09-26-2019 18:56
09-26-2019 18:56
My boyfriend and I both bought our own devices not even a month ago and it only worked properly for a WEEK. I had all of my notification settings on and I was receiving text messages on my phone. It suddenly stopped for no reason and now I won't get text messages at all. Part of the reason I bought this thing was to get text messages while at work so that I wouldn't have to get my phone out to read them. I have looked at every forum and Do Not Disturb is not on, I've held the Fitbit button down and the notification icon that pops up is on, it's connected to my phone, fully charged, and I even turned notifications while asleep on just to see if it worked. Nothing works. The weird thing is that I still get phone calls come through on my Fitbit. Just not text messages. My boyfriend is having the exact same issue and his settings are the same as mine. If there's anything that can help that would be great because I wasn't hoping to spend $150 on a piece of garbage that's as good as a $15 watch.
09-27-2019 05:21
09-27-2019 05:21
Hello @ToriLawson
I hope I can help.
First make sure your phone alerts are enabled in the Fitbit app:
open Fitbit app
tap profile picture on upper left side of your screen
scroll down and tap “Alta” (just under “My Family”)
scroll down and tap notifications
chose which notifications you want to receive
then just tap “Today” at the bottom of your screen to return to homepage
* if your still not receiving phone alerts then proceed to this:
O your device go to
- iOS Settings > Notifications > Messages > Show Previews > Always (Default)
lastly make sure your Bluetooth is correctly connected to your Fitbit app since the new iOS update is tricker by doing this:
09-27-2019 18:27
09-27-2019 18:27
Hello @ToriLawson
just wanted to check in to see if your still experiencing issues which your charge 3?
09-28-2019 16:20
09-28-2019 16:20
My phone doesn't have an option for "Alta" and it is connected to my phone via Bluetooth. Nothing else has worked to receive messages on my phone.
09-28-2019 16:27
09-28-2019 16:27
Hello @ToriLawson
Just replace the instructions with your name of Fitbit tracker (Alta HR, or Charge 2, etc) but the instructions are the same
Did you do the other parts of my instructions?
09-29-2019 16:10
09-29-2019 16:10
I tried your instructions, but it still hasn't seemed to work. 😞
09-29-2019 16:19
09-29-2019 16:19
Maybe looking this over might help in some way: