My fitbit charge5 seems to have died. The display just shows a bunch of lines and static (like an old tv with no signal!) and the battery only lasts a few hours. Tried a bunch of things: restart, reset, via the button on the cable. Pretty sad since it is only ~2 years old. I'm not sure I'd buy another one.. maybe a pixel watch when I can afford it..?
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sdawg74:
Been there, switched to Garmin Solar, so far no bad surprises a lot more accurate in counting things I do...
skisby:
I gave up after my 4th one died, they started making junk! @alexislust 🤣. +1 on @sdawg74’s recommendation. I’ve had my Garmin Instinct 2 Solar a few years & it tracks the “Fitbit metrics” as well or close & adds a bunch of cool features. I have all the phone notification garbage shut off as I can’t stand the interruptions & it drains battery life. Also, for reference, I hate the Apple / Google “smart” watches for the same reasons - annoying!