How do I set up my Fitbit watch? Here's how

With the Fitbit, you can analyze your athletic progress as well as your sleep. To do this, you first need to connect the tracker to your smartphone. For this, you need the free Fitbit app. So that the time is also correct, it is necessary to set it.

How to set your Fitbit watch

You can use the Fitbit to monitor your sports activities. But besides the usual fitness tracker functions, you can also read the time on the Fitbit. In order for this to be correct, you need to set the watch. This can be done manually, but also automatically.

1. Normally, when you synchronize with your smartphone, the clock is set automatically. If this is nevertheless displayed incorrectly, this can have different reasons.
2. On mobile devices, go to "Today" within the app and then tap on your profile picture. Then select "Advanced settings".
3. Here you can now disable the option "Set automatically". Then select the correct time zone via "Time Zone". Now synchronize your device.
4. On Windows 10 devices, first click on the account icon and then on "Advanced settings". Auch hier wählen Sie die Option „Zeitzone“ und gehen danach auf „Automatisch“.
5. Die Uhr können Sie außerdem auf das 12- oder das 24-Stunden-Format umstellen. Gehen Sie hierfür in die Einstellungen und wählen Sie „Persönliche Daten“. Unter „Erweiterte Einstellungen“ tippen Sie auf „Anzeigeuhrzeit“. Hier können Sie nun das passende Modell auswählen.