Entering mindfulness minutes manually

[Muniav]

I mediate using Calm and a couple of other apps, and I'd like to log those minutes into the mindfulness feature, but I can't figure out how to do that.  Is it possible?  I don't want to be limited to FitBit's mindfulness conent.

Thanks!

[SunsetRunner]

I don’t think it’s an option at the moment but I’d love to see that feature added. 

[dbpalm]

I use Insight Timer and would like to add my minutes manually as well. I hope they add that feature soon. 

[magval]

Or at least offer the option of a timed meditation instead of having to follow their guided meditation.

[HayleyLou77]

I was also surprised the 'relax' 2 and 5 minute sessions on the Fitbit watch don't count towards your mindfulness goal?!  Surely this would be very easy to sync 

[Veracious]

I often fall asleep during the sessions designed for that specific purpose. Since I am asleep when the session ends, I can’t log it. I agree that being able to enter those sessions manually would be very helpful. 

[DenDZ]

No it’s not possible to manually add mindfulness minutes from another app. But currently if you use one Fitbit’s own mindfulness sessions it is logged as activity. So a 15 minute mindfulness session is counted as 15 minutes of exercise! Which is crazy. I think the Fitbit team have added the Mindfulness tile without fully understanding what mindfulness is. For now I’m continuing to use my Abide mindfulness app separately.

[Peppikaye · Accepted solution]

I can no longer log my meditations.  I could up until about Wednesday but nothing since. Any ideas?

I don't have premium and I'm using a Charge 2.  I can still access the free meditation.  I'd also like to be able to log my meditations manually.

[poorrich]

Same here. They quit asking if I wanted to log the sessions

[RosalieH]

I fell asleep last week and I could log a mindfulness session of 77 minutes. I think the app has some weird bugs. My screen stays on, so my battery drained too while sleeping.

[FitDrummer67]

I agree! Fitbit, are you listening? Pls add ability to add mindfulness sessions manually. 

[Grannymontana]

Same issue. If I don’t wake up and log the session during the night when it still shows I don’t get “credit” for it.  What’s the point if I use it to help me fall asleep but have to wake up to log it. 

[durangored]

Me too!!  I love Insight Timer.

[CindyLeah]

Yes, the mindfulness is disappointing. I have my own mindfulness program that I do. I let the fitbit ones run with the volume off while I’m doing something else to logged it. 
you should be able to manually log. I forgot to do it yesterday, so I can’t log it now after the fact. 

[Tabeshaw]

I did notice that I can manually log an exercise of “meditating”. Certainly not ideal but at least I can track when I am practicing mindfulness outside the limited set of Fitbit content. I don’t believe it tracks it as what Fitbit considers Mindfulness to be though. 

[kithurston]

That would be great, especially as the app and device often fail to sync with each other.

[MonicaBarreto]

go figure! technically meditating is an exercise, but of the mind, not the body. silly programmers.

[MMaria]

I am new (or back) to Fitbit and am in the same boat as you. It's very annoying. I just sat for the last 15 minutes searching out similar requests, and found at least one with like 400+ votes, but it was back in like 2020, I think. Or maybe before. As I understand it, preliminarily, a "feature suggestion" has to get enough votes in order to get onto the Fitbit developer table for discussion even.

SO ... given that, I am now looking for a place / way to sort of 'gather' as many like-minded people and funnel us into a single place to try to UP that vote count. I'm guessing 400+ is not enough since it still hasn't happened and it is nearing the end of 2022.

If I can make the time (lots going on in life at the moment), I'm going to keep trying for this. I'm going to bookmark your comment, so that maybe I can update you. Basically, I'm going to "try" to make this a personal project because it feels THAT important to me.

[MonicaBarreto]

Great idea…so annoying the lack of attention to something as important as meditation. 

[Airbag]

Thank you!!!