How to change the time on your Fitbit

Maybe it hasn’t automatically changed to the new time zone you’ve entered, or registered when the clocks go back or forward.

Fortunately, if you want to change the time, it’s a relatively simple process. If you’re wondering just how to do it, we will take you through step-by-step how to change the time on your Fitbit.

The quickest way to correct the time is to re-connect or ‘sync’ it with the phone you used to set up your Fitbit with.

Make sure Bluetooth is turned on, on your phone to make sure you can successfully sync the time displayed on your phone to your Fitbit.

If it’s not turned on, the app will display a message telling you it’s turned off and will prevent you from being able to perform that sync.

Your Fitbit will routinely sync with your phone throughout each day, but you can force a sync by opening the app. This can be done in two ways;

1. Open the Fitbit app, and tap ‘Today’. Then press and hold the screen, and pull your finger down – your Fitbit device will start syncing.
2. Open the Fitbit app, and tap ‘Today’. Tap your profile icon, then the device icon, and finally ‘Sync Now’.

If that doesn’t do the trick, then you might need to check that the Fitbit app on your phone has the correct time settings set up.

Checking this slightly differs depending on whether you’re using an iPhone or Google Android phone. We’ll show you how to do it on both platforms.

1. Open the Fitbit app on your iPhone and look for the section of the app called Today. 
2. From here, select your profile picture in the top left hand corner, which might just be a silhouette if you’ve not added a picture of yourself.
3. Swipe up with your finger to scroll down the screen until you see a menu called App Settings. 
4. From here, you can select the Time Zone and then you will have the option to set the time zone automatically. To do this, tap the button beside it to turn it green and that will enable it.
5. If you want to manually adjust the time zone, tap the Set Automatically option so it’s no longer green.
6. Below that you will now be able to select a different time zone. Once you’ve found the correct time zone, tap it and a tick will indicate you’ve selected a new time zone.
7. Press the big arrow in the corner of the screen to go back a screen and do the same again until you get back to that main screen that shows off information like daily step goals.

1. Open the Fitbit app on your Android phone and make sure you’re in the Today section of the app.
2. Next, tap the icon with your profile photo or the silhouette of a person to get into your profile settings.
3. Swipe to scroll down the screen and look for App Settings.
4. Next, you can tap next to Automatic time zone to turn it on or off
5. If you turn it off, you can then choose to change the time zone below that.
6. Once you’ve found the correct time zone, tap to select.
7. When you’ve synced your Fitbit with your app next it will share the new time zone settings with your Fitbit.

If you prefer to see if it’s 18:00 as opposed to 06:00 pm, Fitbit does let you adjust how the time is displayed on your fitness tracker or watch.

To change this you’ll need to go into the Fitbit app on your phone that’s connected to your Fitbit.

The way you can change things is the same whether you’re using an iPhone or an Android phone. Here’s how to do it:

1. 1. Go to the Fitbit app on your phone and make sure you’re on the Today screen.
   2. From here, tap your profile picture in the top corner of the screen. Again, if you haven’t uploaded a picture, this will just be a silhouette of a small person instead.
   3. Swipe to scroll down the screen and look for App Settings.
   4. From here, look for the menu called Clock Display Time.
   5. Tap on 12 hour or 24 hour to select and the tick will indicate your choice.
   6. Get back to the Today screen and let the app sync with your Fitbit and it will update with the new time display.