Getting Readiness and Cardio Load to display on the Sense 2

[phatbitzr]

I see there are few new features like Readiness and Cardio Load.  Is that ever going to be visible on the Sense 2?  Either on the watch face (w/o the need to subscribe to Premium) or as a Tile (w/o the need to subscribe to Premium) or as part of Core Stats Tile.

[MakMak]

Hi, @phatbitzr! These should be visible to you in the app. It's been rolling out for over a month, so I'm assuming everyone has it by now. If you don't see the tiles, you might have them hidden. I'm not sure if this will be made available on the watch face.

[LZeeW]

@phatbitzr   The release notes for Cardio Load on the device screen said it is only available on the Pixel Watches, not Fitbits.  Readiness is available as a stat that can get added to your Today stats on the Sense 2.  I don't expect to see any more firmware updates to the Sense 2/Versa 4, unless there is a security patch.

[Rge]

The cardio load is also available for the Sense 1 and 2; also Versa 2, 3 and 4 without Premium. It is in the app, just go to edit, then turn the tile on.

I’m currently using a Sense 2, but also have a Sense 1

Note- it is not on the watch, just the app.

 

[phatbitzr]

@LZeeWThanks for the info.  I thought it would get displayed in the Core Stat tile.  Is that part of a separate app or part of the firmware?

Readiness tile seems to require premium subscription, even though it is a feature available to all.  Will that be released to the public?

[LZeeW]

@phatbitzr   I want to clarify the names of some things to make sure we are on the same wavelength.  The Core Stats tile is one that you see when you swipe left/right on the screen.  Steps has the largest icon, with AZMs, floors, calories, and distance in a pentagram shape.  Your Today app is opened by tapping on certain screens like your Main Goal or Core Stats tiles tile, or by short pressing the button to your apps.  You can scroll to the bottom to add/manage stats.  We need a firmware update to change these screens.

Daily Readiness became free to all users back in September.  The on/off toggle is in the Recovery section of your stats.

[phatbitzr]

@LZeeW 

I meant Daily Readiness tile in the Sense 2.  It shows that I have to subscribe to Premium to get that tile on the watch.

Is the Cardio Load an object that could be retrieved via the watch API so someone can create a watch face with it?

[LZeeW]

@phatbitzr   I'm sorry, I wrote that clarification sentence, then misunderstood what you wrote.  You're right, the Readiness tile that you see when you swipe left/right is still marked Premium.  If you migrated to a Google account, you can give feedback directly to Fitbit/Google.  Tap on your profile picture on your Fitbit app, then Feedback.

I also wrote wrong information about Readiness in the Today stats on the Sense 2.  I looked in the Add stats and couldn't find it -- ooops, it's already on.  Can you add it there?

Researchers are asking about cardio load in the developer forums.  It isn't available through the API, yet.  I don't think it can ever be on a clock face.  Fitbit didn't release the SDK for the Sense 2/Versa 4.  No one can create a clock face with it.