10-06-2018
05:16
- last edited on
11-17-2020
15:47
by
MatthewFitbit
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

10-06-2018
05:16
- last edited on
11-17-2020
15:47
by
MatthewFitbit
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
- Who Voted for this post?
Anyone else having this issue? After a 3 mile hike up a mountain, I look down and see I have 7500 steps, 24 floors, and zero active minutes.
Answered! Go to the Best Answer.
10-31-2019 05:18
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

10-31-2019 05:18
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
Total rip off. I've been a loyal Fitbit customer for year, but I'm done.

10-31-2019 07:45
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

10-31-2019 07:45
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
- Who Voted for this post?
I’ve had my Garmin for a few months now. Support is like night and day to FitBit. I’ll expect that this is deleted, but hopefully it gives someone hope in the meantime.
11-06-2019 22:10
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-06-2019 22:10
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
- Who Voted for this post?
This does not address the problem, you are assuming we are stupid and don’t know how active minutes work, after wearing my Fitbit charge 3 fir 11 months I know when it suddenly stops tracking active minutes. I can assure you I am not sitting still all day.
11-07-2019 08:03 - last edited on 02-07-2020 16:19 by LiliyaFitbit
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-07-2019 08:03 - last edited on 02-07-2020 16:19 by LiliyaFitbit
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
There is no implication that you are stupid.
Moderator edit: personal info removed

11-07-2019 08:33
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-07-2019 08:33
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
- Who Voted for this post?
Then tell us how to fix the problem or just say we don’t have a fix at the moment but we are working on it. You just keep telling us to do the same people thing all the time and it does not help. We all bought these fitbits in good faith you could at least be honest with us.
11-07-2019 16:01
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-07-2019 16:01
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-12-2019 05:35
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-12-2019 05:35
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
I received a replacement head for my charge 3 last week after owning this for several months in tracking zero active minutes unless it's in the middle of the night when I'm sleeping and my sleep tracker shows this. Needless to say I had reached out to the company they helped me plus I'm still under Fitbit warranty before I'd even head into my extended warranty I purchased for this and I can tell you for certain I only was able to log active minutes one time last week where my charge 2 device log several times throughout the week active minutes. I am so upset that they send me a new head and this morning for example I will get my heart rate in from approximately 7:14 a.m. to 8:12 a.m. I was up in the hundreds because I was cleaning my house and doing the laundry and non stop moving and though my heart rate spiked up where I knew I was getting some moving going and some action it shows 0 active minutes on this charge 3. I swear there are so so so many errors Since switching from my charge 2 upgrading to this charge 3 that I strongly dislike, do not trust and wish I never had to upgrade to. All they'll be able to keep doing that the company is keep sending me a free replacement head saying that my last one was defective but the more and more comments that I have posted on here and that I've read about are all showing the same issues coming up and I don't even have an Apple phone mine's an Android and it's still is messing up my active minutes so what's the point in having a Tracker device that's not tracking properly and I'm the kind of person that talks with my hands so last night when we were at a Verizon Wireless store and I was talking to the sales associate, my hands are moving all over the place but yet my legs didn't move a bit worst step and I reach 250 steps in that hour and I was standing there talking to him about the new iPhone x. It's the same thing with the gentleman that wrote about how they're swimming with it and Fitbit is very aware that it is not tracking active minutes and that is just not cool and it's not okay it's not right. I'll be back in contact with them again today if they would just let me know that hey there's another tracking device that actually does work that doesn't have any issues I'd go ahead and upgrade to that but that switch from the charge 2 to the charge 3 has been a disaster from syncing issues in the past to just not tracking my walking steps 2 then putting in inaccurate information for active times when it's contradicting it's on data where I'm sleeping and then when I'm actually actively working and I know that I am I'm registering zero active minutes has anybody else had more than two brand new charge 3 had sent to them where they finally got one that is accurately measuring data from one's body? Thank you, Kristina

11-12-2019 16:55
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-12-2019 16:55
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
suddenly stopped tracking active minutes, occasionally it will track a few
minutes then stop again. I contacted support and they say they are aware
of the problem and are working on a fix. My warranty will run out in 2
weeks so I am thinking of returning it and getting my money back. I think
after a couple of weeks they should have fixed the problem, I am not at all
happy I am 72 at this rate I could be dead before they come up with a
solution
--
Helen

11-12-2019 17:45
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-12-2019 17:45
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-26-2019 06:48
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-26-2019 06:48
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
- Who Voted for this post?
I have found a work around to this which does get you your active minutes if none have been recorded after an activity. If you manually enter an identical activity (including start time) active minutes suddenly appear (including in the impact of the actual activity). Bit of a faff but at least you get your minutes.
11-26-2019 07:24 - last edited on 02-07-2020 16:20 by LiliyaFitbit
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-26-2019 07:24 - last edited on 02-07-2020 16:20 by LiliyaFitbit
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
Excellent, I will try it!!
Moderator edit: personal info removed

11-26-2019 09:05
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-26-2019 09:05
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
I just to want coincidence active minutes. Thank you!

11-26-2019 10:41
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-26-2019 10:41
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
If you go into the exercise screen on your phone it gives you the option to manually enter by clicking on the icon top right that looks like a stop watch. You can then enter the details of your activity.

11-29-2019 09:52
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

11-29-2019 09:52
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
Thanks for your time responding. I'm actually not showing active minutes on my charge 3. I've not used the activity option yet, just realizing since I switched from my charge 2, it showed active minutes accurately, and now the charge 3 does not.

02-05-2020 01:39
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

02-05-2020 01:39
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
- Who Voted for this post?
This didn't work for me. My Charge 3 stopped recording active minutes about 4 days ago, after continuous rebooting it worked for one day. Now it's still stuck at 0 active minutes.
02-06-2020 00:41
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

02-06-2020 00:41
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
now and all tech support say is they know about it and are working on a
fix. They did say there is no use giving me a new one as it would still
have the same problem. They are still selling these faulty products.
--
Helen

02-06-2020 00:52
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

02-06-2020 00:52
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
Still having this problem. I've the charge 3 since 27th of January 2020. I noticed when I had had some rides on my bike. The charge 2 would have noticed it, this one does not!

02-06-2020 01:46
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

02-06-2020 01:46
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
They have known about this for more than a few months. I returned mine to them in April of last year due to these issues. I can’t believe it’s still going on. It ended a long loyalty to FitBit for us.
** this will get deleted as they won’t want this to be seen.

02-17-2020 05:31
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

02-17-2020 05:31
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
Hi for the last 4 months my Fitbit charge 3 has not been tracking active minutes, I have been on to tech support they say it is a known fault and they are working on a fix they will not notify me if they ever do find a solution to this problem I have to watch out for updates. I was also told there is no use giving me a replacement Fitbit as it will have the same problem. Twice I have asked for a replacement Fitbit but they refused to give me one. I emailed the CEO and the next day I got an answer saying they are very sorry and will speak to tech support about their response to me and they will be happy to replace the Fitbit or give me a refund. I chose a refund as apparently a new one will still be faulty. I am currently waiting for a courier to pick up my device and when the company receives it I will get a refund. I hope this helps others

02-17-2020 06:55 - last edited on 08-26-2020 19:00 by LiliyaFitbit
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post

02-17-2020 06:55 - last edited on 08-26-2020 19:00 by LiliyaFitbit
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Permalink
- Report this post
Mine is tracking fine. I had an issue but it no longer does it.
Moderator edit: personal info removed

