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I haven't used Fitbit since the first iteration of the product, but why would you want Spotify on a device that tracks your fitness level?

kylemuir 7y ago
When I was big into running I wanted a smart watch that could play my music and connect to my headphones without needing to take my bulky phone with me Other reasons for wanting spotify is a remote control. When I had my pebble and my phone was in my pocket I'd often use it to skip songs, drop the volume a bit, etc without having to pull out my phone each time
seansmccullough 7y ago
It's really nice to listen to music while running without your phone with an Apple Watch, it would be a really compelling feature for Fitbit to also support this functionality.
verst 7y ago
I'm a marathoner and need to go on long training runs. My Garmin running Watch has music (Spotify) which I can play via Bluetooth. I don't want to carry around a phone during prolonged vigorous exercise. Spotify integration makes a lot of sense for fitness watches.
- megaremote 7y ago
  > I'm a marathoner Ok, but listening to music is cheating.
  - verst 7y ago
    It isn't. And I only listen to music during training not races
zeta0134 7y ago
I do not own a Fitbit, but on my older Pebble, the music integration feature allows me to play/pause the music, switch tracks (to skip that one song in the playlist I should really remember to remove), and adjust the volume. When I'm working out or doing yardwork, it's handy to have access to these things on my wristwatch rather than trying to fiddle with the phone in my pocket. It's sounds like the most minor convenience, but I use it all the time. If that were to be limited to only a tiny number of apps (and not the Android bluetooth thing, which picks up whatever happens to be playing; usually VLC in my case, sometimes Spotify) it would be a lot less useful.
- wlesieutre 7y ago
  I used to have a Pebble and being able to do music control with hardware buttons was great. I could push those buttons through my coat sleeve while wearing gloves.
  - aerique 7y ago
    Such a loss.
    - wlesieutre 7y ago
      I wonder how technology development would be different if the people designing it lived somewhere with weather
  - seltzered_ 7y ago
    I still use a pebble 2 se, and notably the pairing of music controls and shortcuts is amazing. Without having to look at the screen, sleeves still covering the device, you can: - Hit the back button a couple times to make sure I'm back on the watchface/home screen - Hold down a button to shortcut into an app (e.g. music controls, music boss) - Play/pause, control volume, go forwards/backwards (or 30sec skip in some podcast apps). Hoping I can continue to use the device. Have any competitors come close in matching pebble's button UX?
    - 7y ago

kylemuir 7y ago

When I was big into running I wanted a smart watch that could play my music and connect to my headphones without needing to take my bulky phone with me Other reasons for wanting spotify is a remote control. When I had my pebble and my phone was in my pocket I'd often use it to skip songs, drop the volume a bit, etc without having to pull out my phone each time

seansmccullough 7y ago

It's really nice to listen to music while running without your phone with an Apple Watch, it would be a really compelling feature for Fitbit to also support this functionality.

verst 7y ago

I'm a marathoner and need to go on long training runs. My Garmin running Watch has music (Spotify) which I can play via Bluetooth. I don't want to carry around a phone during prolonged vigorous exercise. Spotify integration makes a lot of sense for fitness watches.

megaremote 7y ago
> I'm a marathoner Ok, but listening to music is cheating.
- verst 7y ago
  It isn't. And I only listen to music during training not races

zeta0134 7y ago

I do not own a Fitbit, but on my older Pebble, the music integration feature allows me to play/pause the music, switch tracks (to skip that one song in the playlist I should really remember to remove), and adjust the volume. When I'm working out or doing yardwork, it's handy to have access to these things on my wristwatch rather than trying to fiddle with the phone in my pocket. It's sounds like the most minor convenience, but I use it all the time. If that were to be limited to only a tiny number of apps (and not the Android bluetooth thing, which picks up whatever happens to be playing; usually VLC in my case, sometimes Spotify) it would be a lot less useful.

wlesieutre 7y ago
I used to have a Pebble and being able to do music control with hardware buttons was great. I could push those buttons through my coat sleeve while wearing gloves.
- aerique 7y ago
  Such a loss.
  - wlesieutre 7y ago
    I wonder how technology development would be different if the people designing it lived somewhere with weather
- seltzered_ 7y ago
  I still use a pebble 2 se, and notably the pairing of music controls and shortcuts is amazing. Without having to look at the screen, sleeves still covering the device, you can: - Hit the back button a couple times to make sure I'm back on the watchface/home screen - Hold down a button to shortcut into an app (e.g. music controls, music boss) - Play/pause, control volume, go forwards/backwards (or 30sec skip in some podcast apps). Hoping I can continue to use the device. Have any competitors come close in matching pebble's button UX?
  - 7y ago