Increase vibration strength?

[signaturedoc]

The vibration for calls and texts is rather weak. Sure would like to be able to strengthen it. Any way?

[Carol48]

You probably do not have the new Blaze.  Other Fitbits vibrate just fine but the new Blaze does not.

CarolHappy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5

[Fizzie94]

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@Carol48 wrote:
You probably do not have the new Blaze.  Other Fitbits vibrate just fine but the new Blaze does not.

CarolHappy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5

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I definitely have the new Blaze. It looks a little bit different from the rest 😉

Mine does vibrate fine for me. It may not be quite as loud as the others but my old Charge HR vibrated so loudly that it would wake someone else sharing a room with me, which kind of defeated the purpose to me.  

[racertempo]

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@Carol48 wrote:
You probably do not have the new Blaze.  Other Fitbits vibrate just fine but the new Blaze does not.

CarolHappy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5

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I have the "new Blaze" as well, I find the vibration absolutely fine, no different than my Charge HR, but that is just my opinion.

[Carol48]

Wow then it has to be a bug in some of our Blaze Fitbit.  The only time I  feel mine is if I am sitting/standing still.  Using the alarm is a joke.  I wish mine would vibrate like my old Flex, I wanted this one for 2 reasons, HR and notify of text/call when I  am walking.  HR works fine but not notification. 
I wonder if Fitbit support is paying attention to these post?

CarolHappy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5

[JoeT]

Same here on the vibration.  I am afraid I am going to need to set my alarm notifications on my iPhone.  Rats

[sjwhite26]

I also find the vibration very weak into my wrist, I think some of it is lost into the band, as it is quite loud or I am wearing it wrong.  It appears to be a finer vibration than the charge which may take some getting used to.

[RetiredNavyNurs]

My Charge HR was great but I hardly feel the vibration from the Blaze

Sent from my iPhone

[dawnierae]

I also find the vibration on the Blaze weaker than on my Charge HR.  Sometimes I do not feel notifications if I'm doing a lot of moving around.  I do usually feel my alarm, since I'm lying still when it goes off.  I would, however, like the option to make it a bit stronger.

[maragold]

I have the opposite problem. Mine is very loud, and I can feel it just fine. Kind of worried about wearing it to yoga and disturbing other people. 

[EmersonFitbit]

Thanks everyone- we appreciate the continued conversation. I'm not entirely sure whether we've made changes to the vibration motor strength in Blaze or not, but I know of a few people who would appreciate the feedback.

I'll incldue this topic in my feedback request, and I'll report back if I hear anything! Thanks again. 

[Petesk1999]

Like many I purchased the blaze based on how great a feature silent alarms and notifications were on the charge HR and wanted to add those notifications to texts and calendar events. Unfortunately the the blaze vibration is far less strong that it's predecessor such that an again, as I suspect like many, I will be returning it of the problem isn't resolved. If the vibration strength cannot be changed post manufacturing, at least extending the vibration to 3 or 4 vibrations as opposed to the current single vibration would be very helpful.

[dmason508]

I also notice the same. The interesting part is that the vibration does look strong, but you can barely feel it.

My guess is that it has to do with how it sits in the watch holder. I tested today and watched it vibrate, and it seems to rattle in the holder. My guess is that because it is sitting loose, that most of the vibration is lost in the actual frame, thus is harder to feel...just a guess.

If I touch the Blaze, it actually does move a bit in the frame.

Perhaps those of you with "good" vibrations, it sits in the frame a bit more firm?

[dmason508]

Oh, I should add, the vibration was on and it didn't wake me this morning. 

I have a Charge HR, and it always woke me. So definitely something to look into.

[racertempo]

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@Carol48 wrote:
You probably do not have the new Blaze.  Other Fitbits vibrate just fine but the new Blaze does not.

CarolHappy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5

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Oh, I think you are right Carol, I must have the "old" blaze. 

[aisling_od]

My Blaze arrived yesterday and having read this thread already, I was intrigued to see if it would wake me up this morning! When wearing it yesterday I thought the vibrations seemed slightly softer than the Charge HR but I still noticed them all. It woke me this morning with no problem, so while this does not help those who find it too soft, I would say it isn't a reason not to order. Better to try it out for yourself and see if it works for you.

[Carol48]

I am wondering if they have fixed the issue, but those of us that were in the first shipment have the issue.  I have not been able to get Fitbit customer service to answer me.  They used to be pretty good about answering customers questions.

Sent from my tablet

Carol

[EmersonFitbit]

Thanks everyone for the continued feedback! I don't yet see a Feature Request for the sentiment about vibration, but I'd recommend drafting one up so that we may begin to quantify the number of users! Link below.

Feature Requests

Thanks!

[owensj]

I regret to say that - in my experience - the Fitbit Blaze Silent Ararm vibrations are significantly weaker than the Charge HR.  The Charge HR woke me, without fail, every morning. Very disappointing!

Since getting my Fitbit Blaze, 2 days ago - it failed to wake me.  This is a deal breaker for me - and if a solution is not forthcoming - it shall be returned!! Overall - I like the Blaze - but if it cannot function as a silent alarm - one of its key functions for me - I cannot live with it.....

[signaturedoc]

I added it as suggestion- everyone go upvote it.

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Feature-Requests/Make-Blaze-vibration-stronger/idi-p/1217806#M50571

[Fizzie94]

Mine is from the first shipment so I don't think that is the difference.