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The only bit of information on the website was how to push the little button on the charging cable to restart. And I still have no response from Fitbit of my green lights on the back were (I have thrown it out) so bright it would run the battery down in a couple of hours. I would have excepted a $10 coupon towards a new one and a place to send my Fitbit to, so your engineers could dissect it and see what happened so they could offer up a resolution or a design change for future Fitbit owners.

Even sweat is to much for the Fitbit Alta HR. So in closing if when I go out I will wear my watch. And when I walk or want to know my Heart rate I’ll just down load the free app on to my iPhone

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Unlike other Fitbit trackers, you can"t reset the Alta to its factory settings. Restarting your Fitbit Alta won"t erase your data, so if you want to wipe your data, you"ll have to disconnect it from your Fitbit account.

Restarting a Fitbit Alta requires using an official Fitbit charger, so if you need to replace the power cable, make sure you don"t buy a third-party brand.

Your Fitbit Alta should seamlessly pair with your phone and computer. If your Alta is having pairing issues, it"s running sluggishly, or the screen isn"t displaying properly, then a restart is the best way to get the Alta working properly again.

Restarting a Fitbit Alta won"t erase your data. In fact, it"s impossible to wipe information off the tracker, except by linking it to a new Fitbit account. So don"t worry about losing any data when you restart your Alta.

And note that to restart a Fitbit Alta, you need to have an official Fitbit Alta charging cable. Only official Alta chargers have the button you use to reset the device.

Released in March 2018, the Fitbit Ace is a version of the Alta for children aged 8 and above. In March 2019, the Fitbit Ace 2 for kids aged 6 and above was released.

Announced in February 2019 in three different colors: black, lilac, and white. There are also two different strap colors. An optional clip-on accessory allows the Inspire HR to be worn in other locations such as a belt, waistline pocket, or bra.

The Fitbit Inspire 2 was released soon after the Charge 4 sometime in 2020. In addition to all the Inspire HR"s features, it has an improved screen, double the battery life & new Active Zone Minutes feature.

Announced in August 2022, the Fitbit Inspire 3 was released on September 15, 2022. The tracker looks similar to the Luxe tracker, a more premium version of the Inspire. In addition to all the Inspire 2"s features, it has an Oxygen sensor, stress tracking, and an always-on display mode.

The Fit Tracker was a small black and teal device that could be clipped discing and worn 24/7. It uses a three-dimensional accelerometer to sense user movement. The Tracker measures steps taken and combines it with user data to calculate distance walked, calories burned, floors climbed, and activity duration and intensity. It uses an OLED display to display this and other information such as the battery level. It also measures sleep quality by tracking periods of restlessness, how long it takes the wearer to fall asleep and how long they are actually asleep.

Announced on September 17, 2012, the Fitbit One is an update to the Fitbit Ultra that has a more vivid digital display, has a separate clip and a separate charging cable and wireless sync dongle.Bluetooth Low Energy technology. The wireless syncing is currently available on iOS and Android devices such as the iPhone 4S and higher, iPad 3rd generation, iPod touch 5th generation, Samsung Galaxy Note II and higher, Samsung Galaxy S III and higher, LG G2, HTC One, Moto X, and Nexus 4 or higher.

In May 2013, Fitbit released the Fitbit Flex, the first Fitbit tracker worn on the wrist. It tracks movement 24 hours a day, including sleep patterns. It has a simple display of 5 LED lights that indicate the progress toward the goal number of steps walked in a day and vibrates to indicate when the goal has been reached. The sync functions are similar to the Fitbit One and Zip. The Flex is a water-resistant tracker, though unlike its successor the Flex 2, cannot be worn while swimming.

Announced in October 2014 and released in early January 2015, the Charge HR is similar to the Charge, with an additional heart-rate monitor. With this addition, the 7-day battery life is reduced to 5 days. The Charge HR has the same textured band as the Charge and comes in black, plum, blue, tangerine, pink, and teal colors. The Charge HR band clasp resembles that of a traditional watch instead of the snap-on band of the original Charge, as the band needs to fit tightly for the heart rate feature.

The Fitbit AltaOLED screen that can be tapped for reminders, a clock and smartphone notifications. While not a touch screen, it is interacted with by tapping the band, similar to previous models. The Alta is also able to recognize the type of activity in progress: running, football, or walking.

The Fitbit Alta HR was released in March 2017. It has an added heart rate monitor. It includes the new Sleep Stages feature, which intends to show the stages of sleep, rather than just time asleep as in previous versions.

