Fitbit Blaze User Manual

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3.!Verify that connected GPS is turned on for the exercise in the Fitbit app.  
a.!Find the Exercise shortcuts in the Fitbit app. For more information see, 
help.fitbit.com. 
b.!Tap the exercise you want to track and make sure Connected GPS is 
turned on. 
Tracking exercise 
To track an exercise: 
1.!If you’re going to use connected GPS with an Android device, make sure 
you’ve enabled notifications which bonds (connects) your Blaze to your 
mobile device. You don’t need to receive any notifications; simply enabling 
this feature completes the bonding process.  
 
2.!If you’re going to use connected GPS, make sure Bluetooth and GPS are both 
enabled on your phone.  
 
3.!On your tracker, swipe to the Exercise screen and tap it, then swipe to find the 
exercise of your choice.  
 
If you see a gear icon in the lower left, that exercise offers connected GPS. Tap 
the gear to see an option for turning GPS on or off. Press the Back (left) 
button to return to your exercise. 
 
4.!Tap the exercise to select. You’ll see the Let’s Go! screen. 
 
If you chose a connected-GPS exercise, you’ll see a phone icon in the top left. 
The dots mean your tracker is looking for the GPS signal. When the phone icon 
turns bright and the tracker vibrates, you know GPS is connected. 
                            
						

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5.!Tap the screen’s Play icon or press the Select button (lower right) to begin 
tracking your exercise. A stopwatch appears showing your elapsed time.  Tap 
or swipe up and down to scroll through your real-time stats or check the time 
of day.  
 
                                         
6.!When you’re done with your workout or want to pause, tap the pause icon or 
the Select button (lower right).  
 
7.!To see a summary of your results, tap the flag icon or press the Action button 
(upper right). 
 
                                        
8.!Tap Done or press the Back (left) button to close the summary screen. 
Syncing your tracker stores the workout in your exercise history. There you can find 
additional stats and see your route if you used connected GPS.  
Receiving notifications and controlling music 
You can receive notifications or control music during a workout. If you miss a 
notification and want to check it later, hold down the Select button (lower right) for 
three seconds.  
To turn notifications on or off or to control music, hold down the Action button 
(upper right) for three seconds. You can pause, resume, skip, or replay a track. To  
						

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control volume from the music control screen, use the Action button (upper right) 
and Select button (lower right).   
						

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Practicing Guided Breathing with Fitbit 
Blaze 
Blaze provides personalized guided breathing sessions on your tracker to help you 
find moments of calm throughout the day. You can choose between two-minute and 
five-minute long sessions. 
To begin a session: 
1.!On your tracker, swipe to the Relax screen. 
 
2.!The two-minute session is the first option. Swipe to choose the five-minute 
session. 
3.!Tap the screen and then tap the play symbol in the bottom right to start the 
session. 
4.!Remain still and breathe deeply during the calibration period, which lasts 30-
40 seconds. You’ll see the phrase “sensing your breathing” on your tracker’s 
screen. 
5.!When prompted, inhale and exhale deeply. Sparkles will appear on your 
tracker’s screen to indicate how closely you’re following the guide. If you feel 
dizzy or uncomfortable, stop the guided breathing session. 
6.!After you’ve completed the session, press the button to return to the clock.  
All notifications are automatically disabled during the session. If you’ve set a silent 
alarm, your tracker will vibrate at the time specified.  
For more information about guided breathing sessions, including the benefits of 
practicing deep breathing and safety information, see help.fitbit.com. 
  
						

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Using Silent Alarms 
To wake up in the morning or alert you at a certain time of day, you can set up to 8 
silent alarms that gently vibrate at the time chosen. Set any alarm to recur every day 
or on particular days of the week only.  
Managing silent alarms 
You can set, manage, and delete silent alarms directly on your tracker’s screen. You 
also have the option to manage alarms in the Fitbit app or fitbit.com dashboard. 
 
For more information about managing silent alarms, see help.fitbit.com. 
 
 
Dismissing or snoozing silent alarms 
When your silent alarm goes off, the tracker flashes and vibrates. To dismiss the 
alarm, tap the checkmark or press the Select button (lower right). To snooze the 
alarm for 9 minutes, tap the ZZZ icon or press the Action (upper right) button. You 
can snooze as many times as you like. Note that your tracker will go into snooze 
mode automatically if the alarm is ignored for more than one minute.  
						

