help menu

Join us on the Community Forums!

  • Community Guidelines

    The Fitbit Community is a gathering place for real people who wish to exchange ideas, solutions, tips, techniques, and insight about the Fitbit products and services they love. By joining our Community, you agree to uphold these guidelines, so please take a moment to look them over.

  • Learn the Basics

    Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page for information on Community features, and tips to make the most of your time here.

  • Join the Community!

    Join an existing conversation, or start a new thread to ask your question. Creating your account is completely free, and takes about a minute.

Not finding your answer on the Community Forums?

Cancel
Turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Luxe - Bluetooth beacon / broadcast

Replies are disabled for this topic. Start a new one or visit our Help Center.

‎11-16-2021 12:51

‎11-16-2021 12:51

I have a Luxe, bought to replace an Alta HR.

I was using the Alta HR's Bluetooth broadcast/beacon for home automation for room presence detection with Room Assistant and Home Assistant.

However the Luxe does not seem to broadcast/ act as a bluetooth beacon.

It does broadcast intermittently but I have to been able to find a pattern for this - I originally thought it was after connecting to the app on my phone and then closing the app. 

Is there a way to have the Luxe broadcast / act as a beacon all of the time? I am not concerned about battery life.

 

Best Answer
0 Votes
2 REPLIES 2

‎11-28-2021 14:19

‎11-28-2021 14:19

The simple answer @sdeep is no. 

The harder answer. Since the Luxe can only talk to the Fitbit app, I'm not sure what the advantage would be. 

Best Answer

‎12-18-2021 03:05

In response to Rich_Laue

‎12-18-2021 03:05

Rich,

 

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

I am not wanting the Luxe to talk to any other app, just for it to broadcast it's BLE mac and therefore act as a beacon.

The advantages are huge for myself and others who use this as room presence detection and for home automation. 

The fitbit app is great, hence the continued use of fitbit devices.

My partner on the other hand isn't as tied to the fitbit app as I am and their device (Mi Band 6) allows choosing of setting the BLE bluetooth broadcast/beacon on or off within the app which can then be used for home automation.

Thanks again, now off to decide whether to switch device or find another solution.

 

Best Answer