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Improve the alarm app on Fitbit devices

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‎01-24-2023 03:57 - last edited on ‎02-19-2023 11:14 by Fitbit Moderator

‎01-24-2023 03:57 - last edited on ‎02-19-2023 11:14 by Fitbit Moderator

For the love of everything that is holy, will someone PLEASE make a new Alarm app like Pebble had! Fitbit should be ashamed of their Alarm app!

 

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

 

 

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‎02-19-2023 20:21

‎02-19-2023 20:21

Hi @SunsetRunner  - it is true, and many manufactures, haven't made the best use of what timers and alarms can do, and often not provided good documentation.

 

What feature do you find missing? You may find an app or a clock face with it in the Gallery?

 

Fitbit don't allow developers to set system alarms or timers that run in background but if that isn't a requirement you may find something.

Author | ch, passion for improvement.

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‎02-19-2023 20:35

In response to Guy_

‎02-19-2023 20:35

@Guy_ wrote:

What feature do you find missing? .

On the World's Best Smart Watch Ever, The PEBBLE, we were able to add Labels to our Alarms, this was LIFE CHANGING!
I can't even begin to express how useful this was!

We were also able to have a greater number of Alarms setup. On the Fitbit, not only are you more limited as to the number of Alarms we can create, we're not able to add labels to our Alarms. To me, this is a deal breaker!

And now that you've told you me that Fitbit doesn't allow developers to set alarms or timers that run in the background, just as I had decided to develop my own Alarm app for the community featuring labels... I know that it's time for me to throw this watch into the Recycling bin where it belongs and move on. RIP PEBBLE 💔

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‎02-19-2023 20:56

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‎02-19-2023 20:56

@SunsetRunner  - you are right labels is sorely missing but have a look at Simple4Timer and SimpleClockPro. As long as you run the clock face the timers with labels run in background.

 

But writing a general alarm app with full background alarms won't be possible, already looked at that.

 

There are other possibilities using a phone alarm app to send notifications that might be worth exploring.

 

However you are right about the watch alarm missing a label, which could be so easily managed in the Fitbit App.

 

Note ,they are also discontinuing the Fitbit Studio development platform next month.

Author | ch, passion for improvement.

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‎02-19-2023 21:00 - edited ‎02-19-2023 21:00

In response to Guy_

‎02-19-2023 21:00 - edited ‎02-19-2023 21:00

@Guy_ wrote:

Note ,they are also discontinuing the Fitbit Studio development platform next month.

WOW!

Yeah, no worries, I'm buying an Apple Watch at least it has Labels.

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