Charge 5

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