The Fitbit Inspire HR was released alongside the Inspire in 2019 to replace the Alta and the Alta HR. In addition to all the Inspire"s features, the HR also offers heart rate tracking. An optional clip-on accessory is compatible with the Inspire but not the Inspire HR.

The Fitbit Inspire 2 was released in 2020, unifying both the Inspire and Inspire HR in a single product. It is also compatible with a different optional clip-on accessory, but heart rate measurement is not available when the clip-on option is used.

The Fitbit IonicApple Watch Series 3, it is the successor to both the Blaze and the Surge. Like the Surge, the Ionic uses built-in GPS, using GLONASS to tap into global satellites and provide better accuracy when recording exercises, with the antenna being integrated into the watch case for a stronger connection. The Ionic also features SmartTrack, which auto-recognizes user activity and records it in the Fitbit app. The Ionic has interchangeable bands, including classic Fitbit bands, leather bands, and perforated bands for a more sport-like appearance, and the release mechanism has been modified to make swapping out bands easier. It is also water-resistant, making it safe to wear when swimming. Many of the Blaze"s clock faces return, as do several new clock faces. New to the Ionic is the ability to load apps onto the watch itself such as AccuWeather and Starbucks, as well as an NFC chip that allows the Ionic to be used for credit card purchases at places that allow contactless payment. As a result, the tactile buttons on the Ionic have some new functions. When not in workout mode, the right side buttons now function as shortcuts for the leftmost two apps loaded onto the watch, while a long press on the left side button brings up Fitbit Pay as well as music and quick settings. The Ionic is shipped in three color combinations of the wristband and watch case: Charcoal & Smoke Gray, Slate Blue & Burnt Orange, and Blue Gray & Silver Gray.

In 2018, the Ionic was updated to Fitbit OS 2.0 alongside the release of the Versa. The most notable change from OS 1.0 is the addition of a new app called Fitbit Today, a dashboard displaying the user"s health and fitness data. In July 2018, Fitbit announced the 15+ Best Fitbit OS Apps for Travel, which can be downloaded in Ionic and some are also available in Versa.

There are three variants of the Versa; the standard edition, the Special Edition, and the Lite Edition. The standard Versa comes in three colors: black, rose gold, or silver. The Special Edition comes in rose gold with a lavender band, or graphite with a charcoal band. The Special Edition also includes woven wristbands. In the United States, the Special Edition of the Versa is the only version of the watch to ship with Fitbit Pay. The Lite Edition has a more limited feature set and comes in silver with a white or lilac band, marina blue, or mulberry.

Coordination between health care providers and technology developers is crucial in this respect. Many nonclinical factors influence the precision of sleep detection. The software used to process the data is as important as the accuracy of the sensors. Additionally, interpretation of raw data can change widely depending on the algorithms used. Fitbit wearable devices and other commercial sleep trackers use proprietary algorithms which are not made public by the developer, nor is it possible to access raw data collected by the device. It is noteworthy that one of the biggest issues occurred when trying to translate the concepts of light and deep sleep to the three stages of sleep measured by PSG. A model of wearable device more consistent with standard assessment methods, and therefore more suitable to provide directly comparable results, would greatly improve the application of this technology in research and clinical settings. Overall quality of Fitbit sleep trackers has increased over time and they expected to be more reliable as technology progresses.

To our knowledge, this is the first study to validate Fitbit wearable devices for sleep assessment in participants with sleep apnea, and the largest study to validate wearable devices in this population. It is also the first time Fitbit Alta HR is validated in a clinical sample.

Making an accurate wristband heart rate monitor, let alone one that"s also comfortable and stylish, is challenging. Fitbit"s latest attempt to strike that balance is the $150 Alta HR. A near mirror-image of the original Alta, the Alta HR is an updated model with slight design differences, improved sleep-tracking features, and a tiny optical heart-rate monitor inside of it.

The Alta HR is quite similar to Fitbit"s currently available Charge 2, but the Alta HR places more emphasis on the combination of a slim design and an accurate heart-rate monitor. Fitbit is banking on that combination encouraging users to wear a device all day and all night long. The Alta HR is proof that you can have a device that works as hard as you do without being ostentatious and without much sacrifice.

