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wtksk8r · ‎04-02-2022

@RogerL50 Distance when not using GPS is done using your stride length. Your stride length is in your profile page: https://www.fitbit.com/settings/profile Scroll down until you see stride length and then use the drop down menu to either have it set automatically (this is done whenever you use GPS track a walk or run) or you can manually set your stride length. Additional information on stride length here: https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/1141.htm?Highlight=stride%20length#Can

wtksk8r · ‎03-27-2022

The estimated calories burned that Fitbit shows combines the energy expended in any activity with the Base Metabolic Rate (BMR) that you burn just to keep alive (body temp, blood pumping, etc.). The BMR is based on your stats - sex, age, height, weight... You can locate several BMR calculators in the internet as a check on the accuracy of the Fitbit estimate.

wtksk8r · ‎03-24-2022

@jbree The over/under and the calories left to eat look at different stats to give you that number. For the over/under number the algorithm takes your target deficit and pro-rates it linearly over the 24 hour period from midnight to midnight. Therefore for a 500 calorie deficit target it would look for a deficit of 250 at noon and 500 at midnight. The over/under number is calculated at the time you look at the app. If you look at it at 6 pm it would compare your input and expenditure of energy for a deficit of 375 calories (3/4 of your target deficit). Since this number is calculated AT THE TIME you check, it is not smooth but will jump a lot depending on whether you check just before or just after you eat. The calories left to eat number is partly based on your history of calorie usage. The algorithm estimates how much more you will expend for the rest of the day (until midnight) based on your past calorie expenditure and then uses that number to estimate how many calories your can still consume and meet your daily deficit target.

wtksk8r · ‎03-10-2022

@LilMissShaz Suggest searching for that clock face by its name. In many cases the watchface that works for the Ionic will work for the Sense even if it is not optimized for the Sense.

wtksk8r · ‎03-02-2022

@reginaruss On the phone Fitbit app tap on your profile pic on the upper left corner. This should bring you to the settings page. On this page tap on the device tile (in your case Sense). This will bring up the device settings page. Scroll down and look for the Notifications tile and tap that. You should see a menu for the various notifications. tap each one to turn on or off and also to select the specific apps to use for notifications.

wtksk8r · ‎03-02-2022

@Milzy241 On the phone Fitbit app tap on your profile pic on the upper left corner. This should bring you to the settings page. On this page tap on the device tile (in your case Inspire 2). This will bring up the device settings page. Scroll down and look for the Notifications tile and tap that. You should see a menu for the various notifications. tap each one to turn on or off and also to select the specific apps to use for notifications.

wtksk8r · ‎02-21-2022

@MargWaha One thing to check is to go to your profile page and make sure your gender, age, weight and height are correct. https://www.fitbit.com/settings/profile

wtksk8r · ‎02-16-2022

I am fairly sure it does. I believe it looks at your breathing rate, heart rate, and motion to determine when to start counting time for sleep. I have a regular schedule of when I turn out the lights and the start time for my sleep is always within 15 minutes of that time.

wtksk8r · ‎02-01-2022

@dustinmassie I don't believe the data is granular enough to catch sleep apnea. If you suspect sleep apnea I suggest going to a sleep clinic for a sleep study. They can catch instances of stoppage of breathing - how many each hour and the severity of the stoppage on blood oxygen and heart rate. I speak from experience as my wife urged me to get into a study when she caught me gasping while asleep. I was diagnosed with severe apnea and was on a CPAP for several years. A few years later my wife and I went on a joint diet and I lost about 60 pounds. At that point I found that the CPAP air was keeping me awake instead of helping me sleep. A follow up study showed normal sleep. I was one of the lucky ones where the apnea was a result of being overweight and have not needed the CPAP since.

wtksk8r · ‎01-20-2022

@ADC7 Go to the settings page https://www.fitbit.com/settings/profile and scroll down to Clock Display Time. You should see a drop down icon to change from 12 to 24 hours.

wtksk8r · ‎01-18-2022

On the phone app tap on your profile photo (top left corner) to bring you to the settings page. Scroll down and tap on the Versa3 tile. Then tap the Gallery tile. Scroll down to find the Weather app tile and tap that. Tap the Settings tile.There should be an edit link to remove the wrong city and then an Add City link to add your correct city.

wtksk8r · ‎01-07-2022

@Gareth07 The calorie estimate is based on your stats (height, weight, gender, age) which is used to calculate your BMR (Base Metabolic Rate). Check the settings page for your stats https://www.fitbit.com/settings/profile . You can also search the web for BMR calculators to confirm what Fitbit is telling you.

