What should I do if I lose my Fitbit device?

If you lose your Fitbit device, try the tips below to find it. If you have Fitbit Inspire 2, use the Tile app to find your device.

For additional help using the Tile 👁 Image
feature on Inspire 2, visit the Tile help site.

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Check the Google Health app to see the last time your device synced. If it synced recently, it's likely within range of your phone.
Take your phone to the area where you think you lost your device and try to sync. If your device syncs, it's nearby.
Try using a Bluetooth locator app to help you find your device. For iPhone, try LightBlue Explorer. For Android, try Bluetooth Finder.

To learn more about Tile, visit thetileapp.com/fitbit.

Make sure the Tile app 👁 Image
is installed on Inspire 2. If you don’t see the Tile app 👁 Image
on your tracker, install it:
1. With your tracker nearby, open the Google Health app 👁 Image
  . Tap Connections 👁 Image
  👁 and then
  your device.
2. Tap Apps.
3. Tap Tile 👁 and then
  Install 👁 and then
  Install.
On your phone, download and install the Tile app from one of the following locations:
- Apple devices—Apple App Store
- Android devices—Google Play Store
Open the Tile app on your phone. If you have a Tile account, tap Sign In and log in to your account. If you don’t have a Tile account:
1. Tap Get Started 👁 and then
  scroll down and tap Google Health 👁 and then
  Next.
2. Create an account and tap SignUp.
3. Verify your email address.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to allow Tile to access Bluetooth and Location Services on your phone.
Tap 👁 Image
Add a Tile.
Under "Activate a Tile Enabled Device," scroll down and tap Google Health 👁 and then
Next.
Follow the on-screen instructions to activate Tile on Inspire 2. When prompted, tap the check mark 👁 Image
on your Inspire 2 screen to complete the activation.

If you’re having trouble, visit the Tile help site.

Note that Tile is only available in certain languages at this time.

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On your phone, open the Tile app.
Tap Inspire 2 👁 and then
Find. If the Tile app finds your tracker, your tracker vibrates.
When you find your tracker, tap Done in the Tile app on your phone.

For more information, visit the Tile help site.

If your tracker isn’t nearby, view its Location History or turn on the option to be notified when your tracker is detected on the Tile network.

How can I find my Inspire 2 Tracker using the map?

Open the Tile app on your phone.
Tap Inspire 2 👁 and then
Location History. Your tracker’s last known location appears on the map, along with the last date and time your tracker and phone were connected to each other.

For more information, visit the Tile help site.

How can the Tile app alert me if it detects my Tracker on its network?

Open the Tile app on your phone.
Tap the Inspire 2 tile.
Tap Notify When Found and confirm. When another user comes within range of your tracker, you receive a notification and your tracker’s location is anonymously updated in the Tile app.

For more information, visit the Tile help site.

On Inspire 2, open the Tile app 👁 Image
.
Tap Find my Phone. Your phone vibrates and rings if it’s nearby, even if notifications are muted.

For more information, visit the Tile help site.

With Inspire 2 nearby, in the Tile app on your phone, tap the Inspire 2 tile.
Scroll down and tap More Options 👁 and then
Reset 👁 and then
Reset. When the Tile feature deactivates on your Fitbit device, you see a confirmation message in the Tile app.

If the Tile app can’t connect to your Fitbit device, you see a message with an option to permanently disable the Tile 👁 Image
feature on your Fitbit device. If you want to permanently disable the Tile feature 👁 Image
on this device, tap Proceed to Disable Tile. If you want to temporarily disable the Tile feature, tap Cancel and follow the on-screen troubleshooting steps or try again later.

If you can’t remove Tile from your device by deactivating it in the Tile app on your phone:

Erase Inspire 2. For instructions, see How do I erase my Fitbit device?
Set up Inspire 2 again and connect it to the Google Health app. For instructions, see How do I set up my Fitbit device?

If you want to set up Tile 👁 Image
again, see How do I set up Tile on Inspire 2?

If you lose your Fitbit device and want to permanently disable the Tile 👁 Image
on your Fitbit device:

In the Tile app on your phone, tap the Inspire 2 tile.
Scroll down and tap More Options 👁 and then
Reset. A message appears with an option to permanently disable the Tile 👁 Image
feature on your Fitbit device.
Tap Proceed to Disable Tile.

Visit the Tile help site.

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