two spaced lights alternating, what does it mean?

[CarpeDiem59]

When I tap it My wrist flex has a flashing pattern of 2 spaced lights alternating over one position with 2 spaced lights. E.g. lights in position 1 and 3 alternate with positions 2 and 4.
Any idea what this means?

Moderator edit: subject updated for clarity

[CarpeDiem59]

Sort of like train crossing signals. Lol

[roadrunner23 · Accepted solution]

When you tap your Flex rapidly for one or two seconds to enter sleep mode, it will vibrate and display two slowly dimming lights. During sleep mode, two blinking lights alternate. After you tap your Flex rapidly to exit sleep mode, it will vibrate and flash all five lights three times and then display a spinning light pattern.

[HelenaFitbit]

Welcome to the forums @CarpeDiem59! 

If your Flex is displaying a pattern with two lights switching back and forth, your Flex is on Activity mode. Please hold your finger close to the band, tap rapidly (or about 5 taps shortly after each other) until it buzzes so it goes off sleep mode. When double tapping off sleep mode, you will see a spinning light pattern and then your actual step progress. 

Let me know if you have any questions and I'll be glad to help 

[GolferDi]

Mine is doing the same thing, don't know why.

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@CarpeDiem59 wrote:
When I tap it My wrist flex has a flashing pattern of 2 spaced lights alternating over one position with 2 spaced lights. E.g. lights in position 1 and 3 alternate with positions 2 and 4.
Any idea what this means?

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[HelenaFitbit]

Welcome to the forums @GolferDi! If you are having the same problem, this means that your Flex is on Activity mode.

Please hold your finger close to the band, tap rapidly (or about 5 taps shortly after each other) until it buzzes so it goes off sleep mode. When double tapping off sleep mode, you will see a spinning light pattern and then your actual step progress. 

Let me know if you have any questions! 

[CarpeDiem59]

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[CarpeDiem59]

Thanks! You are right. I didn't take it off sleep mode. Does it keep track of the steps I was taking while it was still in that mode?

[roadrunner23]

Yes and you can delete that sleep from the dashboard!

[tambo2274]

My flex tracks my steps but only flashes one light even though I have met my goal of 10,000 steps.  It also has stopped buzzing when I reach my goal. I have tried resetting and setting it up as a new one.  Nothing has worked

[SantiR · Accepted solution]

@tambo2274 Welcome to the Fitbit Community! I have seen this problem before. Usually, this happens when your daily step goal is accidentally changed. I would believe that the goal you have set up right now on your dashboard is more than 10,000 steps. Make sure to double check it on the app by going to your account and advanced settings or on the online Dashboard by going to the "goals" tile and checking on the settings. I will leave a picture for you to check how it looks like on the online Dashboard:

Hope this helps. Let me know how it goes! 

[tambo2274]

Thank you. That was exactly what the problem was. I have reset my step goal.

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[VivisFitbit]

Hello there @tambo2274! It's nice to see that everything is working fine now! You can help other friends by marking @SantiR's post as the Solution. By doing this, his response will be more visible for other friends that may be having the same experience. 

Happy stepping! 

[schase]

This was the most helpful feedback for 2 flashing lights

[SunsetRunner]

why did it start that 2 spaced light pattern? Did i do something wrong?

[JennMV13]

I was having the same problem just the two dots my goal wasn't popping up on the fit bit, was just able to fix it because of these comments, so thank you everybody I wasn't sure what was going on with it

[HelenaFitbit]

Welcome to the forums @schase @SunsetRunner @JennMV13! 

I am very glad to hear you are now back on track with the information posted above, keep me posted if you have any questions!

@SunsetRunner If your Flex is displaying a pattern with two lights switching back and forth, your Flex is on Activity mode. Please hold your finger close to the band, tap rapidly (or about 5 taps shortly after each other) until it buzzes so it goes off sleep mode. When double tapping off sleep mode, you will see a spinning light pattern and then your actual step progress. 

Let me know if you have any questions! Happy stepping. 

[adrienaline]

Is there anyway to disable going to sleep from the band? I keep putting myself to sleep when I want to see how many steps I have.

[youngsavta]

Thanks, that answered my question

[Hedgehog82]

Thanks for solving that one for me! 🙂