The Alta HR looks nearly identical to the original Alta, and its symmetry is one of its biggest selling points. Fitbit managed to shrink the internal tech by 25 percent to make room for an optical heart rate monitor inside the Alta"s svelte frame. Coming in small, large, and extra large sizes, all Alta HR models are just 0.61 inches (1.6 cm) wide. That makes the device .23 inches (0.6 cm) thinner than the $150 Fitbit Charge 2. It also has the same tappable display as the original device and the Charge 2, but the HR responds to taps much better than the Alta did. There are no physical buttons on the Alta HR, so you can only tap the display to scroll through activity data screens. Waking the Alta HR"s display rarely took more than one tap, whereas the Alta often needed three to five taps to wake up at all.

The most noticeable difference is in the Alta HR"s bands: instead of the Alta"s snap closure, the Alta HR has a more watch-like band made of flexible elastomer and features a simple, semi-flexible buckle. Not only does the new band make the device easier to strap on, it also lets you get the perfect fit for measuring heart rate. As with any wrist-bound optical heart-rate monitor, the one in the Alta HR can interfere with blood flow and provide an inaccurate pulse reading if the device is strapped too tightly. On the flip side, it shouldn"t be so loose that air gets between the wrist and the monitor. While the original Alta"s snap closure is perfectly adequate for that device, the more secure band on the Alta HR is necessary.

The band is interchangeable, just like on the original Alta. Fitbit has a bunch of styles available in leather, metal, and, of course, elastomer, which is ideal for exercise. Although the Alta HR might not be water-resistant enough to swim with (the Flex 2 is still the only Fitbit tracker with that perk), it is comfortable to wear all day and while you"re sleeping. Since the new sleep features that are supposed to help you sleep better require the heart-rate monitor, the Alta HR needs to be easy to sleep with around your wrist. I slept with the device on for a few weeks, strapped as I typically would to ensure proper heart-rate measurement, and it never bothered me. I slept mostly with the sport band on the Alta HR and a few times with a leather band; I would wager the only uncomfortable band to sleep with is the bracelet-like metal band. Advertisement

Thanks to its smaller internals, the Alta HR is estimated to last seven days on a single charge. That"s with continuous heart-rate monitoring and sleep tracking, making it an extremely competitive device in terms of battery life. On the seventh consecutive day of wearing the Alta HR, I received a notification in the app that the battery was low. I typically tracked one or two workouts per day and wore the device to bed each night. Even with all that use, the Alta HR lasted over a week before it needed more juice.

The Alta HR has nearly all the same features as the Charge 2, the most important of which are daily activity and sleep tracking, continuous heart-rate monitoring, and auto-recognition of exercises. From the moment you strap on the Alta HR, it tracks your steps, calories, distance, and heart rate, and it will continue to monitor movement and pulse while you sleep. The heart-rate monitor enhances some of these features: Fitbit claims the caloric-expenditure estimates will be more accurate than before thanks to the heart-rate monitor, and the monitor feeds data into the new Sleep Stages and Sleep Insight features that help you get a better night of shut-eye.

Thankfully, the heart-rate monitor is pretty accurate. When I tested it against the Polar H7 heart-rate monitoring chest strap, the Alta HR typically hovered within three to five BPMs of the H7"s measurement. However, the Alta HR took a few more seconds to level off at a medium-intensity pulse after being at a high-intensity pulse for a few minutes. The H7 chest strap"s readings fell steadily from the 170s to the 130s, but the Alta HR took a few more seconds to level off at the new, lower heart rate.

Actually seeing your heart rate on the Alta HR during a workout is a little frustrating. You must tap the display to go to the heart-rate screen to see your real-time measurement, and that"s easier said than done when you"re in the middle of a 5K run. The only way to make this easier is to customize the order of your Alta HR"s screens in the Fitbit app and set the heart-rate screen to be the first one that pops up when you turn your wrist upward.

One of the differences between the Charge 2 and the Alta HR is that you cannot access sport profiles on the new device. You can save a few sport profiles to the Charge 2, allowing you to easily start a recorded workout from the device. But with the Alta HR, you must rely on the exercise auto-recognition feature or wait until you"re done exercising and manually log workouts in the mobile app. Auto-recognition and recording is one of Fitbit"s best features: the Alta HR will automatically record walk, run, elliptical, and bike workouts, as well as "sports" (a good generic category if you do a particular sport regularly) and "aerobic" workouts (another good category for HIIT sessions and the like) that you do for more than 10 minutes. This time threshold can be changed in the app, but the least amount of time needed to recognize and record an activity is 10 minutes. I only logged one session manually in the app while I used the Alta HR (it was a 10-minute stair-stepper session that I categorize as an aerobic exercise). Otherwise, the device picked up every workout I did without my help. Advertisement

