this has been annoying me for quite some time as the auto run tracking kills my battery and a dead fitbit counts no steps. i went hunting and found this old thread: https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Charge-5/Fit-bit-charge-5-auto-recognising-runs-despite-turning-it-o... that mentioned a setting that i didn't know exists on the watch. i am feeling optimistic. the setting to auto recognize exercise can not be turned off but setting auto recognize runs to off doesn't work unless you also change a hidden setting on the watch. i've been a fitbit user for about 15 years but maybe it is time to look for something new that focuses on the core functionality and isn't trying to be a poor man's watch.
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