Fitbit Charge 5 has a new smart feature that could be quite a relief TechRadar Skip to main content TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. Fitbit Charge 5 has a new smart feature that could be quite a relief By Luke Little published 20 July 2022 Give your watch the Tile treatment with its new find my phone feature (Image credit: Fitbit) Audio player loading… Fitbit quietly added an important feature to its Charge 5 activity trackers and it's all about tracking your phone, instead of you. The latest firmware, version 57.20001.171.50, which arrived on Tuesday, adds the ability to ping your paired smartphone and make it emit a loud noise in order to find it. After using the "find phone" button, hitting the "cancel" prompt on the Fitbit Charge 5 will stop the noise. The feature isn't new to Fitbit, but previously it was exclusive to the company's smartwatches such as the Versa and Sense lineups. Naturally, the use of the feature requires a phone to be paired via Bluetooth, within close range of the watch, and running the Fitbit app running in the background. The find phone feature should work on any phone that supports Fitbit's app. Quietly adding utility While it's odd that, Fitbit, which is now owned by Google, didn't make a big deal about the Charge 5's newfound phone-finding capability, it is the only notable feature in this firmware update. Fitbit's own Versa smartwatch lineup is similarly priced when on sale, so it is possible that the company didn't announce the feature loudly because it doesn't want to cannibalize Versa sales. Nevertheless, the feature does add more utility (nothing like finding that misplaced iPhone) to the already value-oriented fitness tracker and gives those who don't want a full-fledged smartwatch another way to find a misplaced smartphone. Fitbit also has the benefit of not being locked to a specific ecosystem. Samsung and Apple watches have similar features, but they're only for Samsung and Apple phones respectively. If you're thinking about this or other, new smart wearables you should check out TechRadar's latest roundup of fitness trackers. Luke LittleFreelance Contributor Luke is a nerd through and through. His two biggest passions are video games and tech, with a tertiary interest in cooking and the gadgets involved in that process. He spends most of his time between those three things, chugging through a long backlog of games he was too young to experience when they first came out. He'll talk your ear off about game preservation, negative or positive influences on certain tech throughout its history, or even his favorite cookware if you let him. See more Wearables news TechRadar Newsletter Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals! Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST POPULARMOST SHARED1One of the world's most popular programming languages is coming to Linux2Apple October launches: the new devices we might see this month3Google's AI editing tricks are making Photoshop irrelevant for most people4You may not have to sell a body part to afford the Nvidia RTX 4090 after all5The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me1We finally know what 'Wi-Fi' stands for - and it's not what you think2Best laptops for designers and coders 3Miofive 4K Dash Cam review4Logitech's latest webcam and headset want to relieve your work day frustrations5Best offers on Laptops for Education – this festive season Technology Magazines (opens in new tab)● (opens in new tab)The best tech tutorials and in-depth reviewsFrom$12.99 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab)