How do I manage my Fitbit profile?

Personalize your Fitbit profile and control the information you share with your friends. If you moved Fitbit to your Google Account, manage your profile settings under your Google Account. For more information, see the Google Account help article.

When you first created your Fitbit account, your personal information is set to private by default:

  • Birthday (if you sign in with your Fitbit login)

  • Sex, height, and weight

  • Location

  • Friends

  • Badges

  • Lifetime steps, distance, and floors

When you add a friend or join a group on Fitbit, your average daily step count, display name, and profile photo are visible to your friend and other group members. Your About Me information and the date you joined Fitbit is visible to your friends.

Control who sees your personal information in your privacy settings.

  1. Tap the Today tab , and tap your profile picture.
  2. Tap Fitbit settingsthenSocial & SharingthenPrivacy.
  3. Tap each item to review and adjust your privacy settings.
  4. Tap Save.
  1. Tap the Today tab , and tap the settings icon .
  2. Tap Social & SharingthenPrivacy.
  3. Tap each item to review and adjust your privacy settings.
  4. Tap Save.
  1. From the fitbit.com dashboard, click the settings icon Settings.
  2. Click Privacy.
  3. For each item, review and adjust your privacy settings.

Your display name is the name your friends see when they look at your Fitbit profile, when you send them a message, or in other interactions in the Community tab of the Fitbit app.

You can also choose a user name that your friends will see instead of your real name.

  1. Tap the You tab .
  2. Tap the tile with your name.
  3. Tap Display Name.
  4. Under Edit Names, tap the name or user name you want to change and enter your changes.
  5. Tap Save.
  1. From the fitbit.com dashboard, click the settings icon thenSettings.
  2. Under Name, change your name.
  3. Click Submit.

Note that you can only change your name or user name once every 60 days, and you can only set your user name with the Fitbit app. Contact customer support to change your name if there's a typo or you didn't authorize a name change.

  1. Tap the You tab .
  2. Tap the tile with your name.
  3. Tap the information you want to change and make your changes.
  4. Tap Save.

Note: if you moved Fitbit to your Google Account, you must update your birthdate in your account profile. For more information, see the Google help article.

  1. From the fitbit.com dashboard, click the settings icon thenSettings.
  2. Find the information you would like to change and make your changes.
  3. Click Submit.
  1. Tap the Today tab , and tap settings icon in the top left.
  2. Tap Account Settings then Change Email.
  3. In the New Email and Confirm New Email boxes, enter your preferred email address.
  4. In the Confirm Password box, type your Fitbit account password.
  5. Tap Change and follow the on-screen instructions.
  6. In the email you receive, click Verify your Email to complete the update.

Note: if you moved Fitbit to your Google Account, you must update your email address in your account profile. For more information, see the Google help article.

  1. From the fitbit.com dashboard, click the gear icon thenSettings.
  2. Next to your current email address, click the Change Email Address.
  3. In the New Email and Confirm New Email boxes, enter your preferred email address.
  4. In the Your Password box, type your Fitbit account password.
  5. In the email you receive, click Verify your Email to complete the update.

If you don't remember your password, see How do I change or reset my Fitbit password? If you no longer have access to the email account currently associated with your Fitbit account and can't remember your password, you'll need to create a new account.

  1. Tap the You tab . Your joined date appears under your name.
  2. Tap your namethen Personal.
  3. Swipe up to see your joined date.
  1. From the fitbit.com dashboard, click your profile picture.
  2. Under Personal Info, find your joined date.
  1. Tap the You tab .
  2. Under Community, tap FriendsthenYou.
  3. Tap the camera icon next to your current profile picture.
  4. Take a new photo or choose an existing photo. In Fitbit child accounts, choose an avatar.
  5. Save your photo.
  1. From the fitbit.com dashboard, click your profile picture.
  2. Click Change profile pic or Upload pictures.
  3. Choose a new photo.
  1. Tap the You tab .
  2. Under Community, tap FriendsthenYou.
  3. Tap the camera icon next to your current cover photo.
  4. Take a new photo or choose an existing photo.
  5. Save your photo.

Your friends and other members of groups you joined can see your average daily step count by default. Manage who can see your step count in your privacy settings.

  1. Tap the Today tab , and tap your profile picture.
  2. Tap Fitbit settingsthenSocial & SharingthenPrivacythenAverage Daily Step Count.
  3. Adjust who can see your step count.
  1. Tap the Today tab , and tap the settings icon .
  2. Tap Social & SharingthenPrivacythenAverage Daily Step Count..
  3. Adjust who can see your step count.
  1. From the fitbit.com dashboard, click the gear icon then Settings.
  2. Click Privacy.
  3. Under Statistics, find Average Daily Step Count.
  4. Click the arrow to adjust who can see your step count.

Share where you live with your Fitbit friends or all Fitbit users.

Note that setting your location in your profile does not change the language setting for your Fitbit account or the time on your Fitbit device. For more information about changing your Fitbit account language, see How do I change my language on Fitbit? For more information about changing the time on your Fitbit device, see How do I change the time on my Fitbit device?

  1. Tap the You tab .
  2. Tap the tile with your name.
  3. Tap Location.
  4. Choose your country, and tap Save.
  1. From the fitbit.com dashboard, click the settings icon thenSettings.
  2. Under Country, choose your country. If you live in the United States you can also add your city and state. Under State, select your state and then under City type your city name.
  3. Click Submit.

Control who sees your list of friends:

  1. Tap the Today tab , and tap your profile picture.
  2. Tap Fitbit settingsthenSocial & SharingthenPrivacythenMy Friends.
  3. Change the setting to adjust who can see your friends list.
  4. Tap Save.
  1. Tap the Today tab , and tap the settings icon .
  2. Tap Social & SharingthenPrivacythenMy Friends.
  3. Change the setting to adjust who can see your friends list.
  4. Tap Save.
  1. From the fitbit.com dashboard, click the settings icon thenSettings.
  2. Click Privacy.
  3. Under Personal Info, find My Friends.
  4. Click the arrow to adjust who can see your friends.
  1. Tap the You tab .
  2. Under Community, tap Friends.
  3. Tap the friend you want to delete or block to view their profile.
  4. On their profile, tap the three dots.
    • ​To remove the friend, tap Remove Friend.
    • To block a friend, tap Block User.

If you want to unblock a user, go to Fitbit settings thenSocial & Sharingthen Blocked Users and select the user you want to unblock

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