Idle Alert

[Laura10]

I would love to have an "Idle Alert" feature added where the device would vibrate if you've been idle for a certain length of time.

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[Diane_Mraczek]

This would be a very useful feature for the One.  My roommate has a Garmin Vivofit, and it shows a red bar she calls a "lazy bar" when she's been still for more than an hour and not in sleep mode.  She has to get up and walk around for a while to make it go away.  Since the One is usually worn where I can't see it, a vibration in similar circumstances would be useful.

[Drizz]

Agreed! Great feature to have.

[ShainaB]

My Jawbone had this feature, I was really disappointed that the FitBit did not. I would love this addition.

[rosenewell]

I'd like this, too. I was a bit disappointed to see it'd come up in 2013, so who knows when they will actually add it...

[Jimit]

Really need this feature. Holding my purchase for this feature.

[dlhill]

As a desk potato, the lack of an idle alert is making me consider returning my Fitbit and getting a Jawbone. It's the #1 thing I need out of an activity tracker.

[cstizza]

Wow.  Still no motion on this.  I am rethinking the Fitbit ecosystem.  Looking at API's it would a SIMPLE feature to implement and take minimal development work.  I am really interested on what the hold up is on this...

[Galeeleo]

I'm done waiting for fitbit to respond. I'm ditching fitbit for a Pebble Time.

Monda Gunawan

[Innkeeper801]

I agree with everyone about how nice it would be to have an idle alert. I tried setting silent alarms for every other hour, but since I knew that it just notified me of a certain set time, I would usually turn it off when it started vibrating.

But a sudden alert after a preset activity period would be very helpful.

[kushal]

Please consider this feature..Very helpful. 

[kushal]

Why is the Fitbit team not replying? how can they miss such a useful feature. ? 

[Stephberg]

PLEASE ADD AN IDLE ALERT!!!

[fabFab]

Yes please!

[Robyone]

I gave up on Fitbit.  I returned mine and got a Garmin Vivosmart that has "Move" reminder.  Sorry Fitbit.

[Rachet]

As an Office Worker stuck at my desk all day, I think this is one of the best ideas to help get me away from my screen every hour (or adjustable time) and walk around the office.

[mad_mn]

Yes please!

Obviously make it optional, so that people that don't want it don't have to have it. But this would be great!

[heleneheras]

Where is the response to the Community this is a long awaited request.

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[heleneheras]

Where is the response to the Community this is a long awaited request.

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[Bl1itzr13g]

This (along with the smart sleep/nap) is something I miss having after I switched from an Up24. Especially considering that as a sedentary worker, something like this is rather important from a general health perspective. Definitely useful.

[d4nj]

I would love this. I need the reminder as I have a desk job that I frequently lose track of time. I really need the reminder to help me get up and walk more.

Please consider adding this feature

[cstizza]

Dear Fitbit, 

You can see this is a very important feature to users.

What is the ETA?

Thanks!

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[cstizza]

Start emailing them and tell them how important this feature is to you. 

http://help.fitbit.com/?l=en_US&cu=1&fs=ContactUs

PS - Don't spam and be respectful!

[Dimmers]

I have lost 16KG and I look sexier copared to when I started. How about random promts (could alert when no activity for a while) that say "Get Moving You Sexy Thing", "Your Butt Aint Going To Shake Itself" or "Get up and shake you sexy thing".

While I make lite of it, why cant there be a notification like on the Apple Watch that after an hour of no/minimal activity that promts us to move? Make it fun, make it funcation... make it... SEXY!!!!

[hockeymom2]

I totally agree.  I would love to be able to set a reminder to drink more water and to get up and move during the day.

I thought that was what the FitBit was all about based on the TV ads.

I will try to set up some silent alarms for water but they will not work for movement.

[hockeymom2]

This is one of the reasons I bought the FitBit as I believed based on the TV ads that it would notify me when I should get up and move.  I assumed that it could also notify me for other things like when to drink more water.  My husband has a garmen and it has notifications to tell him to move.  I don't think it would be hard to add this feature of course I already bought the Charge HR so will have to make do but I am not happy about the false advertising.