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A gentle recurring reminder to correct posture would be fantastic. As would a recurring reminder to drink water. This would make this the ideal device.
Hi there @Aacm! There is no way to get a posture reminder because Fitbits are always on the wrist or clipped on to you depending on what Fitbit you have. To do that you would always have to have your phone with the Fitbit app on it and multiple sensors on back and chest. So there is no way to do this.
I don't read this suggestion as anything but one for a reminder. No need for sensors. Just "How's your posture?" "Have you had any water in the last x minutes?" I'd like that, too.
Fitbit you don't seem to understand the comment. Not a sensor for posture just a reminder, and a reminder of water too.
surely you can have a place in the app where you can set a reminder, anything you want, be it posture, water, anything. And then the watch goes off every hour or whatever you decide. Wouldn't be difficult and would resolve several problems
I want this also. If we could just change the random "fun" messages that pop up if enabled, and create our own personal lists instead of the annoying ones that are built in, that would be great. It's the first thing I disable when I set up a Fitbit.
Being able to create the text myself and set the frequency would be perfect. Maybe I only want a posture reminder every hour or so. One text line & frequency of 1 hour. Maybe I want to add a second one reminding me to drink more. The two in the list would alternate and one would display every hour. Set the frequency to 30 min. and they alternate every half hour.
This is a great suggestion! Good posture involves training your body to stand, walk, sit and lie in positions where the least strain is placed on supporting muscles and ligaments during movement or weight-bearing activities. I think that this can help a lot of users that are trying to train themselves! Keep posting your ideas!
I think the idea is for people to choose whatever they want to be prompted on. For some it's posture, for others it's to drink more water, etc... Let me create up to three prompts that are custom to me, and then alternate through them when a prompt comes up.
Yes, please consider this in wider scope too: people are looking for periodic reminders to perform certain activities (drink water, practice mindfulness, correct posture, take medication, take a break, do a task etc.).
As an API user, I am very interested in being able to control such a feature. In my case I want to be able to remind patients to take medication at the correct times through a Fitbit Device. I can set alarms, but because they cannot be named and have no flair (icons) it does not provide enough context for the user when it goes off. Did I get an alarm to check on the cooker, or is this an alarm to take medication?
At the moment we have resorted to sending patients very short SMS messages: the only way to display any custom text on the screen.
Hi everyone, thanks for sharing this suggestion. We're always striving to enhance Fitbit products and services, and we appreciate all of the input we receive from our customers. We do not currently have plans to release this feature. You can learn more about how Fitbit decides what suggestions get releasedin our FAQs. For now, we will leave this suggestion open for votes (and closed to comments) so that we can continue to track community demand over time. Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us and we will let you know if anything changes.
I’ve been seeing a lot of products for sale that involve improving posture. These products are normally hundreds of dollars and most of the time it’s only a reminder. I was wondering if you could include a setting where a Fitbit could vibrate and remind you to stand up straight? Like the water reminder or step reminder feature.
Hi @Melise, thanks for explaining why you would like to have the option to use a posture correction reminder on the Fitbit app. This feature suggestion already exists, so I’ve moved your post here. While we don’t currently have plans to release this feature, we always appreciate the passion and creativity that comes out of this Community. Since we know this idea is important to many of you, we have left voting open to continue tracking interest and will post another update if anything changes. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.
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