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Receiving Notifications 
Over 200 compatible iOS and Android mobile devices let you receive call, text, 
calendar, email, and third-party app notifications on your Blaze. To determine 
whether your device supports this feature, go to http://www.fitbit.com/devices. 
Note that notifications are not available on Windows 10 devices.  
Calendar requirements 
Your tracker will show calendar events and any information sent from your calendar 
app to your mobile device. Note that if your calendar app does not send notifications 
to your mobile device, you won’t receive notifications on your tracker. 
If you have an iOS device, your Blaze shows notifications from all calendars synced 
to the default iOS Calendar app.  
If you have an Android device, your Blaze shows calendar notifications from the 
calendar app you choose during setup. You can choose from the default Calendar 
app on your mobile device or several third-party calendar apps.  
Your Blaze can display notifications from additional third-party calendar apps. You 
can enable these notifications under App Notifications. 
Enabling notifications 
Before you turn on notifications in the Fitbit app, make sure that Bluetooth is on and 
that your mobile device is capable of sending notifications (often under Settings > 
Notifications).  
For more information about making sure your mobile device permits notifications, 
see help.fitbit.com. 
To set up notifications: 
1.!On your Blaze clock screen, swipe up and make sure notifications are turned 
on. You can also access the notifications setting by holding down the Action 
(upper right) button from any other screen.  
2.!With your tracker nearby, on the Fitbit app dashboard, tap the Account icon   
(). 
3.!Tap the Blaze tile. 
4.!Tap Notifications and turn on or off any combination of text, call, or calendar 
notifications.  
5.!Follow the onscreen instructions to connect (bond) your mobile device with 
your tracker.  
After notifications are enabled, “Blaze” appears in the list of Bluetooth devices 
paired to your mobile device.  
						

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Note: If this is your first time setting up notifications on your Android mobile 
device, for detailed instructions, see help.fitbit.com. 
Seeing incoming notifications 
If your tracker and mobile device are within 30 feet of each other, a phone call, text 
message, or calendar event causes the tracker to vibrate. If you don’t glance at the 
notification when it arrives, you can find it later by swiping up on the clock screen or 
by holding the Select button (lower right).  
   
SMS Notification Calendar Notification  App Notification 
 
Managing notifications 
Blaze can store up to 30 notifications, after which the oldest are replaced as new 
ones come in. Notifications delete automatically after 24 hours. Your tracker can 
show up to 32 characters of a subject and up to 160 characters of a text message. 
To manage notifications: 
•!On the clock, swipe up to see your notifications and tap any notification to 
expand it for more detail. 
•!On a notification, swipe right to delete it. 
•!To delete all notifications at once, swipe down to the bottom of your 
notifications and tap Clear All. 
•!If a text notification is long, swipe down to scroll through the entire contents 
of the text. 
•!To exit the notifications screen, press the Back button (left).  
						

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Disabling notifications 
You can disable notifications in the Fitbit app or on your Blaze. To do so on your 
tracker, swipe down while viewing the clock screen or hold the Action button (upper 
right) from any other screen. Change the Notifications setting to Off.  
Note that if you use the Do not Disturb setting on your phone, notifications are 
disabled until Do Not Disturb is turned off. 
Accepting and rejecting phone calls 
Your Blaze also lets you accept or a reject incoming phone calls if you have an iOS 
device.  
To accept a call, tap the green phone icon. (Note that you can’t speak into the 
tracker—accepting a phone call just triggers your nearby mobile device.) To reject a 
call, tap the red phone icon to send the caller to voicemail. 
The caller’s name appears if that person is in your contacts list, otherwise you see a 
phone number.  
                                         
						

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Controlling Music 
With a compatible iOS, Android, or Windows 10 mobile device nearby, you can use 
Blaze to pause and resume music and skip to the next track. To determine whether 
your device supports this feature, go to http://www.fitbit.com/devices.  
Note the following about music control: 
•!Blaze uses the AVRCP Bluetooth profile to control music; therefore, the app 
providing your music must be compatible with AVRCP.  
•!Because some compatible music streaming apps do not broadcast track 
information, song titles won’t appear on your Blaze screen. However, if the 
music app supports AVRCP, you can still pause or skip a track when you can’t 
see its title. 
•!Song titles never appear if you’re using a Windows mobile device. 
Enabling music control  
If you have the Fitbit app for iOS on a device with iOS8 or above, no additional setup 
steps are necessary.  
If you have the Fitbit apps for Android or Windows 10:  
1.!On your Blaze: 
a.!Swipe to Settings.  
b.!Scroll to Bluetooth Classic.  
c.!Tap the Bluetooth Classic option until the setting is Pair.  
2.!On your mobile device:  
a.!Navigate to the Bluetooth Setting screen where paired devices are 
listed.  
b.!Make sure your mobile device is discoverable and is scanning for 
devices.  
c.!When “Fitbit Blaze” is shown as an available device, select it.  
d.!Wait for a message displaying a six-digit number. 
3.!Perform the following two steps in close succession. 
a.!When the same six-digit number appears on your Blaze, tap “Yes” on 
your tracker.  
b.!On your mobile device, select Pair.  
Controlling music with your Fitbit Blaze 
To control music from your Blaze: 
1.!Start a song or track on your mobile device.  
						

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2.!On your tracker, swipe down from the clock screen or hold the Action button 
(upper right) to see information about the track currently playing. If the app 
you’re using does not broadcast track information, it won’t appear on your 
Blaze. 
 
 
3.!Use the icons to pause or skip songs. To control volume, use the Action (upper 
right) and Select (lower right) buttons.                         
4.!Press the Back button or swipe up to return to the previous screen. 
 
NOTE: As with other Bluetooth devices, if you disconnect your “Fitbit Blaze” (iOS 
users) or “Fitbit Blaze (Classic)” (Android and Windows users) so you can 
connect another Bluetooth device, the next time you want to use it to 
control music you’ll need to connect your tracker again in your Bluetooth 
devices list.