The other two differences between the Charge 2 and the Alta HR is that the latter doesn"t have guided breathing sessions, nor does it have a connected GPS feature. The Charge 2"s guided breathing feature uses the display to lead you through a deep breathing session that helps lower your heart rate and keep you relaxed. It"s not a necessary feature—most fitness trackers don"t have it—but guided breathing might be good for your mental health if you"re constantly feeling stressed or anxious. The connected GPS feature lets you map outdoor running routes when you take the Charge 2 on a run with your smartphone. The lack of this feature might deter runners from buying the Alta HR: if you"re accustomed to running outside and want to review a route map at the end of each session, you can"t get that with the Alta HR.

We"ll discuss the Alta HR"s improved sleep features in the app section, but they are improved primarily because of the heart-rate monitor. Not only does the monitor work all day, but it also measures your pulse throughout the night and your resting heart rate before you wake up. That continuous nighttime heart rate, plus heart-rate variability data and the accelerometer"s movement information, gives you a better picture of your night"s sleep. Most other devices use movement data alone to judge if you"ve slept well or not (if you move too much, your session is automatically considered a bad night"s sleep), so adding heart-rate information makes the information more clear and accurate. Heart rate and heart-rate variability also lets the Alta HR estimate the amount of time you spend in light, deep, and REM sleep, as well as the periods when you"re awake at night. Before the introduction of Sleep Stages, Fitbit devices could only estimate light, deep, and awake times.

The Alta HR also has a number of alert features that are standard for nearly every Fitbit device. It receives text, call, and calendar alerts from your smartphone, which isn"t as many notifications as the $150 Garmin Vivosmart HR gets, but they are the bread-and-butter of smartphone alerts. You can set the device to ping you with a reminder to move if you"ve been sitting for too long, and you can set a silent alarm to either wake you up in the morning with light vibrations or to remind yourself to do something important during the day.

It"s not that it"s any weaker a product than it was when it first released, just the Fitbit has bettered it several times over. Firstly, with the Fitbit Alta HR, and then with its replacement for the series: the Fitbit Inspire and Inspire HR.

The Fitbit Alta will do the job, but unless you can get a bargain, the Inspire HR should be your first choice.  For more info on all our favourite fitness trackers, take a look at our best fitness trackers list.

Recently we"ve seen a number of devices which aren"t sure if they"re fitness trackers, fitness watches, smartwatches or all three. By comparison, the Fitbit Alta knows exactly what it is and where it sits in the fitness tracker market. In fact, the Alta is one of the best trackers I’ve seen for a while, combining great design, intuitive usability and a decent feature set.

Yes, there are more feature rich trackers out there, like the superb Garmin Vivosmart HR, but the Fitbit Alta is aimed at a completely different user; the type of user who’s not a fitness fanatic, but would like to improve their level of activity.

The Alta continues the modular theme seen in previous devices, with the device itself interchangeable with different strap colours and types. The Alta comes with a rubber strap that’s available in four different colours – black, blue, plum and teal. The strap comes in two parts, each of which clicks securely into the Alta – there’s a clip at each end of the Alta which will release it from each part of the strap.

The Alta can be equipped with a leather strap (in pink or graphite), and while this does improve the overall look, it doesn’t transform it in terms of aesthetics and comfort the way the leather strap does on the recent Fitbit Blaze.

Put simply, the Alta looks and feels pretty good with the standard rubber strap, so my advice would be to save yourself the £40 that a leather strap would cost, and maybe invest in a second rubber strap in a different colour – those are only £20 after all.

Fitbit also sells a solid metal bangle for the Alta, but given that this will set you back an additional £80, it’s not far off the cost of the Alta itself, and I found it neither aesthetically pleasing or comfortable to wear, but I doubt I’m the target market for that particular accessory.

So, the standard Alta configuration is the sweet spot – it looks good, wraps around the wrist nicely, and is comfortable to wear. The securing clasp has two teeth the push through the holes in the opposite part of the strap – there’s no secondary securing loop, but the Alta stayed safe and secure on my wrist regardless of my activities.

The supplied USB charging cable clips to the underside of the Alta, allowing the metal contacts to meet and the charge to initiate. You do need to make sure that you’re lining up the contacts on the cable with those on the device, otherwise you’ll come back and find that it hasn’t charged at all, but you’ll only make that mistake once.

Fitbit also bundles one of its USB wireless dongles in the box, which is a great feature – this allows you to sync the Alta wirelessly with your computer whenever you’re close to it. Okay, so you’ll probably sync most regularly with your phone, but it’s still nice to have that option.

