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The only Privacy options for Average Daily Step Count and Public and Friends. A Private choice is needed.
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I believe that this is similar to the Hide Me option available in the past. Many people, like me, want to keep these things private. There are new privacy laws since the Hide Me feature was taken away. Please respect out privacy and give us control over our information.
Hi @LZeeW, and thanks for taking the time to share this suggestion about being able to set the Average Daily Step Count to private with us. We rely on feedback like yours to help us develop products and features that we know our community wants to see. If this suggestion receives votes from other customers and gains popularity, it will be shared internally with various teams at Fitbit. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs. Watch this space for status updates. In the meantime, try visiting Health & Wellness to talk with other members about all things health and fitness.
Hi @iloveheathbars, thanks for sharing this suggestion about being able to set your Average Daily Steps to Private with us. As our friend mentioned, this idea was already requested in the Feature Suggestions board, so I’ve moved your post here. This will help us to make sure the suggestions don't get confused, or split a popular vote. Please click on the thumbs-up to show your support.
Hi @SunsetRunner, thanks for sharing this suggestion about being able to set your Average Daily Step Count to Private with us. Because this idea was already requested in the Feature Suggestions board, I’ve moved your post here. This will help us to make sure the suggestions don't get confused, or split a popular vote. We'll keep tracking this request over time, so please click on the thumbs-up to show your support.
We are unable to make our average step count private/visible only to ourselves. All other profile options have the option to be made private, and average step count should have the same option.
Hi@Teresa.A, thanks for taking the time to share your feedback about the possibility of making the average step count private. I noticed that a similar feature suggestion already exists, so I’ve moved your posthere, this helps to keeps the boards more organized. Make sure to add your vote as well to support this suggestion, this helps the team of developers to keep track of popularity and demand over time.
Thank you again for your participation in the Community.
Absolutely bizarre and upsetting that this option has been removed. It's the ONLY setting that lacks a "private" option. There are posts requested it be added or replaced dating back for years and years. There's no reason whatsoever to have gotten rid of it in the first place! This is upsetting and deeply, deeply unhealthy for people who are trying to manage mental health issues or exercise addition with their FitBit. Instead of a help, FitBit is doing harm.
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