Charge 5 battery draining quickly

[Markyrog]

Another member of the Battery Suddenly Started Draining community. After many consulataions with online chat, and having gone through everything, I was told the watch is out of warranty, so that's it!  Thing is, this Charge 5 is a lot less than a year old, as it was a replacement for the last one, which had a faulty sensor. I expected a better shelf life out of it considering the price. Going back to my old Charge 3 which is still working. 

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[Jfeen82]

Good thing you still have an old charge. I had one that I just threw away 2 weeks ago before I started having problems with my charge 5. 

You won’t get answers here about your battery issues since Fitbit won’t acknowledge their firmware update caused these problems.

[Grafton_Gal]

I think today was my tipping point for Fitbit. My Charge 5 (completely updated) showed 44% battery. I’m doing a cancer walking challenge so am responsible to me donors to provide updates. At some point during my 8km walk my battery died, thankfully I had my phone for backup. If this device can’t track 90 minutes of walking on essentially half a battery charge it doesn’t deserve my hard earned money in this day and age. Looking at Garmin devices as they seem to be more reliable.

[Markyrog]

I'd just about given up on my Charge 5 due to it suddenly draining the battery in less than 12 hours, and getting no help from customer services. In a fit of rage, I disconnected it from the app. I decided to recharge it after a few days ... and lo and behold, it's used only 4% in over 16 hours! Now, call me cynical, but...

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