How to Setup Notifications for Android Devices connected to A Fitbit Device

By the end of this guide, you will be able to Setup Notifications for Android Devices that are in sync with your Fitbit device. Basically, the target is to get the notifications on your wearable from the apps that are in sync with your phone. Let’s make it more simple. If you get any message on WhatsApp on your device, then you can know about it from the smartwatch itself. The same we can say for phone call notifications, alarms and reminders.

In this guide, we have covered everything about verifying in various settings. It includes primary ones such as Bluetooth and system-wide notifications. Also, we have talked about setting up the notification in the Fitbit app. In fact, we have also discussed setting up encrypted notification.

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Setup Notifications for Android Devices Connected to A Fitbit Device

We will begin by Updating the Android OS firmware and the Fitbit Wearable device. For the latter, you can check our guide on How to Update Any Fitbit Wearable Device Manually.

To check for the latest available build for your Android phone,

• Go to Settings > System
• Under that go to System Updates
• Then either the device will automatically run a check for any available updates
• Otherwise, you can look for any option that says Check for Updates.

Setting up the Bluetooth

• Go to Settings > Connected devices 
• Under Connection preferences > go to Bluetooth.
• Make sure that the Bluetooth is set to on to discover and sync with Fitbit wearable

Setting up Notification

In order to get a notification on the Fitbit wearable, you must first receive the same on your smartphone.