wtksk8r · ‎01-05-2022

You should be able to set it up. Go to your phone app and then tap on your profile photo (upper left corner). This gets you to the settings page. Scroll down and tap the Charge 5 tile. This brings you to the C5 settings page. Scroll down and tap on the Exercise Shortcuts tile. The unit will store up to 6 exercise shortcuts. You can remove a stored shortcut by swiping left. The + sign on the upper right will bring up all available shortcuts and you should see Walk as one of the options. Tap the Walk checkbox to bring it into the list.

wtksk8r · ‎01-03-2022

Here is the way I understand this: Fitbit takes your deficit goal and pro-rates it linearly though the day starting at midnight (0 expected deficit), at noon (half of expected deficit) and midnight (full deficit). The algorithm takes your total calorie expenditure and intake AT THE TIME YOU CHECK IT and compare it to the expected value on the pro-rated line to determine if you are over or under the deficit goal. Be careful as this number can have wild swings before and after a meal or a workout. The calories left to eat takes this one step further and the algorithm looks at your past history to estimate how much you will expend for the rest of the day (until midnight) and uses this estimate to determine how many calories you can consume to meet your deficit goal.

wtksk8r · ‎12-27-2021

On the phone app tap on your profile photo (upper left corner) to bring you to the settings page. Tap on the device tile to get to the device settings. Tap on the Gallery tile. From here scroll down until you see the Weather tile, tap then then on the Weather settings tap on the settings tile. You be able to change the units from C to F.

wtksk8r · ‎12-25-2021

@Louielouieusa Yes. Go to the web settings page https://www.fitbit.com/settings/profile and scroll down to Clock Display Time tile. Use the drop down menu button to locate the 12/24 hour display switches.

wtksk8r · ‎12-22-2021

At the beginning of 2020 I weighed 165 on a trajectory to get to 155 by year end. Covid shut that down but I was able to work in the yard clearing a forest of Japanese honeysuckle around the house to keep some activity. Still I inched up to 170 by the start of 2021. This year I changed my diet a bit - less sugars and cut out alcohol (alcohol is poison is my new mantra) - and continued to work around the yard and maintained my weight at 170. I did, however, lose muscle tone. For the next year I plan on working on muscle tone and core strength perhaps by going back to the gym or through calisthenics. I plan on experimenting with diet changes to see what works for me. I plan on resuming the weight loss with a goal right now of 160 by years end.

wtksk8r · ‎12-21-2021

Fitbit does share data with MFP. The easiest way is to go to the MFP site and then click on the APPS tab on the top row and scroll down to the Fitbit tile. click on the Fitbit tile and follow instructions to get it to link with your Fitbit account.

wtksk8r · ‎12-07-2021

On your phone app tap on your profile picture (upper left corner) to bring you to the settings page. There tap on the Sense tile to get to the device settings. Scroll down to Exercise shortcuts and tap that. You should see the list of activities. Swiping left will remove that exercise from the list. The plus sign at the top right is to add exercises.tapping and holding the bars on the left of the exercise will allow you to move that exercise up or down.

wtksk8r · ‎12-06-2021

Yes. On the phone app ta on your profile image on the top left. this gets you to the settings page. Tap on the device tile to get the device settings. Scroll down to and tap the Notifications tile. then tap on App Notifications. This should bring up a list of apps with a check box for which app notification you want to send to your Versa.

wtksk8r · ‎11-29-2021

@JudyD2021 When you set up the Sense with the app to your account that should be it. The app takes care of linking the unit with bluetooth. You don't need to perform a separate link up with the phone.

wtksk8r · ‎11-14-2021

@Elarra I suggest you just make sure to rinse it or wipe it clean to prevent any scum from drying on the sensors. I usually wipe mine clean every day and then use an alcohol wipe about once a week to clean off the back and the straps.

wtksk8r · ‎11-14-2021

@Elarra Check out the Charge 5 users manual here: https://help.fitbit.com/manuals/manual_charge_5_en_US.pdf The relevant information is shown here: There should not be a problem wearing it while washing dishes.

wtksk8r · ‎11-11-2021

@looneygirl43 Battery usage rate depends on what apps you have running. My Sense consumes somewhere between 5-10% of battery overnight when I use SpO2. The unit uses up another ~10% if I track a walk with GPS for about 1.5 hours. In my case these are two largest battery hogs. Also - try restarting your Sense a couple of times in a row and see if that clears up a possible internal routine that might be running an consuming battery life in the background.

