Please bring the battery status and silent alarms back to the dashboard on the mobile app

[redmondrunner]

Apparently I'm really slow to update apps because other people noticed this in May. When the Fitbit app updated this morning on my Iphone I couldn't find the battery level indicator or my silent alarms. Without these on my dashboard, I can't use the app anymore. This is why.

Back in the day when my phone was too old to use the app, my biggest problem was that the Fitbit would die before it could sync to tell me my Fitbit was about to die. That's the great irony of devices--they need power to tell you they're low on juice and need charging. Then I got a phone that could use the app and the battery indicator flashed orange on my dashboard twice a week telling me to recharge my Fitbit. Problem solved! But now the indicator is no longer visible on the dashboard. What's the point of knowing how many steps I've gone if I don't know if it needs charging? Think about it. The Outlook icon on your desktop tells you if you have mail. The Microsoft teams icon tells you when you have messages. Your phone has a battery level indicator at the top because you need to remember to charge it. What's the point of an icon at the of the Fitbit app that doesn't tell you anything?

One of my favorite features of the Fitbit is the silent alarms. I can set them on my phone but you can still hear them on vibrate in an office setting. I appreciate that the Fitbit has up to eight alarms that no one hears but me. Now that they're buried three levels deep in the Device level setting, I'm back to setting them for every hour during the day so I don't have to change them. Is this what you really intended by hiding them in the new app? I don't think so.

Please put things that people need on the dashboard. I can write down how much water I drink, how much I weigh and how much I run, but I have no idea what my battery is doing and I am not a human alarm clock. Apps should do what humans can't. Thanks for listening.

[EdsonFitbit]

Hi @redmondrunner! We wanted to let you know that one of the ideas you recently posted already exist on the Feature Suggestions Board.

You can see it here where you can add your vote to that existing suggestion:

Add Easy Way to Set Silent Alarms on New App Dashboard

In order to see the battery status on the main screen of the new Fitbit app on your iOS device, you can just slide the screen down and it will show up at the top.

Please try to make sure you only post one idea per suggestion, so we can keep the board organized, easily searchable and see which idea other members are voting for.

Thanks for participating in Feature Suggestions!

[sgoldwater]

This feature worked today and then I did the upgrade of the firmware and this feature was removed from the phone.  I travel alot, and I need to adjust the alarms on the fly.  I need to be able to do this on the phone, it faster, and easier to do.  computer takes too long to boot up.  and the watch has too many layers to it too!    This has got to be correctly and quickly...I use this a ton to help me finish my customer appointments on time!!!!  which is why I need to have it on my phone !