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Make all vibrations and on-screen notification optional

Status: Reviewed By Moderator Submitted by on ‎11-18-2020 11:11
4 Comments (4 New)
Make all vibrations optional, feature by feature basis, preferably set through the app to make overview easier. I want to be able to set my goals and to know at the end of the day if I have achieved them. Do not disturb is not good enough, as I still want to have the vibrations I ask for - like when running intervals.
This is needed because:
I don't want to be interrupted on my run or walk by my watch grabbing my attention with a stupid Tamagotchi-style spinning disco-ball "celebration". It's infantile, intrusive, and extremely annoying. It can even be downright dangerous as it takes my attention off the road ahead and can lead to losing my footing in tricky terrain.
I'd use this: Daily
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4 Comments
Status changed to: Reviewed By Moderator
LizzyFitbit
Premium User
Fitbit Moderator
Fitbit Moderator
‎11-20-2020 17:13
‎11-20-2020 17:13

Hi @hugia. Thanks for taking the time to explain why you'd like to have the vibrations and on-screen notifications to be optional with us. We rely on feedback like yours to help us develop products and features that we know our community wants to see. If this suggestion receives votes from other customers and gains popularity, it will be shared internally with various teams at Fitbit. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

Watch this space for status updates. In the meantime, try visiting Health & Wellness to talk with other members about all things health and fitness.

johnra11
First Steps
‎11-28-2020 15:19
‎11-28-2020 15:19

100% - uncontrollable buzzing at 10,000 steps is a totally random feature that is a safety distraction. Not being able to turn it off is maddening to the point where I will not wear this every day.

E.L.F.
Jogger
‎01-10-2022 21:26
‎01-10-2022 21:26

Do not disturb is always on for mine and it still vibrated in the middle of a sports match! This drives me crazy...

Orth
First Steps
‎02-08-2024 01:11
‎02-08-2024 01:11

It should be a no-brainer to make random unnecessary vibrations optional instead of mandatory. Definitely a bug, not a feature.

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