Notification when phone is out of reach

[SunsetRunner]

Is there a notification/vibration whenever my phone is out of the Bluetooth's reach ?

[USAF-Larry]

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@SunsetRunner wrote:

Is there a notification/vibration whenever my phone is out of the Bluetooth's reach ?

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No, if Bluetooth cannot connect between the phone and the watch it cannot send/receive the notifications.  However, I have had many occurrences where when I walk back into the Bluetooth range of the phone the watch will start vibrating and displaying the notifications.

[SunsetRunner]

It can at least display a notification that the Bluetooth's connection has been broken. 

It's just that out of 5 fitness trackers that I had so far, only fitbit does not offer it. 

[Rich_Laue]

This would require the watch to periodically ping for the phone. My trackers never show as connected but only as a trusted device. 

[Xipher_404]

That's sort of the point, @Rich_Laue , and why we have constant sync issues. My Samsung watch vibrates when I walk to far from my phone (and break the Bluetooth connection

Starting to wonder if Fitbit devices intentionally drop the connection to extend battery life, if only be a few percentage points over the course a day or so.

[N8teGee]

I think some 3rd part watch faces might offer this (although it might only be a visual indication), I'm not sure how well it would work though. 

[SunsetRunner]

Out of curiosity, how far can you generally get from your phone before the bluetooth cuts out? 

[Paispres]

It seems to be just a couple of feet.  I was hoping that if I left my phone on the charger that the sense would keep me notified.  But that has not been the case.

[SunsetRunner]

😮  Is that all?? Gosh, even my cheap headphones stay connected 12 metres away from my phone. 

My Sense is meant to be delivered tomorrow and with all the other let-downs people are reporting (i.e. no music storage or offline Spotify) I've been seriously considering returning it for a refund without even opening the box. If it's really only a couple of feet then that's a deal breaker and I'll be returning it for the Samsung galaxy 3 watch. 

[N8teGee]

Mine still sends notifications with the phone upstairs and me downstairs. I'm not sure how many feet that is, but it's one floor and and a wall. I often reply to notifications with the voice dictation, which works pretty well. 

[Rich_Laue]

Many times I'll her notifications at the front half  of a mall store while the phone is in their backroom.

My point is that normally the bluetooth receiver is only listening for a request and does not keep an active connection. And yes thisci sc so the watch does not need to be charged once a day  This is the same with your phone, you turn on a pair of trusted headphones amd the phone connects them.