Blaze notifications- no vibration

[Lindss]

Brand new blaze (1 week old) , does not vibrate when I get a notification or when a silent alarm goes off ?? HELP please 

[Shelly970]

I just got a new Blaze and mine isn't vibrating either! I would like to know how to fix it!

[SilviaFitbit]

A warm welcome to the Community @Shelly970 and @Lindss! I would like you to restart your tracker and test your tracker to see if it vibrates. Just go to the Blaze display > scroll until stopwatch > tap on the play button and see if it vibrates after the restart. 

Hope this helps! 

[Shelly970]

Does not vibrate, I've reset it, I've tried setting an alarm, it doesn't vibrate when my goals are made, nothing!!

[SilviaFitbit]

Thanks for the details @Shelly970! I've sent you a PM with more information. 

Hope I can continue seeing you around, you may want to check the Discussions Board and meet new people or find healthy tips. 🙂 

[Lewcork]

I have just moved up from a charge HR to a Blaze.  Had I seen the comments about the vibration I probably would have purchased something other than a Fitbit. 

VERY disappointed. The vibration is totally useless. And the fact that Fitbit has no plans to correct it sure does not leave a warm cozy feeling.  I feel betrayed by Fitbit.

[Rich_Laue]

I believe that to "correct this" as you put it, will require a larger motor and a larger weight to spin. This will require a redesign of the Blaze, with most likely a larger case. 

Basically to make a stronger vibration will require spinning an heaavier weight. 

[Lewcork]

I relizwe that is the problem. However I purchased a Blaze assuming (bad on me for not researching enough) that it would be as good or better than my old unit.

[LorriGriff]

I have been wrangling this Blaze since I purchased it for Christmas 2017. First, I was able to troubleshoot how to get the alarm to actually make me up (received a great suggestion here to set 5 in a row).  Then I couldn't figure out how to get the alarm to sound every day as it was set to do.  (Another suggestion made to turn them all off daily. Sync watch.  Turn them all back on. Sync watch.  Tedious, but at least that has been working now for two days.)

Now, I've realized that my notifications no longer work.  I randomly will get one or two of them, but not all that I used to.  Never changed the settings.  It just decided to not give me anymore.  I'm sitting here getting a call on my phone and my watch (within three feet of the phone) says nothing.  So I restarted the phone (following the advice here) and also turned off Notifications.  Synced watch.  Turned on all notifications.  Synced watch.

I'm growing more and more discouraged with this watch.  I never had such problems with my Charge HR and I had an OLD one.  I have never had to babysit and program and reprogram a tool as much as this one just to get basic things to work.  Very disappointed.  Too bad we can't receive some compensation for pain and suffering having to work through the bugs Fitbit kept in this device.  (Isn't this what they pay quality control to work through BEFORE selling these devices?)

[Lewcork]

I agree the Blaze is a **ahem**. I haven't had it 24 hours yet and am ready to either switch back to my old Charge HR or better solution replace it with another brand that works. I spent time this morning on the phone with customer service and it was a waste of my time. Fitbit says yes it is normal (low vibration) However it does not state anywhere what to expect. Fitbit used to have good customer service but this time they have totally dropped the ball.
I feel I have wasted my money by buying the Blaze. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FITBIT AND WILL BE SURE TO TELL EVERYONE I CAN.

[Shelly970]

I agree! They sent me a new one and it doesn't vibrate either!!

[reallywhynot]

mine does not vibrate for anything. it used to, not low vibration, none

[SilviaFitbit]

Welcome to the Community @reallywhynot. I would like you to restart your Blaze and then test the vibration motor by setting an alarm or hitting your main goal. Just make sure the alarm was set successfully and then test it. 

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

[reallywhynot]

did that didn't help

[reallywhynot]

it vibrates but not with notifications and they are turned on

[Mcw2008]

Still no vibration after doing everything suggested....

[Symontra]

I restarted my fitbit and went to stopwatch and I pressed the play icon and it did not vibrate.

what shall I do now.

thanks

[SilviaFitbit]

Welcome to the Community @Symontra. Thanks for the details mentioned and the troubleshooting tried. 

In this case, I would like you to confirm you've tested the vibrator motor by doing the steps mentioned in this article: Why didn't my Fitbit device alert me?

Let me know how it goes. I'll be around if you need further assistance. 

[SunsetRunner]

My Fitbit blaze will not vibrate and I've reset it and did the suggestions but it did not work. Please help, I have a busy lifestyle and it's so nice to see if the notification is important. 

[SunsetRunner]

My blaze stopped vibrating as well. None of the suggestions or reset helped. And why should i use twitter to get help which i dont understand