Over the coming weeks we’ll be progressively phasing out Google Assistant on Sense and Versa 3. This means that Google Assistant voice control for activities will no longer be available on your Fitbit device. You can learn more about this process here .
You can still continue to use Amazon Alexa voice assistant on your Fitbit devices. For more information check, How do I set up a voice assistant on my Fitbit smartwatch?
Amazon Alexa is only available in certain languages and countries at this time. Check Which countries and languages are supported by Google Assistant and Alexa Built-in on Fitbit?
To learn about the Assistant experience on mobile upgrading to Gemini check The Assistant experience on mobile is upgrading to Gemini .
- From the Today tab
in the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture
your device image.
- Tap Voice Assistant
- Tap Get Started .
- Create or log in to your Amazon account.
- Tap Close to return to the Voice Assistant tile.
- Open the Alexa app
on your watch.
Note that the Fitbit app must be running in the background on your phone. - Say your request. Your voice assistant responds with text on-screen and through the watch's speaker with Sense 2 or Versa 4.
- To adjust the speaker volume, tap the speaker icon
(Alexa)
- To adjust the speaker volume, tap the speaker icon
You don't need to say "Alexa" before speaking your request. For example:
- Set a timer for 10 minutes.
- Set an alarm for 8:00 AM.
- What's the temperature outside?
- Remind me to make dinner at 6:00 PM.
- How much protein is in an egg?
- Open the Alexa app
- Tap the alerts icon
in the top right then swipe left or right to navigate between alarms, reminders, and timers.
- Tap an alarm to turn it on or off. To adjust or cancel a reminder or timer, tap the Alexa icon
and say your request.
Note that the alarms and timers you set with Alexa are separate from those you set in the Alarms app
.
Alexa Built-in
North, Central, and South America
- United States (English)
- Canada (English)
- Canada (French)
- Mexico (Spanish)
- Argentina (English)
- Chile (English)
- Colombia (English)
- Costa Rica (English)
- Peru (English)
Europe
- Austria (German)
- France (French)
- Germany (German)
- Ireland (English)
- Italy (Italian)
- Netherlands (English)
- Poland (English)
- Spain (Spanish)
- Sweden (English)
- United Kingdom (English)
Asia
- India (English)
- Japan (Japanese)
Australia and New Zealand
- Australia (English)
- New Zealand (English)
- From the Today tab
- Tap Voice Assistant
- Tap the language you're currently using, and then choose a new language from the list.
- From the Today tab
- Tap Voice Assistant
For added functionality, install the Amazon Alexa app on your phone. With the app, your watch can access additional Alexa skills.
Add the Fitbit skill to ask Alexa to open the Exercise app or start a workout for you.
- In the Amazon Alexa app on your phone, find the Fitbit skill.
- Tap Enable .
- Log in using your Fitbit account credentials and give permission for Alexa to access your profile and data.
To ask Alexa to open the Exercise app on your watch, set up the Fitbit skill for Alexa. For more information, check How do I enable more skills for Alexa on my Fitbit watch? These commands are currently available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese.
Note that saying "Alexa" doesn't activate your voice assistant on your watch. You must activate your voice assistant before the microphone in your watch turns on.
- Clear the cookies on your phone:
- For iPhones, check support.apple.com .
- For Android phones, check support.google.com .
- Try again to set up Alexa in the Fitbit app.
- Keep your phone within 30 feet of your watch.
- Open the Fitbit app on your phone and sync your watch. The Fitbit app must remain running in the background on your phone for your voice assistant to work.
Turn on location services:
- Allow the Fitbit app to use your phone's location. Learn how to use GPS on your Fitbit device.
- Allow Alexa to use your phone's location. Follow the instructions on amazon.com . In the Amazon Alexa app on your phone, make sure Location services is On , and Device Location is correct. Tap either setting to change it.
Note that not all countries support location information.
I can't cancel the alarm, reminder, or timer I set with Alexa.
or
The alarm, reminder, or timer I set with Alexa doesn't show up on my watch.
Log out of Alexa, then log back in:
- From the Today tab
- Tap Voice Assistant
- After you log out, tap Amazon Alexa
- Try again to check or cancel your alarm, reminder, or timer.
