08-28-2019 11:15
08-28-2019 11:15
Versa 2 looks nice, but I'm not sure about having Alexa listen to everything I say. How do I know Fitbit won't be selling that data?
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08-28-2019 11:53
08-28-2019 11:53
Welcome to the Fitbit Community! @SamWyse
That's a great question. 🙂
The mic on Versa 2 is only actively listening when you use a related feature. Otherwise, it is always turned off. Read more here: Is Alexa always listening on my Fitbit watch?
We also do not share any personal information except in the limited circumstances described on this page: Fitbit Privacy Policy.
Let me know if you still have any questions.
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08-28-2019 11:51
08-28-2019 11:51
Welcome to the forums!
You have the option of not turning it on. so it should not be an issue.
Hope to see you around!
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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08-28-2019 11:53
08-28-2019 11:53
Welcome to the Fitbit Community! @SamWyse
That's a great question. 🙂
The mic on Versa 2 is only actively listening when you use a related feature. Otherwise, it is always turned off. Read more here: Is Alexa always listening on my Fitbit watch?
We also do not share any personal information except in the limited circumstances described on this page: Fitbit Privacy Policy.
Let me know if you still have any questions.
Want to get more steps? Visit Get Moving in the Health & Wellness Discussion Forum.
08-30-2019 06:57
08-30-2019 06:57
While you assure us that Alexa is not listening unless we direct it to do so, recent exposure of abuses by these listening technologies does not give me comfort.
I will not buy a product that I know has a built-in virtual voyeur.
Please reconsider using these technologies in your products.
08-30-2019 08:40
09-03-2019 07:57
09-03-2019 07:57
If you ask Alexa, "Hey Alexa, are you spying on me", the result is ""I only send audio back to Amazon when you activate me"
And you believe Alexa, because ...
No thanks. Tech giants have proven themselves unreliable when it comes to privacy. There's almost no escape from their prying, without destroying all your devices, but why make it easier for them?
10-03-2019 13:27
10-03-2019 13:27
Can Alexa be disabled entirely? Thanks!
10-03-2019 13:40
10-03-2019 13:40
Hello @MattPYRK and a warm welcome. Alexa cannot be active until you take the steps to activate it. When you go through the set up process, you have to log in with your Amazon account. Don't log in. If it is never enabled, then it is disabled.
Laurie | Maryland
Sense 2, Luxe, Aria 2 | iOS | Mac OS
Take a look at the Fitbit help site for further assistance and information.
10-03-2019 13:46
10-03-2019 13:46
10-06-2019 18:52
10-06-2019 18:52
To @MattPYRK "Hey, if you're not doing anything wrong, why should you care if we record and store your every utterance for eternity" -- signed, big tech
10-11-2019 00:16
10-11-2019 00:16
Question. If I understand, if you do not sign in with your amazon account then Alexa will not be activated. If you do not sign in with your amazon account is there any other functionality you lose?
10-11-2019 03:20
10-11-2019 03:20
@user615i If you never activate Alexa, the rest of the Versa 2 will work as programmed. For example, Alexa is not available worldwide, so some users can't activate it at all. I activated Alexa to try it out. You need to be near your phone for Alexa to work -- it connects by Bluetooth to your phone. I found that Alexa was draining my phone battery, so I disconnected it.
Laurie | Maryland
Sense 2, Luxe, Aria 2 | iOS | Mac OS
Take a look at the Fitbit help site for further assistance and information.
10-14-2019 09:19
10-14-2019 09:19
How did you disconnect it ?
I activated it when i received my Versa 2, but also dont like the idea of having Amazon selling my data, how did you go about this? I cant find anything.
Thanks
10-15-2019 15:23
10-15-2019 15:23
Hello @Babayaga2 and a warm welcome. I think I tapped my profile picture > Versa 2 > The Alexa icon. I don't remember the exact wording, but there was a one tap click and disconnect.
Laurie | Maryland
Sense 2, Luxe, Aria 2 | iOS | Mac OS
Take a look at the Fitbit help site for further assistance and information.
11-07-2019 05:29
11-07-2019 05:29
Versa 2 would be FAR more useful to me if it vibrated when I get phone calls or text messages on my phone.
Having alexa built-in is creepy. Not only is there a potential for abuse, but who wants to walk about muttering into their wrist?
11-12-2019 04:10
11-12-2019 04:10
I would like to remove Alexa entirely from my Versa 2 watch, and assign the left button to music (managing my iPhone’s music, not the Versa app).
Unfortunately, the only two options for the left button are Alexa and Versa pay. I literally will never use either of those functions.
Please stop shilling on my watch and give me the functionality I actually want, instead of what gives Fitbit some kind of kickback. otherwise, I will have to move on to another watch. I can’t believe Fitbit bought Pebble only to give us increasingly less choice....
12-15-2019 05:36
12-15-2019 05:36
Just because you don't find it useful doesn't mean other people don't. Just don't turn the features on our choose a different Fitbit watch. Alexa is one of the reasons I AM considering the Versa 2. I use Alexa for shopping lists and it would be really nice to add things on the fly.
12-15-2019 09:37
12-15-2019 09:37
Great for you. Terrible for people who want a product that doesn’t try to force you to use devices you don’t like. I’d just like to assign any normal phone function to any button. That doesn’t feel like a big ask.
12-15-2019 09:42
12-15-2019 09:42
12-22-2019 11:40
12-22-2019 11:40
In the Alexa App on your smartphone, you "disable" the fitbit skill.