Contents
Fitbit Symbols Meaning | What Do The Fitbit Icons Mean?
What does the flame symbol mean on Fitbit?
The flame symbol on a Fitbit is the device’s way of indicating that it is in pairing mode.
Fitbit symbols and icons and their meanings
| Symbol | Fitbit icon meaning | More info |
|---|---|---|
 |
Active Minutes | The lightning bolt icon will let you know when you’ve spent at least 10 consecutive minutes on an activity. |
 |
Alarms app | The device will vibrate to gently wake you up or alert you at a set time. |
 |
Calories Burned | The flame icon shows the estimated number of calories you burned, depending on the activity and the length of time you did it. |
 |
Distance | Keep track of the distance traveled. |
 |
Exercise App | View real-time statistics and training summaries for the selected exercise |
 |
Heart Rate | Keep a record your heart rate day and night. |
 |
Floors climbed | Keep track of the floors you have climbed |
 |
Hourly Activity Goals | It helps to reduce the amount of time you have to be still during the day. |
 |
Hours slept | Keep track of the hours you slept |
 |
Agenda App | Manage your daily schedule and find out all the upcoming milestones. |
 |
Music controls | Get motivated with favourite songs and podcasts from your personal collection, stored right on your wrist. |
 |
Outdoor Bike | Located within the exercise application |
 |
Quick settings | Quick access to the device settings. |
 |
Reminders to move | Located within the exercise application |
 |
Run | Located within the exercise application |
 |
SpO2 Tracker | Monitor your blood oxygen saturation while you sleep |
 |
Sports | Located within the exercise application |
 |
Swimming | Located within the exercise application |
 |
Water Lock | When water is detected, the Fitbit locks the screen, but does not turn off the detector. |
 |
Weather app | Scroll between the “current location” and several configurable locations to easily navigate the weather forecast. |
 |
Steps Taken | Keep track of the steps you took during the day. |
 |
Walk | Located within the exercise application |
 |
Elliptical | Located within the exercise application |
 |
Aerobic Workout | Located within the exercise application |
 |
DND (Do not disturb) | Choose when and how you want to be notified of incoming notifications and alerts. |
 |
Sleep mode | Similar to DND, but for the night. |
 |
Screen Wake | The setting allows the screen to turn on when you turn your wrist. |
 |
Settings app | Access to the device settings |
 |
Deezer app | Get all your favourite music on your wrist |
 |
Pandora app | Listen to Pandora stations on the Fitbit watch |
 |
Strava app | Your Fitbit activities will automatically appear in Strava for all your friends to see. |
 |
Spotify app | Play, pause and skip music and podcasts |
 |
Fitbit Pay | Contactless payment service that allows you to make payments using your Fitbit |
 |
Today tab | View all data and active tasks on a single, upgraded dashboard |
 |
Active Zone Minutes | The chevron badge measures the time you spend on any cardio-respiratory activity. |
FAQ
There are a few ways to navigate your Fitbit device. The first way is to use the touchscreen. To do this, simply tap and swipe the screen to scroll through the different menus and options. You can also use the physical buttons on the side of the device to scroll through the menus. To select an option, simply press the button in. Finally, you can also use the Fitbit app on your smartphone or tablet to control your device.
What do the Fitbit symbols mean?
The flame is the number of calories burned. Heart – heart rate. Lightning is active minutes. Shoes are steps. Stairs are the floor.
Regarding your question about the meaning of the flame-like icon, this icon refers to the statistics of calories burned. Refer to page #38 of the Versa 2 user manual so you can see what your device is tracking.
No fitness tracker is accurate in tracking calories burned, but the Fitbit is probably one of the best in terms of accuracy. Fitbit underestimates calories burned by just 4%, but overestimates calories burned by 50%
Is heart rate accurate on the Fitbit?
The Fitbit Charge HR was accurate 84% of the time and the Basis Peak was accurate 83% of the time. The researchers found that the more intense a person’s exercise, the less accurate the tracker’s readings were. The Fitbit tended to underestimate heart rate, while the Basis tended to overestimate it.
According to a Fitbit accuracy study published by the NCBI, researchers found that Fitbit devices were “acceptably accurate” in counting steps about 50% of the time. They also found that accuracy increased depending on where the device was worn: when jogging, the device was more accurate when worn on the wrist.
The three up arrows or chevron symbol between the Fitbit Charge 5 icons indicate the minutes in the active zone.