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Disabling Pause Button During Exercises

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‎06-26-2018 09:36

‎06-26-2018 09:36

Is there any way I can disable the bottom right button while I'm exercising? I unwillingly press it, especially while biking, but also during weight training. This ends up screwing with the stats.

 

It really is a pain, especially for a device developed for exercising and training.

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‎06-26-2018 10:26

‎06-26-2018 10:26

Same, cycling especially.  Following...

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‎06-26-2018 11:55

‎06-26-2018 11:55

Yes please!

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‎07-17-2018 15:19

‎07-17-2018 15:19

This has to happen or I'll probably get rid of my Versa. No point in using it during exercises if it's paused every time I look down.

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‎07-18-2018 02:33

‎07-18-2018 02:33

I have the same issue especially during workout with weights.

Very annoying...

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‎08-01-2018 07:10

‎08-01-2018 07:10

Same! I was hoping to find a solution. Anyone had any luck yet? 

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‎01-13-2019 22:08

‎01-13-2019 22:08

Easily the biggest painpoint. While weight training, I have to rotate the watch and even that isn't failproof. Nike has a lock option. Hope to see this in the next app update.

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‎01-13-2019 23:15 - edited ‎01-13-2019 23:16

‎01-13-2019 23:15 - edited ‎01-13-2019 23:16

I thought I was the only one! This is a major design flaw with an easy fix. I doubt they will fix it though. I have seen posts for a find my phone app from years ago and has never been implemented. This is my first Fitbit let’s see if they are as good as I hope them to be.

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‎09-13-2019 19:38

In response to Dubon

‎09-13-2019 19:38

This is a common complaint and has been a long time with no attempt to fix it by Fitbit. Sadly, the wife and I have come to the conclusion that the only real fix is to move on to another brand. Pretty sad really, I'm sure it's a simple fix to add an enable/disable feature in settings. 

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‎09-15-2019 07:48

In response to GearPig

‎09-15-2019 07:48

I am also very disapointed that my comment hasn't even received basic acknowlegement from the Fitbit support team, let alone a fix. I will also be moving on to another brand, as soon as Summer exercise season is over.

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‎09-15-2019 14:46

In response to frostbyte72

‎09-15-2019 14:46

Seems that they are rolling this feature into the upcoming Versa 2, which doesn't have any buttons on the right side. Checkout their product page:

 

https://www.fitbit.com/shop/versa?utm_source=&utm_medium=paidsearch&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAjwwvfr...

 

What that means for us consumers is that we'll have to drop another $200 to upgrade to a new device.

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‎09-15-2019 15:02

In response to Sakonh

‎09-15-2019 15:02

Right, so their answer isn’t a simple software upgrade to disable the button in settings but rather for us to throw in the trash the $200 “latest” model and replace it with the 2nd generation coming soon? No thanks.

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