title: “How To Turn Your Fitbit Tracker Off And On Again” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-23” author: “Steven Mast”
Which Fitbit Trackers Turn Off?
Not all Fitbit models turn off. The ones that can are the Fitbit Blaze, Fitbit Ionic, Fitbit Versa, Fitbit One, Fitbit Surge, and Fitbit Sense.
Instructions on how to turn off a Fitbit tracker vary depending on the model or type of wearable.
How to Turn off a Fitbit Blaze
From the Home screen, swipe left until you see the Settings gear. Select Settings. Scroll down, and select Shutdown. Select Yes to confirm. Fitbit Ionic Fitness Tracker. Fitbit . Press any button to turn the Blaze back on
How to Turn off a Fitbit Ionic, Versa, or Versa 2
From the Home screen, swipe left until you see the Settings gear. Select Settings. Scroll down, and select About. Scroll down, and select Shutdown. Select Yes to confirm. Press any button to turn the Fitbit back on.
How to Turn off a Fitbit Sense and Versa 3
From the Home screen, swipe left until you see the Settings gear. Select Settings. Scroll down, and select Shutdown. Select Yes to confirm. To turn the Sense and Versa 3 back on, press and hold the button until the device vibrates.
How to Turn off a Fitbit Surge
From the Home screen, swipe left until you see the Settings gear. Select Settings. Scroll down until you see Shutdown, and select the arrow in the lower-right corner. Select the checkmark to confirm shutdown. To turn the Surge back on, press any button.
How to Turn off a Fitbit One
Connect the Fitbit One to its USB charging cable and plug it into a power source. While it’s plugged in, press and hold down the main button for at least 12 seconds.
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To turn the One back on, press and hold any button for a few seconds.
Should I Turn My Fitbit Off?
Completely turning off a Fitbit tracker has very little benefit, but doing so may be useful when gifting a Fitbit to someone else or saving the battery life when traveling without a charging cable. For example, if you’re traveling overseas and you forget to pack the charging cable, it would make sense to turn off the Fitbit while in a vehicle as you’re unlikely to register many steps at that time.
What Do I Do If My Fitbit Won’t Turn Off?
If your Fitbit model doesn’t feature a turn-off function, you can still turn it off by waiting for its battery to run out of power. To turn it on again, connect the charging cable and plug it into a power outlet. It should begin charging and turn on.
