Can personal music be stored on Versa 3?

[popzza]

hope that Versa3 could have enough space to store 300+ personal music on its own rom

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[SunsetRunner]

As you can see in the responses to this thread, many healthy folk do not want to take their phones with them.  That's the whole basis of this thread.

First of all, while running it's very inconvenient to have a phone with you.  It's uncomfortable to hold something in your hands the entire time, and running shorts don't have pockets.  Of course there are fanny packs, arm straps, and other products you can buy to hold your phone, but they are clumsy and most don't protect your phone from sweat.

Second of all, not everyone wants to be connected all the time.  I appreciate that many people are addicted to technology, but don't make the mistake of thinking everyone is like that.   In fact, one of the reasons many people enjoy talking long runs or walks is specifically to get away and be disconnected.  

[KiwiDes]

Yes, but I’m a Fitbit half full guy too.  It would be great to have my music saved to the Fitbit, and I think Fitbit should have made it clearer in heir product info that personal music storage was being dropped, but I am now of the opinion that my good old charge 3 and my iPhone in my arm sleeve thingy is not that bad after all.  I understand you disagree. Regards Des

[Idontexercise]

Honestly this is a deal breaker for me. But unfortunately it was a gift from my girlfriend so I will be stuck with it for the time being. Why would they take a step back like this? 

[MarkMays]

You can't store Spotify music on the watch currently. You can only control the app on your phone through the watch.

[GnomeElvis]

Well, this was a stupid surprise.  I've been on Fitbit for a long time.  I've always been pretty happy with their hardware.  I know that it's not the best, but it's functional, and the cost is really good bang for the buck.  So I decided that this was the year to upgrade.  I can finally leave my phone at home, since the Versa 3 has both GPS and music storage.

I've been trying to get my MP3s on the phone for the last hour.  I was using this as a guide:

https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/2251.htm

I can't find the personal music app.  And then I see that little asterisk at the top saying that the Versa 3 isn't supported.  Why on Earth would you take away functionality like this??  I mean, I know that it's better for your bottom line to force people to pay for partner services, but this sucks.  It makes you look like greedy corporate jerks.  Not a good look.

What happened to "Don't be evil"? I guess it's finally time to start looking at upgrading to Garmen instead.

[dobbs112]

I wish I could vote but my account doesn't seem to permit it.  Note sure why.

[Mike2525]

How did u do this ?

[SunsetRunner]

You can't.  The feature wasn't carried over from the Versa 2.

[GnomeElvis]

Lurker is 100% correct.  Fitbit decided that we can't use the internal space that we paid for unless we pay more for a subscription service.  It's ridiculous that they REMOVED functionality with an updated piece of hardware.

[Rachpch]

I spent ages trying to decide which Fitbit to get and it definitely said on the produce page that the Versa 3 could save your own music onto it which is specifically why I bought it. I've had it three days and am just getting around to trying to do just that and find I can't! Really poor clarity of what you can and can't do from Fitbit's side here. So disappointed. The whole point was not bringing my phone out on a run with me!

[Aaron1970]

I agree. I purchased this hoping for it to replace my ionic. My 13 year old son has the versa 2. The features are listed the same in the Versa 2 and the Versa 3. But it does not download personal music. Bull**ahem**. I regret purchasing this watch. The YMCA that I lift weights in, places that I mountain bike and run all have dead spots where I lose my streaming music. I need to play my downloaded music.

[davesearth11]

Would this work? I haven’t tried this myself….

Download and Installation Process of Fitbit for Mac device:

• Choose any emulator software Bluestacks, Nox Player, or MEmu software for Mac device and download the one that you prefer for installing the Fitbit on your Mac device.
• Install the software when the whole downloading process is complete and put an email ID with a password. To save the information of Fitbit with current version of Varies with device.
• Now go to the main page of the emulator software to search for the Fitbit current version.
• Choose the Fitbit and you will see the 3.7 on the top.
• Install the Fitbit , after seeing the required version and Varies with device of the app.
• After a while, the Fitbit will be in your Mac device.

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Probably same for PC? 

[lauraad]

I can't believe that there is no YouTube music ap!! 😭

[IrishWolfhound]

This is terrible. Had I known I couldn't store music on my Versa3 I wouldn't have purchased it. I had music on my Versa 2 for 30 months, but the battery only lasted a day or two at this point and I needed to upgrade. 

[Jlhutch]

Did you determine if this works? 

[barrbarrita]

yeah, same, will return it, this doesn't make sense, was looking forward to have a new model that I got as a xmas gift but now super disappointed... This in no progress comparing to previous model...

[Snowstorm392]

Lack of music storage is a big downside. I chose the Ionic partly because it had music storage, and now that the Ionic has been recalled it looks like I'm stuck for a replacement. I don't have and don't want music streaming services, I just want to play the music I already have.

[Smstext]

Can't put music on it or download Spotify. Why do I want to pay for yet another music service when I already have Spotify and Amazon music? This was bought as a present, if I had known it didn't support music other than Deezer I would have got an oppo watch instead.

[drfl]

This frustrates me to no end.  I also posted my frustrations in this post if you'd like to upvote:

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Sense/Had-to-Give-Up-My-Ionic-Because-it-Catches-Fire-and-Now-I-Can-...