What happens when my child signs in on a Fitbit Ace LTE

When you use Family Link to manage your child’s Google Account, you can sign them in to most Google services on their Fitbit Ace LTE.

When your child is signed in on their Fitbit Ace LTE with their Google Account, as a parent, you can:

• Set School time
• Monitor their location and set location settings
• Check the battery level
• Reset and delete data
• Delete accounts
• Download account data

Sign in to Fitbit Ace app

1. On your phone, open the Fitbit Ace app.
2. Sign in with your Google Account.
3. If you’re setting up for your child, tap My child will wear the watch.
   • If you’re setting up the watch for yourself, tap I will wear the watch.
4. To add your child:
   • If you have a Google Family linked to your account, you can either:
     • Select the child account from the list.
     • Create a new child’s account.
   • If you don’t have an existing Google Family: When you create a new child account, a family group will be automatically created. Learn more about Google Family Groups.

Learn more about Fitbit Ace LTE setup.

Sign in on other devices

Important: Family Link’s parental control settings may vary depending on your child’s device. Learn which devices can be supervised.

With parental permission, your child can use their Google Account to sign in on:

• Android devices
• Chromebooks
• iPhones or iPads
• Google websites
• Google Home
• Their school account

Manage School time in Family Link

Important: Make sure you have a compatible device. Check your device compatibility.

1. On your device, open Family Link .
   • If you haven’t created a Family Link account yet, get started with Family Link.
2. Select your child.
3. At the bottom center, tap Controls .
   • To temporarily change School time, tap Change for today.
     • To turn off School time for today: Turn off Starts and Ends.
     • To change the School time hours for today:
       1. Turn on Starts and Ends.
       2. Select the new hours.
       3. Tap Done.
   • To make changes to the weekly schedule, tap Edit weekly schedule.
     1. To turn the weekly schedule on or off, move the slider.
        • Or, set a new weekly schedule.
     2. Tap Save.

Tips:

• If your child’s watch has connectivity, changes will take effect immediately on their Fitbit Ace LTE.
• Changes to School time settings in Family Link will also be applied to the Fitbit Ace app.

Troubleshooting

Related resources

• How do I set up Fitbit Ace devices?
• Create a family on Google