Charge 3 readability in sunlight

[Pumpkin2073]

I spend a lot of time outdoors in the sunlight. I often am not able to read the display on my Fitbit. Is there a film or screen I can purchase to help make the display readable?

Moderator edit: updated subject for clarity

[MarreFitbit]

Welcome to the Community Forums @Pumpkin2073! 

Regarding your inquiry, it's easy to see the tracker's display in direct sunlight. Keep in mind that you can always adjust the brightness of your Charge 3. Open the Settings app and tap a setting to adjust it. Swipe up to see the full list of settings, you can select between: Dim, Normal or Auto.

You can find more information about your tracker in the Charge 3 User Manual. 

Give this a go and let me know how it goes. 

[bballjer · Accepted solution]

It is almost impossible to read the screen in direct sunlight at any of the settings.

[ST3413]

I have a charge 3 that is only 1 1/2 years old. In normal mode I cannot see ANYTHING on my screen when out in sunlight (even if I try shading the display). I just tested the auto mode and I can see the time display in the sun, but when I go into the exercise screen I cannot make out whether I am in bike, hike or otherwise. This really defeats a big part of the purpose for why I bought it. Disappointment for sure!

[bballjer]

Mine has been retired to the junk drawer. Back to my Versa 1.

I switched from that partly for style and 7 day battery life and mostly for syncing problems and exercise tracking mysteriously stopping. 

Happy to say been two months now and zero problems with the Versa. And so easy to read in any environment.

[Jim_Bo]

The Charge 3 is NOT legible in direct sun light.  No matter what setting you set it at.  Too make matters worse, the screen timeout is way to short such that when viewing in sunlight you don’t have time to shade the screen so you see.

[Mutt503]

Yep, I no matter the setting…I cannot see the display in daylight.  Last Fitbit I will own.

[Mtbindu]

There is not a setting that allows you to see the charge 3 screen in the daylight none 

[SimonMiller]

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