The Alta is dominated by an OLED display. The display is much larger and easier to read than the examples on the Fitbit Charge and Charge HR, and of course the Flex doesn’t have a display at all. The display can be configured in various formats to suit the individual – you can have the information displayed in portrait or landscape formats, depending on which is easier for you to read at a glance.

Another nice touch is that the Alta has been equipped with the same automatic screen activation that the Blaze has – that means that although the screen is off by default, as soon as you raise your wrist to look at the Alta, the screen will automatically activate. It’s not infallible, but it works most of the time.

The screen will display the time of day, along with date and day by default. Tapping the screen will cycle through the data that the Alta is gathering – steps taken, estimated distance, estimated calories burned, active minutes and alarms set.

There’s no built-in heart rate monitor, but that’s not really the type of user that the Alta is aimed at. I would have liked to have seen an altimeter included, since the Charge will count the flights of stairs you take each day, and that’s a great way to encourage you to ditch the lift.

The Alta will also try to ascertain when you start any form of exercise, automatically logging when you go for a walk or a run, while also logging those periods as active minutes.

Vibration alerts are also on the menu, and the Alta will buzz after an hour of inactivity to try and encourage you to go for a walk. Even more useful is the silent alarm feature that will wake you up in the morning without disturbing your partner – a vibrating alarm on your wrist is a surprisingly effective yet gentle way to wake.

Of course the Alta will also automatically track your sleep – there’s no need to manually activate a sleep mode – and it’s pretty accurate when it comes to logging when you wake in the night, or whether you’ve been particularly restless. As always, though, I’m not sure what you’re supposed to do with this data, since you can’t act on it directly. However, you can ascertain whether your new, more active lifestyle is resulting in better sleeping habits, too.

The Alta will relay basic notifications from your phone, too – you’ll get your text messages, calendar reminders and call notifications. It"s well short of what you might get on a fully-fledged smartphone, but it covers the basics and that"s all that most people need.

Fitbit quotes five days of battery life for the Alta and I’d say that’s pessimistic. I charged the device on a Thursday and realised on Friday evening that I’d forgotten to bring the charging cable home – I needn’t have worried though, since the Alta ploughed on through the weekend, and into the middle of the following week. I’d suggest that you’ll be looking at between six and seven days from a full charge, which is pretty decent for a tracker with a built-in display.

There"s no point in using the portal if the data isn"t up to date. That shouldn"t be a problem here though, thanks to the bundled wireless dongle – every time you open the web page, your Alta will automatically sync its data.

The Fitbit Alta is a great fitness tracker for the typical user. While it’s not as feature-packed as the excellent Garmin Vivosmart HR, it’s not really trying to compete on that level. The Alta is aimed at someone who’s either looking to become more active, or perhaps upgrading from a more basic device like the Fitbit Flex.

With a price of £100 there are cheaper devices available, but none of those have the balance of design, functionality and flexibility that the Alta has. The display is bright and easy to read, the battery life is impressive, the bundled wireless dongle is a real plus point, and the interchangeable straps will certainly please the fashion-conscious.

While I’d still like to see Fitbit play nicely with a wider range of third-party apps (Withings HealthMate for one), that’s not a deal breaker with a device at this level. The lack of altimeter functionality is a disappointment, though, and had Fitbit included the ability to track the flights of stairs you’re climbing – as you can with so many other Fitbit devices – the Alta would be walking away with five stars and a Best Buy award.

Despite that small caveat, though, the Fitbit Alta still nabs a respectable four stars, along with our Recommended award. If you’re not a hardcore fitness freak and need a daily tracker, the Fitbit Alta is hard to beat.

The Fitbit Alta HR is the upgraded Fitbit device that was released to the public in March 2017. It contains many of the features of the Alta however, there was an added heart rate monitor. There is no altimeter so the Fitbit Alta HR cannot track the climbing of stairs. However, it is important to mention that it has a sleep stages feature that can show the different stages

The Fitbit Alta HR is the upgraded Fitbit device that was released to the public in March 2017. It contains many of the features of the Alta however, there was an added heart rate monitor. There is no altimeter so the Fitbit Alta HR cannot track the climbing of stairs. However, it is important to mention that it has a sleep stages feature that can show the different stages of sleep. This is quite different to the previous versions that just shows the time the user was asleep. This book will cover some of the function of the Fitbit Alta HR so the reader can be aware of what the device can do.