How often should you restart your Fitbit watch?

You don't have to do it frequently, but the old "turn it off and turn it on again" trick can come in handy for certain situations.

By Christine Persaud Nov. 7, 2026 4:45 pm EST Smith Collection/gado/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Google Discover

If your Fitbit is acting up, the first thing you might do is restart it. But is that a good idea? Rest assured, regularly restarting your Fitbit shouldn't do any harm to it. It's similar to restarting your laptop when it starts to lag or you run out of memory resources, or restarting your router because the connection is spotty or not working at all. There's a reason, after all, that two common IT fixes are to turn a device off and back on again or run a restart.