How to Change the Time on Your Fitbit Device

As one of the world’s leading smart wearable technology companies, Fitbit has served the world for the last 16 years. They initially developed a fitness tracker that tracked your steps with a 3-axis accelerometer. From that point on, Fitbit grew viral globally, and at that time, Fitbit surpassed its rivals. You know the history: last decade, they sold millions of units and had around 111 million registered users.

However, it has automatic time zone detection based on its location. On the other hand, when we are traveling to a different time zone or changing the clock for daylight savings, the wearable’s time itself is incorrect. But Fitbit users think that their wearable has some serious problems and is troubled a lot. For such users, we came up with this guide to let you know how to change the time on your Fitbit.

How to Change the Time on Your Fitbit Device

You see, Fitbit’s time gets disturbed when you travel to a different time zone or change the clock during daylight savings time. For both of these things, the only solution is to sync them with your phone. Fitbit support also said the same thing. So, here we will give you instructions to sync Fitbit to your phone. Let’s get started.

Method 1: Sync your Fitbit

The Fitbit automatically syncs the entire day’s data at the end of the day. But sometimes it does not happen because Bluetooth is turned off, you are connecting two devices at the same time, or you are connecting an Xbox One console to it. So, reach out for this concern. Below, we share instructions on how to manually sync the Fitbit and change its time.

1. Simply turn on your Fitbit.
2. Enable Bluetooth on your phone.
3. Using a Fitbit nearby, open the health and fitness app and tap today.
4. Next, press and hold on to the app screen and pull down on your screen.
5. That’s it; your Fitbit is now synced.

Method 2: Change the time on the Fitbit manually.

Even after syncing the Fitbit, the time remains unchanged, so the only solution is to manually set it. I am aware that this is a common occurrence, but most of you don’t know how to change the time on a Fitbit manually. Fitbit’s app is available for Android and iOS. So, let’s learn the steps to follow for each of them.

Change your time on Android.

1. Open the Fitbit app on your device.
2. Tap on the profile photo that appears in a tiny circle.
3. Next, tap on app settings >> toggle off the automatic time zone.
4. Select your time zone and sync the wearable.
5. That’s it; you are done.

Change your time on iOS.

1. Launch the Fitbit app.
2. Click on your profile photo in the top-left corner.
3. Now navigate to App Settings >> Time Zone.
4. Then disable the automatic setting option and select a time zone.
5. Lastly, sync your device, and you are done.

Change your Fitbit time on the Web.

1. Visit Fitbit.com and log in to your account.
2. Click on the gear icon appearing on the dashboard.
3. Choose settings >> personal info >> time zone (under advanced settings).
4. Select your time zone and click Submit.
5. Lastly, sync your tracker, and the time will change.

Therefore, Fitbit has plenty of options, but its time zone is disrupted due to interruptions or your fault. But you can sync it or manually change the time. With these simple actions, your Fitbit will get back to the correct time zone. Now I hope you have successfully changed the time on your Fitbit. In addition to the above explanation, if any users have questions, you can still ask them all in the section below.

Frequently Asked Questions