I have two Fitbit Charge devices. I took two months off using it. I went to go use them, one will simply not boot (turns on for 1/2 seconds and shuts off) and the other now will only stay charged for a few hours and dies. I’m not sure what’s going on here, but it seems suspicious.
I have owned probably a dozen Fitbits over the years.
Not coincidentally, I own a dozen dead Fitbits.
Honestly you are better off buying the cheapest Chinese product on Amazon. Fitbits are pure fucking diarrhea in wearable form, and I eagerly await the class action lawsuit.
Lol. They weren’t all mine. I bought one for wife, a couple more for wife’s family. They didn’t all die at once, each lasted about a year and I’d replace them until I was like… wait a minute
IIRC you can’t turn off Fitbit devices. You have to drain the batteries completely so that the device powers down by itself. Utter shit design, but it is what it is.
A few years ago I bought a xiaomi fitness tracker for 30 euros. Used every day until I got bored of it. Left it in a drawer for a year, tried it recently, still works just fine.
Not that I’d necessarily recommend getting one, but if the battery on yours is already dead, I agree that is suspiscious. Sounds like it’s by design.
I have two Fitbit Charge devices. I took two months off using it. I went to go use them, one will simply not boot (turns on for 1/2 seconds and shuts off) and the other now will only stay charged for a few hours and dies. I’m not sure what’s going on here, but it seems suspicious.
I have owned probably a dozen Fitbits over the years.
Not coincidentally, I own a dozen dead Fitbits.
Honestly you are better off buying the cheapest Chinese product on Amazon. Fitbits are pure fucking diarrhea in wearable form, and I eagerly await the class action lawsuit.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twelve times, uh, you can’t get fooled again.
Is wooshock learning?
Can’t get fooled again.
Lol. They weren’t all mine. I bought one for wife, a couple more for wife’s family. They didn’t all die at once, each lasted about a year and I’d replace them until I was like… wait a minute
If you left them with their batteries empty then the batteries are likely actually dead.
If you’re going to leave a device untouched for an extended period, make sure the battery is atleast 50% or more full before doing so.
IIRC you can’t turn off Fitbit devices. You have to drain the batteries completely so that the device powers down by itself. Utter shit design, but it is what it is.
You can’t turn fitbits off (at least the fitness trackers). They are their on or flat (as far as I’m aware anyway)
Ahh, if so that is a rather awful design choice
A few years ago I bought a xiaomi fitness tracker for 30 euros. Used every day until I got bored of it. Left it in a drawer for a year, tried it recently, still works just fine.
Not that I’d necessarily recommend getting one, but if the battery on yours is already dead, I agree that is suspiscious. Sounds like it’s by design.