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Fitbit App draining phone battery extremely quickly

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‎10-24-2023 23:15 - last edited on ‎10-26-2023 10:10 by Fitbit Moderator

‎10-24-2023 23:15 - last edited on ‎10-26-2023 10:10 by Fitbit Moderator

My phone usually lasts a day and a half. With the Charge 6 connected my phone predicts it's going to last about 15hrs. 20% of my usage is currently fitbit.

My phone battery app is actually complaining that the fitbit app "Constantly scans for bluetooth devices in the background". I know there used to be an option to disable continuous sync, but that was removed for some reason.

What I don't understand is why it would be scanning for bluetooth devices anyway, it's already connected to my phone? Other than that, why does it even need to constantly communicate? The fitbit is capable of storing data on it for upto a week, so it should only need to sync once a week, or once every few days to make sure data isn't lost. Outside of that it should only need to do an on-demand sync when I open the app.

So my question is, what is going on? It doesn't feel like the fitbit should need to interact with my phone at all most of the time?

Moderator edit: Subject for clarity.

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‎10-26-2023 10:35 - edited ‎10-26-2023 10:37

‎10-26-2023 10:35 - edited ‎10-26-2023 10:37

@Driftr Welcome to the forums. Thanks for your post about the battery consumption in regards to the the Fitbit app. 

Thanks for the explanation. Here is the reason that the Fitbit app is constantly communicating with your device: . There are some featres that require that constant connection to work smoothly, such as connected GPS, and app notifications from your phone. 

However, Android devices have the capability to limit apps running in the background. You would have to go the battery saving setting of the Fitbit app to restrict it. Open the settings app on your device and then tap on "Apps". There you will get a list of the installed apps on your device. Look for Fitbit and tap on ti to access its settings. There you have the option to restrict it running on the background. That way it will only be working when you have it open and will not be consuming your device's battery while inactive. Give it a try!

RodrigoM | Community Moderator, Fitbit

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‎10-26-2023 10:35 - edited ‎10-26-2023 10:37

‎10-26-2023 10:35 - edited ‎10-26-2023 10:37

@Driftr Welcome to the forums. Thanks for your post about the battery consumption in regards to the the Fitbit app. 

Thanks for the explanation. Here is the reason that the Fitbit app is constantly communicating with your device: . There are some featres that require that constant connection to work smoothly, such as connected GPS, and app notifications from your phone. 

However, Android devices have the capability to limit apps running in the background. You would have to go the battery saving setting of the Fitbit app to restrict it. Open the settings app on your device and then tap on "Apps". There you will get a list of the installed apps on your device. Look for Fitbit and tap on ti to access its settings. There you have the option to restrict it running on the background. That way it will only be working when you have it open and will not be consuming your device's battery while inactive. Give it a try!

RodrigoM | Community Moderator, Fitbit

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