To create a Fitbit family account, open the Fitbit app on your phone, go to the Today tab, tap your profile icon, and select Create Family Account then Create Family. This account is the tool you need to manage your child's Fitbit Ace device and monitor their activity from your own phone.
What is a Fitbit family account?
A Fitbit family account is designed for parents or guardians to manage a child's Fitbit Ace device and monitor their activity. It is not a general family sharing feature for adults to compare steps with each other. Through the family account, you can view your child's steps, active minutes, and sleep time, and control their account settings.
How to create a Fitbit family account
- Open the Fitbit app on your phone and sign in as the parent or guardian.
- Go to the Today tab.
- Tap your profile picture or account icon.
- Select Create Family Account.
- Tap Create Family.
Once the family account is created, you can add your child and help set up their profile. This is the first step before you begin Fitbit setup and pairing for your child's device.
Adding your child to the family account
- In the Fitbit app, open the Today tab and tap your profile picture or account icon.
- Open My Family.
- On Android, Google’s documented path in older Fitbit help was to tap the Add icon (+) first, then Invite Members.
- Tap Invite Members.
Fitbit allows up to six family members to be added to a single Family Account. Each family member you add must have their own Fitbit account. For Fitbit Ace LTE contacts, the documented steps are Contacts > + Add contact > enter the contact’s display name and email address > Send invite. For Fitbit Ace LTE contacts, the process is slightly different. From the child's card, tap Contacts, then + Add parent to add a parent who is already in your Google family group. To invite someone who is not yet in the Google family, tap + Send invitation. After selecting a person from the Google family list, you will be prompted to Give parental permissions and Confirm.
Managing permissions with Google Family Link
When you sign in to the Fitbit app with your Google Account, child management actions such as screen time and app controls are handled through Google Family Link rather than only inside the Fitbit app. Through the family account, guardians can view the child's complete account, including steps, active minutes, and sleep time. Family Link is used to manage children's screen time, apps, and more when the Fitbit app is signed in with a Google Account. You can customize notification settings for each family member. You can set specific goals and reminders for each family member. You can limit the control of individual family members over the Fitbit device, such as preventing children from deleting or modifying data on the device. You can choose whether family members can see each other's activity and progress.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a child create the family account?
No. The documented flow is started by a parent or guardian, not the child.
Do guardians need Google Family Link?
If you use a Google Account to sign in, you will use Family Link for certain controls.
How do I remove a member from the family account?
As the account administrator, you can remove a family member from the account through the My Family section in the Fitbit app.
Can the child's data be deleted?
Guardians control children's accounts within the family account and can view the child's complete account. Data deletion is managed through the account settings available to the parent.
Can I switch between my personal account and family account on Fitbit?
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