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Watch bootloader image selection

Status: Not currently planned Submitted by SunsetRunner on ‎10-18-2022 13:48
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On future watches use a bootloader that if two bootable images exist let the user decide which to boot. This would avoid for the most part bricking devices with a firmware image update as the user could always go back to the previous image. It would require an updated bootloader and sufficient memory to hold two OS copies.
This is needed because:
The frequency of image updates causing issues with watches seems to be very high if using the Fitbit community as a source of information. Not every user has issues so it is not a systemic problem. When a forced update creates issues with customer devices, something has to be done. Either it is better testing or a way to back out an update.
I'd use this: Once in a while
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Status changed to: Not currently planned
YojanaFitbit
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‎10-20-2022 00:40
‎10-20-2022 00:40

Hi there, @SunsetRunner. Thank you so much for sharing this suggestion about having the option to watch bootloader image selection. While we don’t currently have plans to release this feature, we always appreciate the passion and creativity that comes out of this Community. Since we know this idea is important to many of you, we have left voting open to continue tracking interest and will post another update if anything changes. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

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