Can I control music from my phone with Versa?

[Jojo369]

Can anyone help - I know you can store and play music on the watch itself on the Versa (like the Ionic) ... but what I need to know is can I control music playing on my phone from the watch (like my Blaze does). I need to have my phone connected via aux to stereo in my fitness classes and stop/start my tracks from across the room. Really want it ... but this is my deciding point. Ta

Moderator Edit: Clarified Subject.

[Newleaf2]

How do you control the music to the iPhone?

thanks

[Thom33pson]

I love you.  Thanks!  Totally needed this for my PE class!!!!

[Sanjenna]

😌

[KRobatsu]

Hi.  Am thinking of getting the versa and want to know how it works with spotify.  I would love to download music from spotify onto the watch and be able to listen to music w/o my phone with me (like when running).  Is this possible? 

Thanks!

[Marrrmaduke]

Not at the moment. 

[Thom33pson]

Yes you can! Hold in the left button and slide to music controls and click
the little phone icon. I use Apple Music and it controls via Bluetooth

[Thom33pson]

Yep! Holds up to 300 songs

[Marrrmaduke]

@Thom33pson I believe @KRobatsu is asking about Spotify. Currently, versa does not support Spotify playlist downloads.

[WonkaWilley]

Seems like such a basic function, had it on my prebble, why didn't it make it onto Fitbit Versa?

[RenaeA]

Thanks!!!!  I could not figure this out for the life of me! 

[Sanjenna]

I wish they had pebble was amazing! Which music app do you use?

[Thom33pson]

Yes you can, hold in the left button and go to music controls and select
the phone icon. That will allow you to control your music on phone.

[Salcy]

Please explain Bluetooth classic.  thnx

[Salcy]

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@Criska wrote:

Are you able to connect your versa to spotify or only music in your phone? Also, when you connect your versa as bluetooth classic my phone connects only as input device, not audio device....any solution?

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Please explain Bluetooth classic.  thnx

[SunsetRunner]

Took me maybe 45 minutes to even get to this point. I got it working but I seriously wish Fitbit had a better UI or more instructions. The screen is too small to even describe the necessary steps to set it up.

Thanks to your post, I realized what "pair" meant vs. "on". For clarification, the Versa needs to be paired with the phone, which can be found in the phone's bluetooth settings. Scan for Bluetooth devices from your phone and click to connect. Then your Fitbit will say something like, the phone is in control. At this point, you need to play something on your phone, e.g. music from Google Play Music. The screen that shows up when you hold the left button down on the Fitbit will now have the music control screen.

[thecool]

This works great, but you have to sync your fitbit while the music playing on your phone

[SunsetRunner]

Worked for me 🙂 Many thanks!!!

[Iwantspotify]

This worked for me but not initially. I had to wait till I left from work to home and then it finally worked! Thanks

[Dre2992]

How do I get it to stop doing this it does it automatically in my battery dies within a couple of days instead of the week or week and a half that I get out of it

[rfamily111]

Thanks. This was very helpful. There is an output option also.