Charging a Fitbit

[Bob Wiswell]

This is sort of Mac related as my Fitbit Alta HR syncs with my iPhone. The Alta comes with a USB connector on one end of the charging cable. I know, and have charged it by plugging it into the USB slot on my MacBook Pro. My question is: Can the Alta be charged (safely) by connecting the USB connector into my iPhone charger rather than into my laptop?

[Stephen Hart]

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Flex-2/ ... -p/1884284
Note the moderator's response. That should be the most authoritative.

https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/ ... ticle/1799


Note that the small Apple iPhone chargers are 5W. iPad chargers are 10W or 12W. Car chargers vary, so you should check.

As far as I can tell from these sources, Fitbit is not like iPhones, which can use any charger, and in fact charge faster with higher watt chargers.

[Bob Wiswell]

The moderator says, "....an approved USB charger with a 5.0V @ 1.0A output, it will work ..". My iphone charger says it is 5V @ 1.0A output which confirms your 5W comment. If I remember correctly, Watts equals Volts multiplied by Amps which matches 5V x 1A = 5W. So, it looks like the iphone charger will work but not the iPad charger.

Thanks Stephen.