{"id":4112,"date":"2012-05-10T21:27:33","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T11:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/?p=4112"},"modified":"2013-07-02T19:54:49","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T09:54:49","slug":"how-to-find-a-missing-fitbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/how-to-find-a-missing-fitbit\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find a Missing Fitbit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edit 11\/02\/2013 – Included tips from Hedy and Brad in the comments, thanks folks! \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edit 14\/02\/2013 – Included another tip from Denise in the comments – top stuff! \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n

If there’s a feature missing from the Fitbit and Fitbit Ultra it’s the ability to easily locate one that has been lost. I found this out myself when I was at the gym and somehow managed to lose my Fitbit while on the treadmill.<\/p>\n

Building in GPS functionality into the Fitbit would probably not be an option given the power and space requirements in such a tiny device. However, I reckon some sort of beeper, speaker or maybe even a vibrating motor that you could\u00a0activate\u00a0when within proximity could perhaps be something small enough to fit inside the device.\u00a0Anyway, this will be something I suggest to Fibit.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, how can you find a lost Fitbit?<\/p>\n

Firstly, you need to try and narrow down where it became lost. You may need to retrace your steps, remember when you last knew you had the Fitbit on you, etc. This might be very difficult if you have been out for a ten kilometre run though but, if you manage to narrow the general area in which the Fitbit was lost then there’s hope.<\/p>\n

If you have access to a laptop and a mobile broadband connection then take your laptop and your Fitibt base station to the area where you believe you lost your Fitbit. When you are in the area, do the following:<\/p>\n

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  1. Fire up your laptop, tether it to the mobile broadband connection but leave your Fitbit base station disconnected,<\/li>\n
  2. Login to your Fitbit dashboard online and take note of the last sync time and date,<\/li>\n
  3. Connect your Fitibt base station and wander around,<\/li>\n
  4. Refresh the webpage with your Fitbit dashboard on it and see if the date and time of last sync updates. If it does, you’re near your Fibit so search more thoroughly in the general area!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I was lucky enough to fit my Fitbit in the narrow gap between the belt on the treadmill I had used and the sidestep using this technique after it had fallen out of its belt clip. I contacted Fitbit about my tale and asked them if they could spare me a couple of belt clips given that my current one had cracked after daily use for around eighteen months and, fortunately for me, they are shipping two complimentary belt clips to my USA mail forwarding address – thanks Fitbit!<\/p>\n

    However, if you have a Fitbit One you have another option as outlined by Hedy in the comments below<\/a>\u00a0where you can attempt to setup your Fitbit as a new device with an iPhone and walk around until it says “Fitbit found.” Otherwise, Brad recommends using the BTLExplorer app and walking around until you see the Fitbit One appear in the list as “One” with a signal strength of -60dB to -40dB indicating that it is close by.<\/p>\n

    Another suggestion, kindly put forth by Denise in the comments below<\/a>, was to set a silent alarm on your Fitbit One via your Fitbit dashboard which should help you pinpoint the location of your Fitbit if you’re still stumped using the above approach.<\/p>\n

    Ideally, we all want to get the most out of the Fitbit before the battery eventually dies and we have to get a new one so I was quite relieved that I managed to find mine fairly easily. I can only hope others have as much luck as I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Edit 11\/02\/2013 – Included tips from Hedy and Brad in the comments, thanks folks! \ud83d\ude42 Edit 14\/02\/2013 – Included another tip from Denise in the comments – top stuff! \ud83d\ude42 If there’s a feature missing from the Fitbit and Fitbit Ultra it’s the ability to easily locate one that has been lost. I found this … <\/p>\n

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