What do you Think of your Ionic so Far?

[gibbyhome]

So I just ordered the new Ionic and it should arrive on Friday and was wondering about the ones that have received their Ionic so far what do you think?

• is it very heavy or light ?
• is it to big ? 
• what to you think about transferring music?
• how is the battery life? 
• is the screen bright enough?
• do it stay on long enough to read your text messages and can you respond to texts from the watch.
• how is the accuracy 
• I'm sure I will have a lot to say once I get mine in, i'm going from my Microsoft Band 2 that I loved and will miss dearly

[AlexSt]

You go to the app, you click on the account, than on ionic and than you see exercise shortcuts, you click that.

You click edit, you remove one from the list and than you are able to add other exercises, but “rowing” does not exist I think, and if that is the case you may simply use the shortcut “workout” instead. When you finish that and you sync your watch again than the new exercises will be down on the watch.

[Kierownik]

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@AlexStwrote:

You go to the app, you click on the account, than on ionic and than you see exercise shortcuts, you click that.

You click edit, you remove one from the list and than you are able to add other exercises, but “rowing” does not exist I think, and if that is the case you may simply use the shortcut “workout” instead. When you finish that and you sync your watch again than the new exercises will be down on the watch.

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Found it.

[lmpres]

Bought an Ionic today, returning it to Kohls tomorrow.  I am recovering from having a pacemaker put in.  I was very active before, and plan on continuing.  I had a fitbit charge and was looking forward to the upgrade.  Was very let down.

Did the initial setup as prompted to on the phone.  Took a long time.  Then tried to figure out the music downloading.  Pretty much impossible.  No instructions, couldn't find on the site, tried the chat thing.  Was stuck with some guy who was probably talking to 4 other users at the same time.  Would give me an instruction, usually wrong, then I'd have to wait 4 to 5 minutes for his next instruction.  Tried the twitter help, even worse.  Was totally let down by the lack of support.

Then, when I was looking at the heart rate, half the time it wasn't registering.  When it was, it was hopping from 55 bpm up to 75 bpm.  Pretty much impossible for me.  My resting rate is low 40's.  My pacemaker is pacing me at 60.  I am a steady 60 unless I start exercising.  Takes a bit to get me above 60.

So the heart rate inaccuracy, and the lack of instructions and very poor support is sending me back to Kohls to return it tomorrow....

[datalore]

I posted one of the links to the Blaze 2 and it's still up. Take a look:

https://www.wareable.com/fitbit/fitbit-blaze-2-release-date-price-specs-2018

Moderator Edit: Word Choice

[geepondy]

Yes, you can just do a search for Fitbit watch rumors and this upcoming watch is mentioned in multiple sites.  The design certainly looks more attractive then the Ionic.  If priced right I think it might have more mass appeal then the Ionic.

I have been reading a lot of FitBit news.  The future is in smart watches and they wish to be a part of that market but their reputation and most of their sales are still on the trackers.  Myself and others were deeply disappointed when they decided to drop the Fitbit One and now I see the Surge.  I assume that is part of their philosophy and hopes of gravitating users towards their smart watches.

[FineAfterForty]

Very disappointed.  Regret buying it.  Will not sync to my Bose headphones.  Will not keep the weather updated.   I keep having to sync to get it to work.  Will not connect to my Pandora account.  

[Kierownik]

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@geepondywrote:

Yes, you can just do a search for Fitbit watch rumors and this upcoming watch is mentioned in multiple sites.  The design certainly looks more attractive then the Ionic.  If priced right I think it might have more mass appeal then the Ionic.

I have been reading a lot of FitBit news.  The future is in smart watches and they wish to be a part of that market but their reputation and most of their sales are still on the trackers.  Myself and others were deeply disappointed when they decided to drop the Fitbit One and now I see the Surge.  I assume that is part of their philosophy and hopes of gravitating users towards their smart watches.

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To be honest the new watch looks more like apple watch and it seems like it's targeted at ladies with it's curves and sleek look. Ionic is a lot more manly looking watch. Also if rumours are real there might not be a gps on board of that new watch which for me would be a deal breaker.

https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/new-product/wearable-tech/new-fitbit-3644376/

I've been wearing Ionic for 2 weeks now and been using it for my running and other workouts tracking. Also for sleep tracking, which is one of the best features this watch has. So I've been wearing it pretty much 24/7. Now it does have a few things to improve, like loosing connection with my phone resulting in missed notifications(usually occurs when I leave my phone and walk too far away from it, turning phone's bluetooth off and on usually fixes the issue). Weather app being useless asking me to sync even tho I only just did. Screen wrist wake up gesture is totally awkward. Heartrate monitor is sometimes a bit off, mostly during exercising. 

Other than that the more I'm using it the more I like it. There's a lot to improve, a lot! But wouldn't return it or even swap for anything else at the moment.

[OldRunningMan]

You must be a lousy programmer, LOL!!!!

