Charge 5

Im 11 years a fitbit user. Fourth Charge. They wear out, I buy a new one because there is always a deal. I charge it for 10 minutes while in the shower and it never dies. I do miss the web page , but other than that it is a great piece of tech

Pixel Watch 4 I used a Fitbit Charge 5 for about a year and a half, and it worked very well. I used it primarily to track walking, so no real focus on the fitness features. I loved the vibrating alarms and notifications. It was slim and lightweight, with the battery clocking in at well over a week w

I used Fitbit for 12 years, mostly the Charge line, and I've used Xiaomi Band 9 for 1 year. As a new user, ignore complaints by old users. People like me complaining about Fitbit, and Xiaomi people that were using Bands under 6 complaining about Xiaomi ... A lot of that is because stuff changes. Xia

When my Charge 5 died the exchange rate was bad. So I bought a Xiaomi Band 9, for 1/5th the price of the Charge 6. I was with Fitbit for 12 years and I'm glad I tried something else. My Fitbit's usually lasted 3 years / 3 typhoon seasons. So for the price difference I figured even if it only lasted

Well, first of all, realize that there's your battery—and then there's the firmware which estimates your battery's current state of charge. The Charge 5 has long had issues with this. If your unit needs to be recharged every 2-3 days, that may say more about the firmware's estimates than the actual

4/14/26 Still using original fitbit account and never let the app update so I have features (like food tracking) that are now paid sub only. Charge 5 now, orig hw was an Alta, I think. Of course this will jinx me now, right? Have gotten 2 reminders to switch to a google account but was allowed to sk

Fitbit has been going downhill since Google took over. People have been complaining about the wrist band randomly shutting off whenever you do exercise that requires GPS, like running or walking. That's what my Fitbit Charge 5 started doing after the last update. It was about 5 years old, so I thoug

12 years with Fitbit, from the One pedometer through all the versions leading to the Charge line. Due to new ownership, when my Charge 5 died I left Fitbit. (Except I still use my Aria scale, which has also had the data nerfed so I'm looking to get a newer body composition scale) As a new user, with

Hello fellow people with FitBit 5 charge issues! -- It has just happened on mine and I am still trying out some of the troubleshooting but the thread doesn't inspire confidence. That, and the symptoms really pointing to a failing battery which is a pretty straightforward issue for the company to adm