Check SpO2 at anytime on supported Fitbit devices

[mbarylski]

The new Sp02 clock face is nice, but can you also add the ability to check Sp02/pulse ox at anytime during the day rather than just during sleep?

Moderator edit: Updated label and subject for clarity

[Kiakitty]

I think the blood oxygen level should be able to show throughout the day, just like on many other smart watches.

[pbug56]

We all do. Fitbit and Google don't. They control what the product can do,
and don't seem to care what we need or want.

[Bit_by_Fitness]

• Can you provide an update on when the SpO2 being available on demand from the devices owner will be included on a revision or update? Many owners have requested this feature for several years now. Many cheaper off-hand devices offer this. I don't understand FitBit's delay.

[pbug56]

How long can you hold your breath? Oh, and still have O2 left to measure
with a finger clip? We've been asking for years. New products come out
with ads that lead some of us to think we're getting it... But all we get
is a sleep average (as opposed to letting us see our O2 level versus our
HR, etc.) and mystery variance chart, and have no reason to believe
anything will change from the firm.

[Suntanleo]

Fitbit has been ignoring that question since I called them after my purchase. I then started this post from. They told me off we had enough people request it, they would implement it. They also stated it HAS the ability to do it.
Thank you.
they don’t care….. sadly.

Sent from my iPhone

[pbug56]

How many is enough?Thousands, millions?

[SunsetRunner]

I know. I've given up.

[SunsetRunner]

Can you tell me what kind you got?

[pbug56]

Sense

[Suntanleo]

I have the Sense. Original

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[Iltshi]

I would use the on demand spO2 reading daily. I bought the fitbit Sense to gain insight in my stress during the day. The EDA sensor isn't useful as it only gives info while you sit still (in the add it said continuous readings). I hoped I would still find the spO2 readings useful, but it turns out the sensor only works at night. Please add spO2 continuous / on demand readings to fitbit, as most devices have it. I am debating returning my Fitbit sense. 

[pbug56]

The ERDA sensor in Sense 2 is supposed to be continuous. That and the
better 'button' are the improvement over Sense 1, and it's missing multiple
features from S1. As ro the O2, they have programmed it to only work if it
thinks you are asleep, whether day or night.

I bought my Versa because the ads made it look like it would get real O2
sensing, and of course, it never did. Part of how I got my S1 had to do
with what I was told was better sleep sensing,but it also looked like it
would have real O2 sensing. The watches have the sensor, Fitbit and now
Google just refuse to enable it for even on demand readings, let alone
continuous when needed. But now that you can buy fitness watches for as
little as $40 with realtime SPO2, this shouldn't be difficult to make
happen. But I'm guessing that the S2 is one of the last Fitbits ever, that
Fitbit Google will still refuse to give us what we got our Fitbit's for.

[SigHillDude]

I had an interesting experience over the last week.  As expected, the more rigid fitbit bands are prone to failure and of course, in accordance with Murphy's law, mine failed not once, but twice.  The result is that my my fitbit chip and broken band were in my hand bag, deep inside my carry bag.  

The simply amazing part is that it was still able to report my heart rate.  Not just a flat line, but all the random increases and decreases and even a spike in activity while I was driving the car with my carry bag buried deep in the back seat. Give multiple layers of fabric and other items surrounding the chip, I can only guess that Fitbit has a data leak and if my data is leaking, is there ANY validity to ANY of the information I am getting from my device.  

I have another medical device and although frequently the two agree, at least superficially, there is not a tight correlation between the two. Kinda makes me ask if there is any justification for spending hundreds of dollars when I can buy a chinese version that may be similarly accurate in it's fanciful reporting. 

[SunsetRunner]

I'm afraid I agree. I'm thinking about buy the Sense2, but waiting a bit to
read comments. I just don't trust the Oxygen tracker will work.

[pbug56]

>From everything I've heard, the S2 has 2 tiny improvements over the S1 - a
real button, and the what, ERDA full time - not that I can remember what
it's for. And it MAY have finally gotten it's first 3rd party app, for
medical ID's, or maybe not. No others. It finally got some more watch
faces. It's MISSING wifi - it's disabled, no known reason, no music (I
don't care about that). And like you said, it seems unlikely that Google
and Fitbit will allow real time SPO2 even though it, like several other
Fitbits, has the hardware. It allows you to install some Google maps app
but it doesn't, apparently, do anything. I won't tell you what to do
except to think about this, and to feel our disappointment that it appears
to be a major downgrade from S1 for no known reasons.

Anyone from Fitbit care to explain this?

[WazFit]

PLEASE add O2 readings during waking hours.  It's good to know the stats while I'm sleeping, BUT, one of the main reasons I bought the Charge 5 was because I got the impression that it automatically records O2 while working out.  Most other similar products do offer this basic function.  Thank you!

[SunsetRunner]

I bought my Sense in April, 2022, because I was reading articles that
implied Fitbit was going to add an app that provided SpO2 reading anytime.
I've sent a few emails since then, but nothing in reply. Other watches that
have an app to read SpO2 are terribly inaccurate. So, I wait!

[pbug56]

Obviously you have not read the piles of threads and messages here on this
subject. To sum it up, lots of people have 'interpreted' advertising to
believe that SPO2 real time would 'soon' be available on a given new
model. But, as far as we can tell, FITBIT's may never get that, and all
Fitbit has ever said to our questions is that it's being considered. Now
the firm is owned by Google, and as I understand it, FITBIT will fade into
Google gear, Fitbit accounts will go away, presumably our watches will
eventually stop working as a result. And there's no reason to believe that
Google watches will ever do this.

It's actually rather sad on all counts. Fitbit was once a major leader in
this field.

[SunsetRunner]

Yes, I agree, unfortunately. It's too bad we have to worry they won't
support their products in the future.

[SunsetRunner]

Allow users to optionally collect and sync blood oxygen levels outside sleep time. The sensor is there and is not used outside sleep time. However the charge devices can be more useful to people with health conditions than to athletes seeking better shape. Allowing finer control on sensor data read conditions would greatly increase device potential

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @SunsetRunner, thanks for sharing this suggestion about being able to track and sync your SpO2 levels at anytime with us. This idea was already requested in the Feature Suggestions board, so I’ve moved your post here. This will help us to make sure the suggestions don't get confused, or split a popular vote. Please click on the thumbs-up to show your support.

[glick1]

Like Garmin and most others allow to get a Spo2 reading on demand.

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @glick1, thanks for taking the time to share this suggestion about having SpO2 tracking on demand on your Fitbit device with us. I noticed this 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. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

[Ashesashes]

People have been asking for this for years. You have the ability to do it. You MARKET IT as this is a feature you should have. This is false marketing and a failure on fitbit’s part that on demand analysis of oxygen saturation is not available. 

[nancyhuddleston]

Agree completely. That is why I finally gave up on FitBit.