I created a watch face that cycles between my favorite photos in about 15
minutes.

I also created several fun games.

Fitbit allows me to share apps only with friends and doesn't force people
to put them in apps store.

If fitbit made people pay for apps there would be more makinging them too,
but paying for apps in the Apple store stinks.

[TennisFitKid]

I have ha

[TennisFitKid]

Honestly I think the ionic is avery good smartwatch for FITNESS. It is still a good watch but if you want a smartwatch than samsung or apple is the way to go. I have had my ionic for a while and i think the sports band that comes with it is not particularly nice. I prefer the sports band you can buy.

[Xis4us]

Not impressed with Fitbit. Long runs of more than 2.5 hours device totally shuts down. Fitbit said run without all day sync, no music, no gps and let us know when battery dies. Did that and they say “hey, no problem.”  So ran fully charged with no all day sync and no music but with GPS and it stopped at 2.5 hours. Friend with same device also ran same marathon and her Fitbit still working off the original charge. But mine is just fine don’t cha know.  Defective Device and they won’t replace. Would be fine if they did better diagnostic or troubleshooting other than wait a week and don’t do anything and yeah you’re fine

[Xis4us]

Apple actually captures like data for longer periods plus plays music up to 5 hours. Ask me how I know--ran with both since Fitbit quits after 2.5 hours

[Kierownik]

Agggrggggaaa... just missed a really important call because my Ionic wouldn't notify me that someone's calling. Funny enough 2 mins earlier I've received notifications from whatsapp.

[SantiR]

@ronjonb I hope you're doing well! Thanks for sharing your experience on this thread. What specific features are you missing with your Ionic? I can help you out by providing troubleshooting steps for any situation regarding Ionic. First, make sure you are using a compatible device! 

@shuffler Welcome to the Fitbit family! I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying Ionic! Thanks for sharing your experience on this thread. @TennisFitKid

@AlexSt Thanks for your awesome help on this thread. 

@Binky1 Currently, rowing is not available as an exercise shortcut. You can manually log it; this option will give accurate data too. Also, please vote for this suggestion asking for rowing to be a shortcut.

@Xis4us I hope you're doing well! Thanks for reporting this and for contacting support. I'd recommend checking these tips to maximize the battery on your Ionic.

@Impres Welcome to the Fitbit family! Thanks for sharing your experience with us on this thread. Sorry to see you go! If you ever decide to use Ionic once again, please let me know any trouble you may experience. Be sure to always check the help site too!

@datalore @geepondy We appreciate the interest and excitement around new Fitbit products. As you know, we are constantly working on new devices to help people live healthier lives. 

@FineAfterForty It's great to see you in the Fitbit family! Thanks for reporting that. Please check the following help article to sort this out:

• Weather
• Pandora

As per your headphones, please unpair them, restart Ionic, and pair them back. This has helped other users in the past.

@Kierownik I hope you're doing well! Thanks for your feedback and for sharing your experience with us. Fitbit is always looking to improve their devices. Your feedback helps a lot. Please check this helpful article about notifications. I'd recommend troubleshooting them! 

@OldRunningMan Thanks for contributing to the Fitbit App Gallery. Feel free to share the name of the apps you have created for other users to be able to download them!

Keep me posted! 

[maxy007]

Hi Mate,

how do you turn GPS off or on?

Cheers

Mitch

[carlriley8]

How do we feel about fitbit bringing out the versa with so many people seeing no improvement in this beta ionic!!!

[Harboe]

They answered me on Twitter that FitOS 2.0 should be coming to the Ionic in Marts. Looking very much forward to seeing if it makes it more like a proper smartwatch. 🙂

[Kierownik]

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@carlriley8wrote:

How do we feel about fitbit bringing out the versa with so many people seeing no improvement in this beta ionic!!!

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Well I hope they make some major improvements inf FitOS 2.0 and that Versa will be released with that OS on board. Otherwise I wouldn't expect a massive sales. Plus it's got no GPS.

My wife is still using Blaze and when I got my Ionic she was like "Nahhh, not worth upgrading at all, it's basically the same watch that just looks too manly". I showed her a Versa yesterday and she was like "Yeah, it's quite pretty, looking a lot like Apple watch, but it's got no gps so naaaah, not worth upgrading".

In my opinion the person in charge of new devices and software development needs sacking asap because he's lacking imagination.

[carlriley8]

Have they announced what’s in the updates for the ionic?? I hope it’s substantially improved as my ionic is no different to my girlfriends surge that holds music and plays a couple of workout vids

Sent from my iPhone

[Kierownik]

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@carlriley8wrote:
Have they announced what’s in the updates for the ionic?? I hope it’s substantially improved as my ionic is no different to my girlfriends surge that holds music and plays a couple of workout vids

Sent from my iPhone

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Yeah, at the moment Ionic is just an overpriced Blaze in slightly different shell.