When you see a smiley icon (on Fitbit Charge 3 and 4) and the tracker vibrates, your Fitbit has restarted. You are now ready to use it again.Press and hold the physical button on the left for around 8 seconds (4 seconds on Fitbit Charge 2).Place your Fitbit into its charger and plug into a USB outlet.How to reset Fitbit Charge 2, Charge 3, Charge 4 When you see a smile icon and the tracker vibrates, the device has restarted.Press and hold the button on the tracker for five seconds.Connect the Fitbit Ace 2,3 or Inspire series with its charger and plug into a USB port.How to reset Fitbit Ace 2,3 and Inspire series On Fitbit Ionic and Versa open the Settings app, tap on About and then Shutdown. On the Fitbit Blaze navigate to the Settings screen by swiping right to left on the home screen. Then press any button to switch it back on. It might save you lots of hassle.Īlternatively, you can also turn your watch off directly through its settings. It is a troubleshoot for fixing many internal problems with your Fitbit fitness tracker or smartwatch. Restarting or doing a soft reset of your Fitbit tracker is the go-to solution if your wearable is not responding to button presses, taps, or swipes, if it is not connecting to the app or if it is not tracking your activity.

We also show how to unpair a Fitbit from your account – all of this is important to know.

Further down the page we will explain how to do a full factory reset of your Fitbit.

So make sure not to confuse the two! With that out of the way, let explain how to do to a soft and hard reset of your Fitbit.Ĭheck out our ‘ How to‘ section for many other problem-solving articles. It can also be used as a last resort if you are experiencing serious issues with the fitness tracker. In fact it can do your Fitbit tracker good, particularly if it’s experiencing issues.Ī factory reset should only be done if you want to re-install your fitness tracker and start with a clean slate, sell it or gift it to someone else.

A restart of your Fitbit is entirely harmless. Make sure you are clear which of the two you want to perform. A reboot of your Fitbit fitness tracker or smartwatch restarts the device, but does not delete any data – a factory reset is something else entirely.

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