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As we know, there are only two usb ports on MacBook Pro with Retina, and it has built-in bluetooth 4.0 support. So could you let us use Fitbit Connect on Mac without dongle?
If anyone in the software department is listening how about you come up with a way to connect my Fitbit HR to my Macbook Pro using the Bluetooth I already have ? Seems silly to have to use the Dongle when I already have Bluetooth built in.
Fully agree. On vacation with my MacBook Air w/bluetooth enabled and I would love to sync my fitbit. Works with the phone, so it shouldn'd be that hard to do with the computer.
I'm astonished I have to use the dongle. If I can sync to my iphone with bluetooth, why not to my mabook? I only have two usb ports and can't keep the dongle in all the time so it's a real pain to keep track of it and constantly put it in and out.
Seriously, it's so ridiculous that we can't do this already. I was under the impression we could when I decided to buy a Fitbit to begin with. I always have my iPhone charging in my room when I get home from work at the end of the day, and find it completely mind-bogglingly stupid that I can't sync my Fitbit to the perfectly capable, much-more-powerful Macbook Pro that's always sitting in my lap.
Please fix this soon, otherwise I'll just return my Fitbit and go with another option.
I also am completely flabbergasted that this is not possible on desktop Bluetooth, but perfectly functional on tablets and phones. Totally ridiculous. I'm looking for 3rd party workarounds to this, and there seems to maybe be linuxy one, but it's buggy.
gets my full support! was just looking to see if it could be done
no point using the ipad/iphone when sat at home in front of the macbook air
I have no idea where my dongle is, have never used it
do you need to install third party software/drivers? if so, might be because Apple have locked down what the bluetooth on the Macbook can and can not do
if not, then there should be no reason why you have to use the dongle
Hi @Kinosang thanks for stopping by. This is an excellent idea and could make happy a lot of users, I really appreciate you took the time to write us. I will pass it along to our developers team for review.
We, Mac user really need this feature! I just bought Fitbit Charge HR and dissapointed for the must using usb dongle on my mac. Hope this feature will implemented soon. Thanks..
Someone gave me a Fitbit Charge without a dongle, and I can't connect with my Macbook's built-in Bluetooth?? This is ridiculous. I can connect it to a phone with just Bluetooth, so why not my computer?
My wife recently bought a MacBook that doesn't have a USB port that will accept the FitBit dongle. She would like to use the built-in Bluetooth to sync with her FitBit.
I really like how W10 has it's own dedicated App that does more than just take you to the websites dashboard. OS X has had it's own App store for a long time now but we still don't have a dedicated App like Windows.
I would like to get a dedicated App for Mac's just like the Windows one that isn't just to sync the fitbit and take you to the website. But an actual App.
I totally agree with all the comments above: My MacBook Pro has BT 4 with low energy support. It is unacceptable that I have to use the dongle and thus a port, when I have other low energy devices (keyboard, mouse, and trackpad) that work like a charm). Please, please supply us Mac users with the software needed to use the native Bluetooth!
Completely agree - I automatically assumed the bluetooth dongle was for machines without bluetooth and have just found that I can't connect my MBP without it! So definitely need native Bluetooth support!
This was recently introduced for Windows, but my MacBook Pro has Bluetooth - why do I need a separate dongle just to sync with my computer? Please introduce an update that will allow Mac users to sync to their macs without the need for a dongle.
I completely agree with LinseyL. The Mac is now the only device that requires the separate Bluetooth USB adapter to sync, which is incredibly dumb because all current macs have Bluetooth 4.0 built right in. It's also really unfair to Mac users to require us to buy an expensive and useless adapter that we shouldn't need, when other customers don't have to. One of my family's new macs doesn't even have a USB port, so we can't even use a Fitbit with that laptop until the company just updates their software. I lost my Bluetooth adapter when it fell out on its own - it always fit way too loosely - and I'm not going to pay for another one. Just update the Connect app so we don't need it.
We need to be able to sync to OS X without the USB adapter. All currently sold Macs ship with Bluetooth 4.0, as do iOS devices, so there's no technological reason why we would need an expensive and easily lost adapter in order to sync our Fitbits. My current MacBook doesn't even have a USB port, meaning that Fitbits are now incompatible with many current Macs. The dongle itself fell out of my last laptop and when I went to replace it, I found it was really very expensive for what it is - a redundant accessory that we shouldn't need. I'm starting to feel like this company is declining to offer a standalone Mac app that can sync Fitbits without an adapter so that they can continue to charge us for expensive replacements, which is terrible, and doesn't help those of us without compatible USB ports. Please fix this...
Being able to sync on my Mac without the dongle would be great. My wife accidentaly threw out my dongle with the packaging of my Charge HR. I sync using my iPad, but often I am using my Mac and would prefer not to have to drag out the ipad just to sync.
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