The most wished for Fitbit features 2024 – as voted for by thousands of users

Fitbit runs a comprehensive Community forum where you can find all manner of info and get solutions to common problems. It is also a good place to go to for info on firmware upgrades. Sometimes it is not a good idea to install new software right away as there could be issues. Browsing through comments of users who have already done an installation will give you an idea whether you should hold off until all the bugs are squashed or make the jump.

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One part of the forum deals with new functionality users would like see – a wish-list of sort. We’ve sifted through the posts and compiled a list of features that have received the most votes. Here are the top 5, along with a recap of other popular ones.

We’ve excluded items such as Spotify for Ionic/Versa (which topped the rankings for a long time), smart alarms and others that have already been implemented. Some of which only for Fitbit Premium subscribers.

This is the list. Let’s count backwards from #5.

#5 Ability to manually edit logged exercise

Votes: 3,163
Status: Under consideration

Sometimes you might forget to stop a run. Your watch will keep recording long after you’ve stopped. For these and similar occasions it would be useful to edit logged exercises – for example the length of a run. It would also be useful to be able to change the exercise type.

#4 A driving mode option to avoid erroneous steps/floors – or option to turn off step count

Votes: 3,945
Status: Reviewed by moderator

Step count matters. That’s why many of us buy Fitbits. It’s annoying when the count is clearly off. For example, when driving we often get credited with steps we didn’t actually make.

“I am a truck driver and my Fitbit log 15,000 plus steps throughout my day of stopping and going. Getting in and out.” says one users on the Fitbit Community Forum.

“It is really annoying to log this manually or having to take watch off and put back on to connect to charger to not log driving hours.”

The only way to resolve this is by manually logging the activity “Automobile or light truck (not a semi) driving” and entering the duration. But that’s not good enough.

There should be a “Drive Mode” feature that can easily be turned on whenever we are in the car. The fitness tracker would then know not to count steps, calculate distance or floors. And the calorie count should be equal to what you would get if you were sitting in a chair.

An auto-Drive Mode would be even better. Surely it should not be too difficult to create an algorithm that can detect when you are behind the wheel or sitting in a car. Apple has managed to do this for the iPhone. After seven years of asking for the feature, it’s about time Fitbit does it as well.

#3 Pregnancy Setting mode

Votes: 6,473
Status: Under consideration

There isn’t anything right now fit for pregnancy when it comes to Fitbit. A dedicated pregnancy mode would resolve this as it would allow users to monitor resting heart rate, weight gain, body temperature and everything else that changes with your body during pregnancy. The typical stats tend to become quite out of whack when a person is pregnant. 

This has been a topic brought up in 2018 and was placed under consideration in 2019. Come on Fitbit it’s 2024. Other brands have the ability to register a pregnancy, as well as adjust settings and goals for pregnancy health. Fitbit is definitely missing an opportunity here to track women’s pregnancies.

#2 Integration with Google Fit

Votes: 9,624
Status: Not currently planned

The second most wished for feature is integration with Google Fit. Many users with an Android device in their pocket feel this should be a must. Strangely enough, the functionality is still marked as “not currently planned”.

We say strangely, because Google’s takeover of Fitbit has gone through a couple of years ago. The search giant has paid $7.35 per share for the wearables manufacturer in an all-cash deal totaling around $2.1 billion.

Don’t be surprised if the status of the suggestion is changed to “implemented” in the near future. Who knows, we might even get a single app that works both with Fitbit and WearOS devices.

#1 Integration with iOS health

Votes: 10,971
Status: Not currently planned

The most wished for feature is integration with iOS health. It has been Top of the Pops for some time now.

Integration with iOS Health would make it easy for iPhone owners to keep all their health and fitness information in one place. Fitbit Community users feel it represents a huge opportunity to make Fitbit devices even smarter and more integrated.

But don’t hold your breath. Apple Health integration is not planned at the moment.

So for now, your only option is to opt for a third party solution. One of these is called Sync Solver for Fitbit ($4.99) – but there are others. Once you enter all the passwords and connect the accounts, it’s a simple matter of choosing the metric categories you would like to sync.

Other wearables manufactures such as Garmin and Withings have a direct connection from their app to Apple Health. Let’s hope Fitbit goes down this route, too.

Best of the rest

There are hundreds of other suggestions that have been put forward. However, we would like to flag up some that are on the “hot list”. Most of these have cropped up as a response to changes and stripping back of certain functionality since the Google acquisition.

• Bring back Challenges and Adventures
• Bring back the web-based dashboard
• Bring back the old sleep summary page
• Allow 3rd party apps on Sense 2 and Versa 4
• Allow us to create custom meals in the Fitbit app
• Add lifetime steps and distance to the Fitbit app
• Add ability to manually add steps to the Fitbit app, etc.

What would you like to see? Leave a comment below or cast your vote directly on the Fitbit Community Forum.

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