Wow - Best feature ever

[Bauer24]

I didn’t know this. But apparently my Fitbit sense can take heart rate reading off anything. I left it on my bed. Came back to find it’s taking the heart rate reading off my bed. A took a little video. But can’t upload it on here. 

who knew inanimate objects had a heart beat. 

[volkan_ayk]

I had the same thing, the solution is when leaving somewhere leave it facing screen downward. The reflected lights from surfaces seems giving reading. It would be nice Fitbit finds a solution- 

[Bauer24]

I remember people reporting this issue in 2014!! Seriously - the fact that they still allowed this to go on for over 6 years now, says it all. How can their heart rate sensor be reliable when it does that??? 

[Bauer24]

This is Fitbits response to fixing the heart rate monitor reading on inanimate objects.... turn the monitor off and on again. Only problem is on the sense you can’t !!! 

May as well be talking to a brick wall. 

[Marrrmaduke]

@Bauer24 hr sensor is an optical sensor. It measures absorbance. This behaviour is normal for any optical sensor. Just flip it belly up so it can't measure anything and you're good to go. I leave mine on the side. 

[Bauer24]

Fitbit devices supposed to have skin detection heart rate monitor only comes on when the back is on skin. 

[USAF-Larry]

When I take off the Sense and lay it face down on, it turns off the HR sensor almost instantly.  If I lay it on the side it will continue to seek a pulse for some time.