What makes matters worse is that you can’t change the time on your Fitbit smartwatch or tracker directly. But fret not, as the process is fairly straightforward. Follow along, and we’ll show you how to change time on Fitbit devices from your Android or iPhone if it’s showing the wrong time.
Method 1: Sync Your Fitbit
If your Fitbit hasn’t been synced to its host in a while, it could be one of the reasons why it’s displaying an incorrect time. In which case, syncing should help fix the time on your device. Connect your Fitbit to your Android or iPhone and follow these steps to sync it with your device:
Method 2: Change the Time on Fitbit Manually
Although a quick sync often fixes an incorrect time, if you’re still experiencing the issue on your Fitbit, you’ll need to change the time on it manually. Here’s how to do it on your Android or iOS device.
Change Your Fitbit’s Time on Android
Changing the time on a Fitbit device—irrespective of whether it’s a smartwatch or a tracker—is pretty easy. To do this, all you need is the Fitbit app and your Fitbit device linked to your phone. After this, you can follow these steps to change the time on your Fitbit:
Change Your Fitbit’s Time on iPhone
Just like Android, changing your Fitbit’s time on the iPhone is also pretty easy. Make sure your Fitbit is connected to your iPhone and perform the steps below: Related Read: How to Sync Fitbit With Apple Health and Access All Your Metrics in One Place
Change Your Fitbit’s Time on Web
Lastly, Fitbit also allows you to change the time on your device through its dashboard on the web. It comes in handy if you don’t have the linked device around or wish to change your Fitbit’s time on your computer—Mac or Windows. Simply follow these steps: Go back to the linked device and sync your Fitbit. Your Fitbit should now be display the time based on the time zone you just selected.
Fixing Fitbit’s Time Is Super Easy
A Fitbit not only shows fitness data and notifications on your wrist, but it also makes checking time convenient—to the point where many people have replaced their traditional watches with it. As such, it can be quite an annoying and inconvenient experience when your Fibit starts showing an incorrect time. Thankfully, it’s super easy to fix your Fitbit’s time, as shown in the guide above, and get it to show the correct time. As a measure to prevent running into such issues in the future, it’s always nice to keep your Fitbit smartwatch or tracker synced with the linked device.
