Battery life is horrible any suggestions

[Lisakary]

I rarely use my fitbit these days because it stays charged for less than 6 hours on a full charge. Does anyone have any suggestions. It is about 1/2 - 2 years old but I cannot afford a new one. appreciate any suggestions to longer battery use. 

[kawaiiko]

Hi @Lisakary 

make sure your Fitbit is fully charging before you take it off the charger.  
Turn off the silent alarms, Notifications, Reminders to move, & turn off quick view 

you can find all these settings under Account - Alta 

Also make sure your charging contacts are clean to ensure a proper charge. 
Don’t get it wet. And don’t charge it till its battery is drained fully.  That’s what I do to maximize the battery life.  

Hope this helps! Let us know how this goes.  

[Lisakary]

thanks so much. I don't have any reminder or anything like that set cuz I
don't know how to, but I will check out the settings just in case. I
cleaned the contacts on the watch itself and that seemed to help a little
bit but still not the long life of the battery but certainly better then 6
hours. I even take it off when doing dishes. not sure what you mean about
not charging it till the battery is fully drained.

thanks for your help,
Linda

And don’t charge it till its battery is drained fully.

[smckosky]

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[kawaiiko]

Hopefully that helps.  
let us know if there was any improvement.