wtksk8r · ‎11-10-2021

That is not normal. My Charge 5 consumes about 10-15% of battery life in 24 hours. My watch settings are as follows: Auto screen on with wrist movement Screen brightness at default Vibration at max Screen on time at default Notifications on Wallet not in use SpO2 in use Sleep mode on schedule for 7 hours every night GPS off (If I use GPS for about 1.5 hrs then battery consumption goes up to around 20-25% in 24 hours) I use ECG and EDA once a day if I remember If you have not restarted the unit yet try doing it. Swipe down until you get to Settings then tap that and then swipe up until you get to Restart. I suggest restarting a couple of times. See if this helps.

wtksk8r · ‎10-25-2021

The auto detect for activity can be set to a certain time of continuous activity to trigger. I have mine set for 10 minutes so that normal pacing around the house does not trigger the auto detect. On the phone app tap on your profile picture on the upper left. Then scroll down to Settings: Activity & Wellness. Tap on that then tap on Exercise.Tap on the exercise you want to set and you can enter the time for auto detect to trigger. Note that the activity must be continuous. When I walk the dog and she decides to stop and sniff for a couple of minutes before the auto detect cuts in I find that it resets and starts a new 10 minute clock to detect the walk. Most times I just manually start and stop the walk tracking.

wtksk8r · ‎10-24-2021

The Sense will show the subject, the sender and the first few lines of a message. When you tap the notification you get a slightly longer view of the message but not the full message for longer ones. That is about all you can see on the Sense. When you tap open on the Sense the message opens on the phone.

wtksk8r · ‎10-21-2021

In my case when I open the app there are the words 'Fitbit Premium" at the top of the opened app,

wtksk8r · ‎10-20-2021

According to the user manuals for the Inspire, Inspire HR and Inspire 2, they do not include stairs climbed.

wtksk8r · ‎10-12-2021

@Kate1110 From the Users Manual (https://help.fitbit.com/manuals/manual_charge_5_en_US.pdf😞

wtksk8r · ‎10-09-2021

@gmblue22 On your phone app tap on your profile picture (upper left). This brings you to the settings page. Tap on the device tile, then tap on the Clock Faces tile. Tap on the upper tab for the device and you should see a list of the clock faces you have downloaded. Tap on the one you want to remove then scroll down to the Remove Clock Face tile.

wtksk8r · ‎10-07-2021

If you mapped the run via connected GPS, the map should show up on the phone Fitbit app. Tap on the exercises tab on the dashboard and it should show the maps of the runs logged in. An alternate is to go to your web page dashboard and click on the exercises tab.

wtksk8r · ‎10-06-2021

@jimmitch71 I was on the beta trial for the snore app. Yes, the mike is on all night and it does drain the battery at the rate you see. Added to SpO2 the battery can drain ~40% each night.

wtksk8r · ‎10-05-2021

@curtishinton I have found several things that can cause my RHR to rise over several days. In the spring and fall there is about a couple of weeks each time when the pollen starts increasing and my allergies start to exhibit that I find my RHR rising. I don't need the pollen count to tell me when it is ragweed season in the fall. In the past I have also noted a one week rise in RHR before developing symptoms of a cold or flu. I have also found that my RHR rises for a few days in anticipation of an event - be it an exam or a trip.

wtksk8r · ‎10-04-2021

@Jazzylee When you tap on the initial notification you get a short preview of the message. When you scroll down and tap open it opens the message on your cellphone, not the Sense.

wtksk8r · ‎09-25-2021

@HelenWheelsG Battery life depends on what apps are running in the background. If you have sleep SpO2 running it will consume about 10 - 15% of battery overnight. Snore detect will consume 15-20% overnight.

wtksk8r · ‎09-01-2021

Check page 43 of the users manual here: https://staticcs.fitbit.com/content/assets/help/manuals/manual_versa_2_en_US.pdf

wtksk8r · ‎08-22-2021

Is this a new V2 or a hand me down one?

wtksk8r · ‎08-08-2021

The amount of battery drain depends on what you have running. On my Sense I use up about 15% of battery in a day if I remove the SpO2 app. With the SpO2 app running it will drain about 25% of the battery in a day. If I use the Sense's GPS for about 1.5 hours a day that will drain the battery by an additional 10 to 15%. Snore detect is a total energy hog. I would be charging the unit every day if I had the microphone on during sleep.

wtksk8r · ‎07-27-2021

On the exercise app you can toggle GPS for the activity which uses GPS (Walking, Running...). When you tap the exercise app then the activity, scroll down before you tap the start. You can see the various options which includes the switch for GPS.

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