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

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @Jagoji, thanks for taking the time to share this product feedback about having SpO2 tracking on demand on your Charge 6 with us. Because this product feedback was already requested on this board, I’ve moved your post here. Please support this product feedback by adding your vote, this helps our developers to keep tracking its popularity and demand over time.

[friktion44]

I also would need an updated SpO2 reader - on my old Fitbits I have recovered the nightly readings, sometimes 170+ per night.  I need to track my night time and daytime SpO2.  It would be incredibly useful for my doctor to be able to view these numbers. And I am receiving doctor's care for suspected emphysema (from Covid!). I guess I should also mention I've just bought a Pixel 2 watch. Thank you.

[drew1horn]

Please add this feature so I can compare my device's numbers to a calibrated device at my Dr.'s office.

It would be interesting to see how the numbers change during exercise.

[Kuroneko2539]

Seriously, 4 years on and still nothing on this. Every other brand on the market, including some archaic Samsung phones at this point, support spo2 on demand monitoring, and have done for the best part of half a decade. Why do Google insist on ignoring direct requests from their users, frequently shelving used features, in order to push out solutions no one has asked for...

[Willmil]

Please add this soon.  I don't want to leave the Google ecosystem.  Apple Watch can do this...

[oeagleo]

So can the gammons and Samsung watches

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[nito001]

seriously 4 years and still not able to do it please any moderator any admin anyone from Fitbit please tell us why this is not a standard for a an expensive watch I can get cheaper watches under a hundred bucks that track sp02 continuously and as accurate as any medical spo2 finger device. please someone get on the ball and get this done. it is embarrassing it does not have it.

[MaryCharMar]

I just had a cardiac ablation and would REALLY have appreciated the ability to check my current O2 level as I need to be concerned about pulmonary emboli right now.  After 4 years and 21 pages of requests, it would seem that FitBit should have enabled this feature by now.

[BetterEveryDay1]

Looking around for a watch to buy and was surprised this isn't a feature in fitbits

[Larry954]

Very disappointed - I purchased the watch in part for this feature only to find out now that’s it doesn’t do what I want !

[avtivs]

Dear developers - give an answer. Should we wait for the implementation of our requests to include sensors in the work or is this just a sham? I don’t understand why the existing functionality doesn’t work? Could this be a hoax? Maybe your devices don’t have these functions?

There were a lot of similar threads and most were closed without an answer.
In one of them, your moderator gave the link https://support.google.com/fitbit/answer/14237207#zippy=%2Cwhat-is-body-temperature%2Chow-do-i-manua... -with-the-fitbit-app
It says you can turn it on and see the temperature, but your application does not have such an option.

[FridayLover]

I was waiting for this from 2018 to 2022, so relax there will be no
functionality

[oeagleo]

I don't think you'll see SpO2 on demand on any Fitbit device.  I honestly believe that Google bought Fitbit because they wanted the health algorhythms to implement them in their "Pixel Watch" series, which does as I recall, have the SpO2 on demand, allong with during sleep.  I also believe it may have spot SpO2 measurements during the day.  Lacking that feature, and realizing how important it is especially during COVID, they are pushing you to purchase the Pixel watch which is all thing to all people that are Android.  Or at least in their eyes.  It simply ain't gonna happen on a Fitbit device.. Drop another $200 ang get the Pixel watch instead.. *sigh* Such is the corporate oriented society we live in now..

[Riksela]

It's on a pixel watch during sleep but not on demand.

I had a OnePlus watch before. The first one. €159 then. 

It had while sleeping and on demand. 

[avtivs]

I've been using the bracelet for a week. During this time, data on oxygen have never been recorded; they simply do not exist. No data is collected during sleep, day or night.

 Yesterday I bought a Mi 8 bracelet ten times cheaper. And lo and behold, everything is there and works without problems. Counts oxygen at any time. 

[Wormyworm]

Just got a charge 6 and thinking about returning it tbh. Largely because of the lack of this function and that it’s a 4 year standing issue and has yet to be addressed, showing a clear lack of interest in changing that. I knew a smart watch could measure SpO2 and I saw that as a feature on the Charge 6. I never imagined that the ability would only be enabled while sleeping. I know I don’t have sleep apnea. I am not concerned about sleeping SpO2. I am however concerned about dropping levels during activity, especially having recovered from Covid… why the heck would it be disabled for on demand/waking hours? This plus Spotify no longer being supported? I can take manual heart rates and I know my activity levels: too much for someone with chronic conditions in triple digit heat. The sleep data regarding cycles might be nice, but otherwise, this is a very expensive watch that requires charging. My $10 timex and a finger to my pulse does mostly the same job???

[Jermcee]

I don't know what's taking so long to implement this. Please just add this as a feature. It's highly requested. 

[missio]

yes please add realtime SPO2 readings and also add a scale at de nightly readings.

[noordaresearch]

We are trying to help patients in a clinic by monitoring their bio metrics over a week long period, and come to find out Heart Rate gives us 24 hour periods of data to collect, yet breathing rate, HRV, and SPO2 only give us data for when the patient is asleep.

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @noordaresearch, we wanted to let you know that the ideas you recently posted already exist on the Product Feedback Board. You can see them here where you can add your vote to those existing product feedback:

• Access to breathing rate at any time
• HRV tracking throughout the day
• Check SpO2 at anytime on supported Fitbit devices

Please try to make sure you only post one idea per product feedback, so we can keep the board organized, easily searchable and see which idea other members are voting for. To learn more about how Fitbit decides what product feedback is developed, visit our FAQs. Thanks for participating in Product Feedback.

[MrNybble]

OMG 5 years later and fitbit still has not listened to their customers?

I'm was the market for a new smartwatch and thought I'd see if fitbit had changed their spO2....Nope.  spO2 on demand (Let alone continuous monitoring throughout the day) has still not been implemented !!!

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From the website:
Your Fitbit device uses sensors to estimate your blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) while you sleep. 

The Fitbit SpO2 feature is intended for general wellness purposes only and should not be used or relied on for any medical purposes. Consult your health care professional about any questions or health issues you may have.
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Guess I'll look at garmin or samsung for the android side of things.

Later

[Larry954]

I’d be happy if they could get the cardio load function to work properly rather than new functionality. However given the deep structure of their parent engineering team why can’t they get these to work properly

[abd.mk.7]

I just got the fitbit charge 6 and I'm gonna return it because of the lack of SpO2 on-demand measurement feature. I can get a cheap device that can measure more metrics and more accurately at any time, which I need especially when I'm exercising in order to track my performance. And SpO2 is an important metric to track during my exercise sessions.

It sucks that the sensor is there, the measurement is possible, but is not made available on demand.

[Paulyd2021]

I want day time sp02 oxygen.

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @Paulyd2021. Thank you for your product feedback about being able to track SpO2 data at anytime 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.