Dehydrated and Frustrated

[QueenCheetah]

Until yesterday, I was using one of the $20 trackers from Amazon. My only issue with it was the touchy connection to my health insurance benefits app so I "Upgraded"... or so I thought.

It looks nice and is nice to wear, but so far

- NO hydration notifications (standard and easy on-the-hour notifications on the $20 one) and no way to set this up. I tried downloading 3 different water tracker apps and none showed up in my "notification" app choices. This is one of the main reasons I loved the cheap one so this is NOT an upgrade. It would be so simple. Easier than the activity reminder. PLEASE add this. "Add hydration reminder? Once every hour? Yes thx"

-Sleep tracking WAY off. Said I went to sleep past 1am and I was snoozing by 11:45pm.

-Step counter not on main screen. Small annoyance but it's a "step tracker"... why is activity meter or someish where my steps could go. Now I need to wake and scroll instead of peeking.

-No on-demand measurements. Why can the cheap watch test oxygen levels, blood pressure, and blood sugar with a touch and this one... sometimes unreliably does it while sleeping?

-Sporadic waking. Wakes when I lift my arm to "watch position" about 60 percent of the time. Otherwise I have to poke and prod to get it to wake up.

Figured the $100 watch would have more features than the cheapo one. If my health insurance app ever gets better support for other trackers.... I really might "downgrade" and give this to my husband.

[JohnnyRow]

You found a $20 watch that gives you reliable on-demand blood sugar and blood pressure readings?  Care to share?

[QueenCheetah]

I haven't tested it against any other device yet, so unsure on how precise it is, but it was the Engerwall Fitness Tracker. Of course, I haven't tested the accuracy of this fitbit either, and it's sleep count was very off last night 😞 The app for the $20 is kind of trash though I warn ya. That's why I switched

[JohnnyRow]

Step counter not a main screen: Thee are many options. Tap the pencil near top right to scroll through presets or choose custom to pick your own.  This focus choice also helps determine order of metrics below.

Sleep - you mentioned snoozing.  I takes an hour to register sleep; 3 hours to get sleep stages.  Sometimes it does miss but you can go back and edit if worth it to you.

[CarlynJarosch]

Every issue you have I also have. When they changed the sleep format I was so angry. As were many, many people. I was experiencing other issues before that also. Inaccurate steps taken. Inconsistent credit for days I “exercised”. But the accuracy of every component makes it WORTHLESS! If Googles intention is to “scrap” the Fitbit they have indeed succeeded. Way to go Google 👏 I rarely use my Google account. I use my Hotmail account.