Question about bands versa 1 and 4

[JT1985]

I just bought a fitbit versa 4 today, will arrive ... i dont know when. Anyway i break out with wearing the bands that come with thesw.

My last fitbit versa 1 fried bwcause water got into it when i was washing my hands (no damage or anything should have caused that) recently. Had it since 2018. Anyway i have an offical fitbit metal band that i purchased back then with it. Will it fit the fitbit versa 4?

[LZeeW]

@JT1985   I’m sorry, but they won’t fit.  The original Versa bands use a pin system.  The Versa 4 has a quick release system.

[JT1985]

Send a picture please because the pins i have are called quick release.

[Guy_]

Hi @JT1985  - as @LZeeW says, the bands are not compatible, you can't use a Versa 1 band on a Versa 4, or vica versa.

[JT1985]

Its not the original band its bought of fitbit a metal band before they stopped selling them. 

[Guy_]

@JT1985 - the band you bought is for the watch model for which it was specified and will only fit that model.

[LZeeW]

@JT1985   I never tried the Fitbit metal band on my Versa, but all of my Versa bands use a spring loaded metal pin.  Here is a link to the Wear Versa 4 chapter of the Versa 4 manual.  You can see that the quick release latch is a very different design, making the bands from the different models incompatible.  You can also browse the rest of the manual to see the differences between the two models.

[JT1985]

So where can I get a metal band that matches this thats not s feminine look?

[LZeeW]

@JT1985   From a third party site like Amazon or eBay.

[JT1985]

Why did fitbit stop producing metal bands after versa 2?

[LZeeW]

@JT1985   Fitbit doesn't explain why a style might be made for one model, but not a later model.  It could be something as simple as poor sales of that design.