How Long To Set Up Fitbit

How to fix your Fitbit

Get set up then become

Got yourself a new Fitbit? The good news is that it's piece of cake to get it up and running, then you tin can then get yourself upwardly and running (or at least walking, or working out) and track your activeness.

Whether you lot've gone for a Fitbit Accuse three, Fitbit Ionic, Fitbit Versa 2, Fitbit Alta Hr or any other tracker the setup process is like, and then this guide applies to all of them, and as well covers using your Fitbit with both Android and iOS devices.

So read on below for a full guide to setting upwards your wearable, including downloading the Fitbit app, pairing it with your phone and setting goals, and go gear up to go fit.

Power up

Once you lot've unpackaged your Fitbit you'll want to plough it on and make sure it has some battery. If it doesn't and then plug it in for a while first – though you tin go prepare up while your Fitbit is plugged in anyway, so even if it'south partially charged you might likewise requite information technology a jolt of extra juice.

Some Fitbit products can need a bit more bombardment too, and so we'd recommend plugging it all in and heading away for half an 60 minutes or so to ensure the tracker will take enough time to get started. Once your Fitbit is at to the lowest degree half charged, yous're good to become.

Download the Fitbit app

Once you've turned on your Fitbit it'southward actually your phone that y'all'll want to turn to first, every bit you lot need to download the Fitbit app, which is bachelor for both iOS and Android, and then head to your app store of selection and download it.

It's even bachelor for Windows ten on your computer, and if you don't have a compatible phone or tablet, or Windows 10 device, so y'all can download Fitbit Connect, which works with Windows viii.i and Mac.

Kicking the app upwardly and information technology will ask you to log in or create an account. If you're creating an account it volition immediately inquire you what kind of Fitbit tracker you lot're setting upwardly, then select yours and then tap the 'set upwardly your Fitbit' button.

Enter your email and a password that you desire to apply for your Fitbit account, so the next screen will inquire you to make full out your proper noun, date of birth, height, weight and gender.

Once you've entered your details, tap 'create an business relationship' and accept the terms and conditions. The app volition and so ask you to plug your Fitbit in, the exact process for which can vary by device, but will exist shown on screen.

Annotation, however, that if your Fitbit has ability the app should find it even if you don't plug it in showtime, just make sure that it'southward near your phone and y'all have Bluetooth turned on.

Next a four-digit number will exist displayed on your Fitbit's screen (if your Fitbit has ane) and yous'll be asked to enter that on the app.

If your Fitbit doesn't have a screen, so you lot'll instead be asked to tap it. Either manner, once done your phone (or any you lot're running the app on) should pair with your Fitbit, though in our experience this can take effectually a couple of minutes.

Notation that if you already have an account then the process is similar, merely to become started you demand to log in, then head to your business relationship screen (the icon on the tiptop right of the Fitbit app's dashboard), and so tap 'set a device'.

Note likewise that if y'all have a Fitbit Ionic or Fitbit Versa so the setup process is slightly different, as later on pairing information technology with your phone you'll be prompted to connect your Fitbit to your Wi-Fi network, and the wear volition take this opportunity to install updates.

Set up some goals

Once paired, you'll be asked to enter the name that y'all desire your Fitbit to phone call you, so tap through the next few screens which volition give yous a brief overview of how to utilise your Fitbit.

Select which wrist y'all'll wear your tracker on and other device-specific preferences and y'all're nearly good to go.

Before you start though, the Fitbit app will additionally inquire you to select a goal, be it managing your weight, improving your sleep or a number of other options.

It will then drill downwardly into why you accept that goal and come up with suggested targets to assistance you reach it. Y'all'll also have to select a step target if that wasn't part of the goal information technology came up with for yous, and you'll optionally exist able to prepare boosted goals, later on which you'll exist taken to the app dashboard and ready to get moving.

And don't worry if yous're not certain about any of these goals – you can change them at whatever bespeak from the app.

What settings will you lot want to modify straight abroad?

Once you've had a look effectually the Fitbit app'south primary screen (which it refers to as the dashboard) there are some settings yous might want to tweak, or at least be aware of.

For one, to brand its tracking more accurate you may want to enter your stride length (having first measured it).

To do this, hitting the top right button on the dashboard, then select 'Advanced Settings', then 'Pace Length'.

From the Advanced Settings screen y'all can besides do things like change the units information technology uses and option what day y'all want the week to start on for tracking purposes.

Heading back one screen y'all'll find a range of other settings, perhaps near notably the power to change your goals, and 'Notifications', which lets y'all tweak exactly what y'all go notified about – there are a lot of toggles here and leaving them all on can lead to a lot of notifications, so you might desire to pick and cull.

Back on the master screen of the app if you instead tap on your fitness tracker (only to the left of the previous menu) and then you tin manually sync it and change various device settings, such as the manner of clock it uses.

All-time Fitbit apps and watch faces: what to download for your Fitbit Ionic or Versa

Setting up a 2d Fitbit

Fitbit Versa 2 — Fitbit Versa two (Image credit: Future)

You're non limited to only one Fitbit. Nosotros're not sure why you'd want to wear two, simply if you practise you tin can tap the top right button on the main app screen, tap 'ready a device' and follow the process above all over again.

Once your new Fitbit is added to your account y'all tin can manage them both from the devices screen, found on the same folio as the 'prepare a device' option.

This also works if you bought a Fitbit device that isn't a vesture, similar the company's smart scales, equally they link to your Fitbit account likewise.

It's now time to get going

You're now set to go with your fitness tracker, and so it'due south time to work out what your start exercise will be or start playing effectually with the features on your next Fitbit smartwatch or tracker.

Check out our guide on the best tips to try with your fettle tracker too

James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables author and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything 'smart', from watches to lights, and tin frequently be establish arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James likewise contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in impress and on TV.