I have worn my new Versa 4 for only a few days. I had hoped to wear as an all the time watch. The fitness functionality is great for times of exercise, and for incorporating movement into my workday, which I truly believe would help me reach my health improvement goals.
However, the inability to manage specific notifications turns it into a constant intrusion during important meetings, which can sometimes last a half day or more, and aren’t always scheduled. I need notifications of messages and calls from emergency numbers, notifications saying yippy skippy you’ve done your steps, or you need to move a bit to meet your movement goals. Yeah thanks for that last one when my butt is already numb and molded to the chair.
Tonight I logged onto here to figure out how to manage the notifications, and found this thread. I am amazed by two things. The first is that there were only a few upvotes to mrfroid’s similar complaint. I suspect the number of people who find this incredibly intrusive to be a bit higher. The second is the moderator response from Fitbit that there is no plan to add that functionality.
And as mrfroid experienced on the train, goal reached notifications in the middle of a long sedentary session are nonsensical. I’m assuming it thinks I’m getting such great exercise keyboarding.
So instead of being able to wear this as a multifunctional e-watch that also helps me reach health goals, I will now have to take the advice of the buffoons who every time the **ahem** thing has gone off in a meeting this week have jeered to get an Apple Watch.
But you shouldn’t worry about those buffoons. You should worry though about the lost sales from the other people attending those meetings who were on the fence of what to get for themselves or someone else for Christmas. I managed to save a couple sales for you though. Not everyone does work that can’t be interrupted.
By the way, I considered your response to mrfroid to adjust the trackers vibration (no, I need to receive notifications that are important) or to set an unrealistic step goal (are you kidding me!) to be completely tone deaf and frankly disrespectful and insulting to your customer’s intelligence.
This has been a disappointing start.
Considering mrfroid started this thread a year and a half ago, and there has been no improvement since then, I am doubly disappointed I didn’t do more research before buying it. Maybe one of the kids will like it.
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