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Add music controls to Charge 6

Status: Reviewed By Moderator Submitted by on ‎10-01-2023 13:38
55 Comments (55 New)
The music controls on your new Charge 6 are just some advertisement to most. Its for a paid service only and was the only feature that may have convinced me to get the device till I saw. Switch this to use generic commands, to control any music playing on your phone. Generic controls exist on lots of Bluetooth headphones, surely Charge 6 could too.
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thebionn
First Steps
‎01-15-2025 22:10
‎01-15-2025 22:10

Just bought the Charge 6 after my Charge 4 strap holder snapped. Stunned to see it doesn't support Spotify and media control. Would not recommend this product until this gets fixed, and I've been using Fitbit for years.

Jonas444
First Steps
‎02-02-2025 13:45
‎02-02-2025 13:45

This feature would make the charge 6 to a perfect match for me! 

Would love to buy a charge 6, because the other features are very intersting.

So I'm thinking about buying a Xiaomi Band 9.

The higher price of the charge 6 (compared to the Band 9) would be fine for me, when this feature is added 🙂 

Fibituser
First Steps
‎02-03-2025 07:03
‎02-03-2025 07:03

It is absolutely wild that this feature existed on the previous model and they spent time and development effort to remove what is a standard basic feature. 

I was about to upgrade from my Inspire to the Charge so that I could control my podcasts from the wrist, but luckily I saw this first. It's not just a feature missing, it's a feature deliberately removed for anti-competitive reasons. Certainly turns me off Fitbit as a brand. 

RemixBari
First Steps
‎03-24-2025 09:58
‎03-24-2025 09:58

Disappointed to learn the Charge 6 does not include music control. Please consider adding this in an update, thank you. 

Mathnstein
First Steps
‎03-26-2025 15:42
‎03-26-2025 15:42

Given a year and a half of this thread existing I have little hope for this feature but I will say for someone who usually does enjoy Google products, you are losing me by trying to ecosystem lock me in.

Not interested in YouTube music and I'd even like to uninstall it as I consider things like this bloatware.

Let the user decide what they want and offer a suggestion for YouTube, but to force it is in bad taste.

Spotify is my preferred platform and would appreciate the ability to control it from my charge6.

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