Can you use your Fitbit to find your phone? Here's the answer.

Misplaced smartphones can be tough to find, especially if they fall behind a sofa cushion or bed. Unless you have a vague idea of where you left it, you could waste hours hunting for it. Thankfully, there’s an easy way to locate that device. If you own a Fitbit wearable, you can use the Find Phone app to track and reunite with your beloved phone in a few minutes or less.

Which Fitbit lets you find your phone?

Initially, only Fitbit’s smartwatches included support for its official Find Phone app, but the company has since rolled this feature out to more models. Find the full list of supported devices below:

• Fitbit Sense and Sense 2
• Fitbit Versa Lite, Versa, Versa 2, Versa 3, and Versa 4
• Fitbit Charge 5 and Charge 6
• Fitbit Luxe
• Fitbit Inspire 3

How to use Find Phone on supported Fitbits

Before you jump in, there are a few things to know. Firstly, Find Phone will only work if your Fitbit is paired with the phone you wish to find. The phone also needs to be switched on and connected to Bluetooth. Finally, the device must be within 10 meters of your smartwatch. If all criteria are met, follow the below steps.

How to use Find Phone on Fitbit

1. Open the Find Phone app on your Fitbit wearable.
2. Tap Find Phone and wait. If your phone is found, it’ll ring loudly.
3. Finally, tap Cancel to stop your phone from ringing.

Fitbit Find Phone problems and solutions

You could run into a few problems with Fitbit’s Find Phone feature. Generally, the feature should also work if your phone is silent or vibrating only. Using the app during the day is also a good idea, as the ringtone is incredibly loud.

If Find Phone doesn’t work on the first attempt, try restarting your Fitbit.

Once you’ve found your phone, ensure that the Fitbit app can run in the background on your smartphone. Some phones have aggressive app-killing policies. If the Fitbit app isn’t running in the background, it’s possible that the Find Phone feature will not trigger.

Fitbit recommends uninstalling and reinstalling the app if you struggle to get the Find Phone feature working.

1. Open the Fitbit app on your phone.
2. Tap the devices button at the top left of the screen
3. Select your current device.
4. Tap Gallery.
5. Tap Find Phone, then Uninstall and Uninstall again.
6. Reinstall the app.

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