Hi Lois, If, was chance, you have the Amazon Echo fitbit Flex skill will give you battery level. Lisa
On 4/27/16, Lois Butterfield <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > You use the app on your phone to set up the alarms with any of the FitBit > devices, and it is very easy to do. > > I used the alarm on my Flex for a long time, and now my One. Both alarms > work well to wake me. > > One of the things that is not accessible is the battery level indicator. It > used to be until they changed it to a graphic. You should charge it at > least once a week, more often if you do more than 10,000 steps a day. > > Good luck. > > Woot.com has refurbished fitbits today for $45, but I wouldn’t necessarily > trust refurbished in this case. > > Take care, > Lois > > From: Cristóbal > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 12:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Fitbit Flex accessibility > > Hello list, > > So I’ve been in search of some sort of vibrating alarm clock that can wake > me up in the morning to avoid disturbing my wife as I’m more the early bird > of the two whereas she is more the type who hates mornings with a white hot > intensity more powerful than the sun... > > Getting a tactile bedside clock to avoid having to engage my iPhone during > the night and possibly wake her up is easy enough, but the alarm thing, not > so much. > > I’ve looked around and haven’t really found anything very convincing. > They’re either inaccessible with bad reviews or more geared towards the deaf > market which entails bed shaking mechanisms. Having lived through more than > my fair share of earthquakes including being woken up from a few in the > middle of the night and currently living in earthquake country, this is an > absolutely unappealing option for me. That and I’m sure my wife would > probably strangle me in my sleep after the second or third time of it > scaring her awake. > > Anyway, to make a long story short, I was contemplating getting a Fitbit > flex since in its description, a silent vibrating alarm is specifically > highlighted as one of its features. > > It’s been suggested to me to also consider getting an Apple Watch. I’m > really not keen on getting an Apple Watch. Much less spending a couple > hundred bucks even for a refurbished or used one for this one specific task. > $80.00 is a more palatable option at least for this circumstance. > > Does anyone have any experience with the Fitbit or any of its variations and > associated iOS apps? Is the device by itself or in conjunction with the iOS > app or even connected to a PC accessible? Specifically when accessing this > silent vibrating alarm feature? > > > > Any input would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Cristobal > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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