Sorry, your Fitbit won’t get a music upgrade any time soon
No repurposing on-board storage for your tunes
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Fitbitisn’t planning to bring on-board music storage to its top-endsmartwatchesany time soon. According toa recent poston the company’s official forums, althoughFitbit SenseandFitbit Versa 3owners can exercise phone-free using theirfitness tracker’s on-board GPS, if they want to play their own tunes, they can’t transfer their own MP3s to either device for offline playback.
In theory, it might be possible to free up some space for music by customizing the amount of storage used for workout and other biometric data.
Both devices have on-board storage for an entire week’s worth of minute-by-minute motion data, plus daily totals for 30 days, so you won’t lose valuable information if you’re unable to sync the watch with your phone.
However, asGadgets & Wearablesreports, the company isn’t planning to issue a firmware update that would let you change how this storage is used any time soon.
This has come as a disappointment to someFitbitfans, who see this move as a downgrade from the originalFitbit Versa,Versa 2andIonic– all of which let you store your own music tracks.
Play on
If you want to play music through yourFitbit Versa 3or Sense, there are still a few options. It’s possible to playPandorastations andDeezerplaylists through either watch, or you can use them to control theSpotifyapp on your phone.
Alternatively, you could opt for one of the older watches, or (if you’re not wedded to the Fitbit ecosystem) a device like theGarmin Forerunner 245 MusicorAmazfit Stratos. These cost around the same as the Sense and Versa, and offer storage for hundreds of tracks, albeit with less impressive health-tracking tools.
Get the best Black Friday deals direct to your inbox, plus news, reviews, and more.
Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable Black Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content.
Cat is TechRadar’s Homes Editor specializing in kitchen appliances and smart home technology. She’s been a tech journalist for 15 years, and is here to help you choose the right devices for your home and do more with them. When not working she’s a keen home baker, and makes a pretty mean macaron.
The Samsung Galaxy Ring 2 could fix a major smart ring flaw according to patent
Xiaomi Smart Band 9 review: the cheapest fitness tracker you should consider buying
New fanless cooling technology enhances energy efficiency for AI workloads by achieving a 90% reduction in cooling power consumption
