-2017 03:11 - edited 04-11-2017 03:15
04-11-2017 03:11 - edited 04-11-2017 03:15
I think you have a solid reason for a replacement.
04-11-2017 03:19
04-11-2017 03:19
Thanks for confirming that Albert ! I had convinced myself my eyes were playing tricks. My thoughts are that the two colours are just too close to one another to look like a design decision. Nothing wrong with having the seconds a different hue to the hours but personally I would have made the difference more obvious. My experience suggests that this wouldn't have got through a design review without some negative comments - but Fitbit are obviously happy with it (as are you ) and it is nit picking I guess.
04-11-2017 04:18
04-11-2017 04:18
I updateed my Blaze with Firmware V 17.8.401.3 and I cannot get it to start, it shut down and will not start the display. I plugged it into my charger and the battery shows as full. is there any Bugs in the firmware?
04-11-2017 06:35
04-11-2017 06:35
Yep
"My thoughts are that the two colours are just too close to one another to look like a design decision. Nothing wrong with having the seconds a different hue to the hours but personally I would have made the difference more obvious. My experience suggests that this wouldn't have got through a design review without some negative comments"
I agree totally.
04-12-2017 02:16
04-12-2017 02:16
Vote for my suggestion :
https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Feature-Suggestions/Blaze-home-made-clock/idi-p/1933013
04-12-2017 02:44
04-12-2017 02:44
Have you not included the option to keep the screen active for any defined duration??
04-12-2017 13:20
04-12-2017 13:20
New watch faces??? Sync your device 3 times???
Is this a joke? Watch faces are "candy" when compared to the "entree" of easy pairing and syncing.
II know this will come across as bitter, but I'm very disappointed with Fitbit.
I have the Android app installed on an LG G3 running Android 6.0 and on a Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2" tablet running Android 5.0.2, (the latest vesion available for the tablet), and while it seems to be working correctly on the G3, the tablet doesn't even include the Blaze in the list of available/pairable devices.
One might be inclined to expect pairing and syncing - so one could actually make use of their Fitbit device - just might be a tad more important than some new watch faces or suffering the torture of hours spent fruitlessly trying to get these things to work together with less wasted time.
I was disappointed with the durability of my Flex, and remain similarly disappointed with dealing with the Blaze. An analogy might be buying a new car with an engine that starts easily but there's no transmission to make the car move. Customers should not be subjected to all the problems so many people seem to be having, nor should they be expected to be tech gurus knowledgeable in the minutia of "low power Bluetooth" and WiFi conflicts.
04-13-2017 19:04
04-13-2017 19:04
Same here, it would have been nice to be informed about some new activated feature that is sucking the battery dry.
04-17-2017 10:14
04-17-2017 10:14
Fitbit has been a part of my life since 2014 and I love it! But you have to fix the battery issue or it will be a divorce! 😉
04-17-2017 12:39
04-17-2017 12:39
Is there a way to turn sleep stages off? I BY FAR prefer the old way.. Clock faces are nice tho
04-17-2017 13:57
04-17-2017 13:57
Update your app, new faces have been added!
https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Blaze/Update-your-app-New-faces-have-been-added/m-p/1942329#U1942329
04-17-2017 15:11
04-17-2017 15:11
I have the clock faces... its the sleep stages I want to remove back to the other way of looking at it.
04-17-2017 19:54
04-17-2017 19:54
updated my blaze and now it won't turn on.
04-18-2017 04:50
04-18-2017 04:50
Just updated to this version recently. After over sleeping the second time in the past couple of weeks, I realized that the alarm has been changed so that it only vibrates for approximately 10 seconds before it stops (without pressing the snooze button). I count on the fitbit alarm to wake me in the morning and I can't have the alarm stopping on it's own. Is there any way to get it to return to the old behavior where you physically had to press the button to snooze the alarm?
04-18-2017 09:23
04-18-2017 09:23
At a minimum we should have the option to flash back to the old firmware! After all it's my device! If I don't want some lame "new feature" it should not be forced upon me!
04-19-2017 05:46
04-19-2017 05:46
Ever since the new firmware update, my Blaze keeps buzzing every few seconds and the notification screen pops up. I have synced it numerous times, turned it off and restarted it several times also. Now the battery won't last more than about 18 hours because of this issue. It was even doing it when it was charging.....HELP!!!!
04-19-2017 11:36
04-19-2017 11:36
Enjoying the new features on my Blaze! Immediately put the "Arc" Watch Face to use, very handy to have all of those stats on screen, convenient 🙂