Blaze max battery life: Better to let die or charge at a certain percentage

[curlerlikeyou]

I just got my first Fitbit - a Blaze - and I'm wondering whether it's best to let it die completely before recharging or recharge at a certain point before that? First/second notification? I received my unit with half a charge...is it better to let it drain over the next couple days or fully charge it now? 

Thanks!! 

[SunsetRunner]

It can be recharged at any charge left, best to prevent to let it be fully discharged before charging.

[AngelaMa]

Hello @curlerlikeyou welcome to the Fitbit Community! It's great to have you here 🙂 @SunsetRunner it's always a pleasure to see you around   @curlerlikeyou mine came with half battery level and I left it on the cradle until it reached a full charge, then I started the set up process and so far it's been great. I would like to share some tips that will help you maximize the battery life of your tracker: 

• Using the maximum Brightness setting may reduce battery life.
• The All-Day sync option may reduce battery life on both the tracker and mobile device.
• Charging your tracker in extreme heat or cold may reduce battery life.
• If you have call, text, or calendar notifications enabled, receiving a large volume of notifications (many hundreds) reduces battery life
• When your tracker's battery level is low charge it until it reaches a full charge, this can take up to 2 hours. 

Thanks for stopping by! 🙂 

[SunsetRunner]

Hi @AngelaMa

[curlerlikeyou]

I'm not sure my question has been answered, and I may not have been clear about it. 

My question is - When is the best time to charge the Blaze? My thought process is that some phones and things will lose the ability to hold a charge over time. With that in mind, is there any "best practice" for making sure that the Blaze will take and hold a full charge over time? 

[AngelaMa · Accepted solution]

Hello @curlerlikeyou, the Fitbit Blaze has  Lithium-polymer battery like some laptops, tablets and mobile phones.  To get the most of your battery: 

- If you are using a wall charger make sure it is UL certified. 

- Use only original Fitbit chargers.

- Keep your tracker at room temperature when charging it. Hot or cold temperatures can damage the battery. 

- Avoid letting your tracker's battery die. 

- Don't charge it for more time than suggested ( up to 2 hours) 

Basically you just need to take care your Blaze's battery like any electronic device with a  Lithium-polymer battery. Some users suggested they charge it when they are taking a shower so it never runs out of battery.

The battery life will depend on your interaction with the tracker for example in mi case  I don't use GPS, I have 2 alarms set up and the battery of my Blaze is good for up to 6 days. I charge it when I notice it is approximately at 15%. 

Hope this helps! 😉 

[Vin1729]

I have2 charge my Blaze every day! 😞 I don't use the GPS as this runs my mobile battery down 2much as well as the fitbit 😞 when out on a hike I need the phone in case of an emergency...the Surge was better 4GPS...why can't we have a choice of GPS on the Blaze...use with or without mobiles! I do feel the Blaze isn't as good as the Surge in a few ways. It does look much better than any of the other models. Please make the GPS 2use with or without mobiles. Why does the music say connecting all the time?...bet this is running down the battery, can this be turned off?, I don't have music on my phone, sort this out2 plz.

[Rich_Laue]

The Blaze does not have a GPS within it, so that will roll out not using the phone to get a map. That does not mean you can't track the steps without the phone. Choose Hike but before pressing the go arrow, press the settings gear that's found in the lower left. Turn off the GPS. Now press the start. I know this is not the answer you want. Adding internal gps would require a complete redesign of the unit, then there would be no need for the connected gps. It would also be called by some other name. As you have mentioned the Surge has built in GPS and would be better for those long walks when you want to conserve the phone's power. It sounds as if you have both units.

As for music being connected, it's connected as an external keyboard, and should not add to the battery drain. It takes very little power to communicate a key press. If it isn't connected then you won't be able to control the music, the other option would be to turn BT Classic of on the Blaze.

[AngelaMa]

Welcome to the Fitbit Community @Vin1729! 😉 @Rich_Laue thanks for your cooperation 🙂 @Vin1729 if you feel the battery of your Blaze is not lasting as expected, please contact customer support, they can take a look at your tracker's back-end information and provide you a personalized troubleshoot! 

Let me know how it goes! 😉