Ability to disable Bluetooth in restricted areas

[pastorscory]

I agree with many of the others.  I know there may not appear to be enough users requesting the bluetooth LE off functionality for fitbit to consider it, but I also know of several hundred, Yes Really, who would consider it, fitbit devices, at my location alone.  There are 8,000 military and 12,000 civilians affected by the bluetooth rules at my location alone.  I traded a fitbit flex for a first generation jawbone with my son-in-law for that reason.  I love the Surge and want one, but I can't justify it if I can't turn the LE radio off while I am at work. 

Please don't just consider, but make this an option.  You will get a number, Most Likely thousands more at $249 a pop, of new customers with this functionality.  Most people I speak with on the military base I work at love the look and function of your products, but won't buy them because they cannot disable the bluetooth.  They get written up in sensitive electronic areas for active bluetooth devices and could potentially lose jobs.

One older gentleman specifically stated he came home and threw the device in a drawer because he was written up for a violation at work.  He loves the device, but can't afford to lose his job.  Thanks for implementing this as soon as possible.

Moderator Edit: Edited title for clarity and word choice

[pastorscory]

I agree with many of the others.  I know there may not appear to be enough users requesting the bluetooth LE off functionality for fitbit to consider it, but I also know of several hundred, Yes Really, who would consider it, fitbit devices, at my location alone.  There are 8,000 military and 12,000 civilians affected by the bluetooth rules at my location alone.  I traded a fitbit flex for a first generation jawbone with my son-in-law for that reason.  I love the Surge and want one, but I can't justify it if I can't turn the LE radio off while I am at work. 

Please don't just consider, but make this an option.  You will get a number, Most Likely thousands more at $249 a pop, of new customers with this functionality.  Most people I speak with on the military base I work at love the look and function of your products, but won't buy them because they cannot disable the bluetooth.  They get written up in sensitive electronic areas for active bluetooth devices and could potentially lose jobs.

One older gentleman specifically stated he came home and threw the device in a drawer because he was written up for a violation at work.  He loves the device, but can't afford to lose his job.  Thanks for implementing this as soon as possible.

Moderator Edit: Edited title for clarity and word choice

[kathtee]

Need ability to turn off blue tooth for just the Fitbit device vs turning off the blue tooth feature itself.

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @kathtee, thanks for taking the time to share this suggestion about being able to turn off the Bluetooth from your Fitbit device with us. I noticed a similar idea was already requested in the Feature Suggestion board, so I’ve moved your post here. Please support this idea by adding your vote, this helps our developers to keep tracking its popularity and demand over time.

[JArevalo]

Would it be easy to implement Bluetooth disability? I want to to be able to disconnect Bluetooth and connect it when I want to sync the data. In reading the forums there is a great amount of people that agree. Some of the reasons is what Bluetooth emits and restrictions in military bases (probably other areas too).

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @JArevalo, thanks for sharing this product feedback about having the option to disable the Bluetooth from Fitbit devices with us. This idea was already requested in this board, so I’ve moved your post here. This will help us to make sure the product feedback shared here doesn't get confused, or split a popular vote. Please click on the thumbs-up to show your support.

[Watchly]

At my job, we are not allowed to have any wireless transmissions, such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, enabled on personal devices when accessing certain areas. Can't do this with Charge 6.

If the Charge 6, and I'm sure other Fitbit devices, can track health data without sync for 7 days before said data is overwritten, why can't we disable Bluetooth?

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @Watchly. Thank you for your product feedback about being able to disable the Bluetooth from all Fitbit devices with us! We've found a similar request and merged yours with it. You can find it here. Please vote on the existing thread to help us track interest. To learn more about how Fitbit decides what product feedback is developed, visit our FAQs.