How do I respond to messages with my Fitbit device?
Use quick replies to send customized responses to text messages and messages from certain apps with Fitbit Charge 3, Fitbit Charge 4, Fitbit Charge 5, Fitbit Charge 6, Fitbit Inspire 3, Fitbit Luxe, Fitbit Sense series, or Fitbit Versa series.
This feature is currently available on devices paired to an Android phone. Devices paired to an iPhone can respond to Google Health app notifications, such as messages, cheers, taunts, and friend requests.
Quick replies are automatically turned on for any supported apps that send notifications from your phone to your Fitbit device. For more information, check Change phone notifications on my Fitbit device
To receive and respond to messages from your device, your phone must be nearby with Bluetooth turned on and the Google Health app running in the background. To use the microphone to respond to messages in Sense, Sense 2, Versa 2, Versa 3, or Versa 4, in the Settings app 👁 Image
, make sure the Microphone setting is turned on.
- Tap the notification on your tracker to open it. To check recent messages, swipe right or left on the Notifications app 👁 Image
, then swipe up. - Choose how to reply to the message:
For Google Pixel Watch quick replies, refer to Make and receive phone calls and SMS texts on Pixel Watch.
- Tap the notification on your watch. To check recent messages, swipe down from the screen.
- Choose how to reply to the message:
- Tap the microphone icon 👁 Image
to respond to the message using voice-to-text. To change the language recognized by the microphone, tap Language. After you speak your reply, tap Send, or tap Retry to try again.- On Sense and Versa 3, if you notice a mistake after you send the message, tap Undo within 3 seconds to cancel the message.
- Tap the text icon 👁 Image
to respond to a message from a list of quick replies. - Tap the emoji icon 👁 Image
to respond to the message with an emoji.
- Tap the microphone icon 👁 Image
- Tap the notification on your device. To check recent notifications, swipe down from the top of the screen.
- Tap Reply or Replies. If you don’t have an option to reply to the message, quick replies aren’t available for the app that sent the notification.
- Choose a text reply from the list of quick replies or tap the emoji icon 👁 Image
to choose an emoji. Tap More replies or More emojis to check additional options. - On Versa 2, tap the microphone icon 👁 Image
and say your message. If the message is correct, tap Send, or tap Retry to try again. If you notice a mistake after you send the message, tap Undo within 3 seconds to cancel the message.- To change the language recognized by the microphone, tap the 3 dots icon 👁 Image
next to Languages and choose a different language.
- To change the language recognized by the microphone, tap the 3 dots icon 👁 Image
Each app has a list of 5 default text quick replies. To change the quick replies:
- Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
. - At the top left, tap Connections 👁 Image
👁 and then
your device. - Tap Notifications 👁 and then
Quick replies 👁 and then
the app you want to change the quick replies for.- To change the default quick replies for all apps, tap Custom replies.
- Tap the reply you want to change and enter the text you want to use instead. Replies are limited to 60 characters. Tap Save.
- Tap the back arrow to return to the app list.
- Sync your device. The next time you receive a message notification from that app, your new reply is included in the list of quick replies on your device.
Apps that allow you to reply to a message directly from the notification on your Android phone also support quick replies on your Fitbit device. This includes, but isn’t limited to, apps such as:
- Text messages
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Facebook Messenger
- Line
Note that devices paired to an iPhone can only respond to Google Health app notifications.