A Fitbit Luxe is one of the most popular fitness recorders on the market today. With its sleek design and high-tech system, users have reported that they really love it! With everything this little bracelet can do, you may be wondering: can the Fitbit Luxe get text messages?

The Fitbit Luxe can get text messages. You can easily pair your smartphone and the Luxe with the app to send alerts for incoming text messages with either just a notification or the message itself, and the good news is, it’s incredibly easy to set up.

To learn how to get text messages to your Fitbit Luxe, keep reading! We are going to go through each and every step needed to make sure you get your notifications from your phone to your Fitbit within the next few minutes and how to manage them once you do!

How to Get Text Messages on your Fitbit Luxe

Now that you know that you certainly can get text messages on your Fitbit Luxe, you are probably curious about how to make it happen. As previously mentioned, it’s actually very easy to pair your smartphone with your Fitbit Luxe, and now we will go through the step-by-step directions so you can have it completed right now. 

First, you need to ensure that the Bluetooth option on your phone is turned to ON. In order to do so, you can find the Bluetooth option in your general settings and simply change the toggle from OFF to ON. 

Then, you need to open the Fitbit app on your phone and follow the instructions below:

  • Open the TODAY tab.Tap the PROFILE PICTURE option. Click LUXE TILE. Select NOTIFICATIONS. Follow the prompts to pair your tracker with your phone.Text, calls, and calendar will be turned on automatically.

That’s all there is to it! Now your text messages, as well as your calls and calendar updates, will show up on your Fitbit Luxe. 

It’s important to note that your phone always needs to be within 30 feet of the Fitbit Luxe in order for messages to be sent. 

How to Manage Text Message Notifications on the Fitbit Luxe

Once you have connected your phone to your Fitbit Luxe tracker, each of your text messages will automatically be sent through and pop up on your wrist. 

In this section, we will learn how to manage those notifications as well as a little more about how they will appear on your Fitbit Luxe. 

The tracker can hold up to ten notifications, but it’s important to understand that includes the calendar and calls as well. Once the number surpasses ten, the oldest notifications will be deleted. 

How to Select Which Notifications Are Sent to your Fitbit Luxe

If you only want to get text messages instead of calls and updates from your calendar, you can select what gets sent through. 

To do so, simply follow these steps: 

  • Open the Fitbit app on your phone. Within the TODAY tab, navigate to PROFILE PICTURE.Click LUXE TILE.Select NOTIFICATIONS. Choose the notifications you would like to turn off.

Now that you are only getting the notifications you want, i.e. your text messages, we can go on to learn how to interact on the Fitbit to read and respond to your messages. 

Seeing Incoming Text Messages 

When your phone gets a text message, your Fitbit Luxe will vibrate. You can simply tap the screen in order to expand the message. The tracker will show the first 250 characters of the message on the screen. 

If you do not immediately open the message, it will still be available. Just swipe left or right on the screen to Notifications, then swipe up to open it. 

How to Delete Text Messages 

Remember, that once ten new messages arrive, the oldest ones will be deleted automatically. But if you would like to delete the messages yourself, all you need to do is once again swipe left or right and then up to pull open the notifications.You can open a message, then swipe down and click CLEAR. To delete all notifications, swipe up until you reach the bottom of the list where it says CLEAR ALL, and click there! 

Responding to Text Messages

It may have been pretty exciting to read that you can get your text messages on your Fitbit Luxe, but you probably didn’t know that you can even respond to messages right from the tracker on your wrist. All you need to do is open the message and tap the text icon which will prompt you to choose from a list of applicable responses, or the emoji icon to respond with an emoji. 

Final Thoughts

So can Fitbit Luxe get text messages? Yes, it definitely can! And now you know how to pair your smartphone with your tracker, interact with your messages, and much more!