Fitbit Versa

[stevenang]

OK after 1 day of use this is my feedback:

Battery life - I charge full tuesday 3 pm. Used it till this morning 8 am. Battery left 79%.

Usage - Mainly for tracking steps and logging sleep hours. So far it work well.

Notification - it a hit or miss sometimes. Not all notifications works. But I dont really bother. I had samsung S3 gear which every min is notification till i vomit.

Maybe the battery case I might need to charge it regularly to last longer ?
I really doubt it can last 4 days without charge.

Unfortunately not, since for the trial, they have limited it to Apple Pay, Citi Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay.

See Step 2 in the following URL.
https://abt.transitlink.com.sg/Download/Important%20Notice.pdf

By the way, I had a failed Fitbit Pay incident so far. Likely to be due to me lifting my watch away before any beep or "Remove Card" message. After that, I continued to try and fail 3 more times for that transaction. Eventually paid by phone. I have since rebooted my watch to ensure I cleared everything.

 

[Level42]

OK after 1 day of use this is my feedback:

Battery life - I charge full tuesday 3 pm. Used it till this morning 8 am. Battery left 79%.

Usage - Mainly for tracking steps and logging sleep hours. So far it work well.

Notification - it a hit or miss sometimes. Not all notifications works. But I dont really bother. I had samsung S3 gear which every min is notification till i vomit.

Maybe the battery case I might need to charge it regularly to last longer ?
I really doubt it can last 4 days without charge.

Yes, I doubt battery can last 4 days. I charged it fully at 11 am on Monday. It was left with 74% after 24 hours. Battery consumption was slower during sleep, so that balanced everything and offered close to 1% per hour. Now at 46 hours, it's left with 46%, meaning used up 54%. But yesterday I was testing something that accelerated battery consumption to 8% for 2 hours.

I plan to let my battery drop lower then do that long charge I wanted to do.

 

[rey_85]

Ok, I think your transfer is bluetooth, not Wi-Fi, hence you have problems. I had 5 songs in my playlist. Just added another 34 songs, about 150 MB, so now have 39 songs. It took 20 minutes to transfer 34 songs. This is what I do to transfer music. You have to use Phone, Watch and Computer.

---------- Steps to Transfer Music ----------

Watch - Check Wifi status from Settings->About. IP Address says Wi-Fi off.

Phone - Fitbit Versa -> Media -> Manage Wi-Fi Networks. Go through everything to trigger Wifi connection on your watch. When it is connected, leave screen alone. Don't quit.

Watch - Big green tick should show moment Wifi connection is successful. If you are still at your Settings->About screen, you can see there is IP Address now. Once you have Wifi, go to Settings -> Music and tap on Transfer Music.

Computer - launch Fitbit Connect, logon, then click on Manage My Music. Your previous playlist will be automatically selected and transfer for remaining songs will start. If you have never selected a playlist, just select your desired playlist and transfer should start.

---------- END ----------

Thank for the help. It try using this method it works. I believe previously I am using Bluetooth connection. That explains why the slow transfer

 

[Level42]

Thank for the help. It try using this method it works. I believe previously I am using Bluetooth connection. That explains why the slow transfer

That's great. Thanks for testing the instruction and sharing the findings.

 

[khongjiahui]

Hi all

May I know where could I see the display unit of Fitbit Versa in Singapore, please.

Thank you.

 

[stevenang]

Hi all

May I know where could I see the display unit of Fitbit Versa in Singapore, please.

Thank you.

I have not seen a physical unit in Singapore. All I did before I buy was to check youtube and read reviews.

 

[Level42]

I also did not see a Versa before I buy. I did see the Ionic though. Just called and confirmed they have Fitbit Ionic at Best Denki Ngee Ann City on display. They also confirmed only 2 colours for Versa are available in the whole of Singapore now.

If you face the tall wall cabinets housing all the trackers, the Fitbit Ionic is on the left, table height. It has something equivalent to the Kensington lock attached to it. You do not need any sales person to take it out to show you. You can play with it and see the user interface. In lieu of a Versa display unit, try looking at the Ionic.

Fitbit Ionic and Versa comparison here.
https://gadgetsandwearables.com/compare/1/600,707/fitbit-ionic-vs-fitbit-versa/

 

[10071985]

was searching for the display unit to compare the size... but failed to find any.
anyone can post a comparison on the wrist, like comparing with a normal watch/smart watch?

 

[stevenang]

Well.. I am at the second day of wearing the fitbit versa whole day and night..
So far the battery life 24 hours goes from 100% - > 66%.

I doubt it will go pass 48 hours based on my usage but ok cannot complain since my Samsung S3 is similar.

I had the withings watch but that last for a month. But base on the information it gathers it nothing compared with the versa.

I just hope as i continue charging the battery and letting it drain down before charging, the life of the batt would get better.. see how it goes.

 

[rey_85]

So far is there any news of the silver/grey version of fitbit versa selling over here?

 

[stevenang]

So far is there any news of the silver/grey version of fitbit versa selling over here?

Nope no news. i gave up waiting. Got a black one instead.

 

[rey_85]

Nope no news. i gave up waiting. Got a black one instead.

Yup me too. I thinking of purchasing new straps to change however the difficulty of changing the strap make me give up

 

[stevenang]

it ez to change if your new strap is those with push in pins. I just changed mine last night.

 

[rey_85]

it ez to change if your new strap is those with push in pins. I just changed mine last night.

I try to change the small band provided to the large band keep having issue to fit in.

 

[stevenang]

I try to change the small band provided to the large band keep having issue to fit in.

You have to push in the pin while slotting in. Keep trying till u got it slot in.
Will take some getting use to but eventually it will go in.

Remember to lock the buttons cause if not you will be pressing the versa and some settings may go off.

 

[rey_85]

You have to push in the pin while slotting in. Keep trying till u got it slot in.
Will take some getting use to but eventually it will go in.

Remember to lock the buttons cause if not you will be pressing the versa and some settings may go off.

OH thank will try it out tonight. Hope it be successful. By the way how to lock the versa button?

 

[stevenang]

OH thank will try it out tonight. Hope it be successful. By the way how to lock the versa button?

In your fitbit app, set device lock for digit pin code.

 

[khongjiahui]

Thanks Steven.
I need to know the actual size of it before purchasing.
Hence, hope to see the physical unit display.

 

[stevenang]

Thanks Steven.
I need to know the actual size of it before purchasing.
Hence, hope to see the physical unit display.

I measured with my ruler. it is around 36 mm x 36 mm .

 

[stevenang]

Btw impressive speed charging ... 54% to 100% in 50 minutes.