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Charge 5 not getting correct sleep

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‎05-16-2023 13:44

‎05-16-2023 13:44

My charge 5 is horrible about recording my sleep. For example, last night I went to bed around midnight and my wife woke me up around 8:45am. My charge 5 showed a little over 3 hours, showing I didn’t get to sleep until 2:45 and waking around 6:30.  It’s basically useless.  

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‎05-17-2023 03:09 - edited ‎05-17-2023 03:10

‎05-17-2023 03:09 - edited ‎05-17-2023 03:10

Welcome to the Fitbit community, @Rfriday631!

Sad to hear that you're having issues with sleep tracking on your Charge 5. I'd suggest setting up a sleep schedule and/or changing sleep sensitivity to get better results. Please have a look here to see how that's done:

 

How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? 

Stefan
Charge, Charge HR, Blaze, Versa, Versa 2, Charge 5, Charge 6, Versa 4, Aria, Aria 2, Pixel 4a, Pixel 7
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‎06-05-2023 14:05

In response to Talahthas

‎06-05-2023 14:05

Thanks for being in the community for the first time @Rfriday631.

Thanks to @Talahthas for providing accurate information.

Keep in mind that you must see sleep stages in order to see a sleep score. There are a few scenarios where you might see your sleep pattern (which shows your time asleep, restless, and awake) instead of sleep stages:

  • If you slept in a position that prevented your device from getting a consistent heart-rate reading or wore it too loosely. For best results, wear your device higher on your wrist (about 2-3 finger widths above your wrist bone). The band should feel secure but not too tight.
  • If you used the Begin Sleep Now option in the Fitbit app (instead of simply wearing your device to bed). For more information on automatic sleep tracking, see How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device?
  • If you slept for less than 3 hours.
  • If your device’s battery is critically low.

If you see sleep stages but don’t see a sleep score, please note that it may take a few minutes for your sleep score to appear. In addition, for better results please try to let the device detect that you're awake or asleep by itself rather than doing it manually and make sure to keep the Fitbit app and the devices' firmware updated to the latest version available. 

The Charge 5 may need some days to collect some information (particularly regarding to heart rate) and provide sleep score, sleep stages and other data. Make sure that you've also tried the restart procedure described here and check if you continue to experience the same problem.

In case the problem is related to the Fitbit app, please try the following as well: 

  • Log out from the app.
  • Clear Cache and Cookies for the Fitbit app in your phone's settings.
  • Restart your phone.
  • Log back in to check if you're able to see your data properly.
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