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Charge 5 wont turn on even after trying 3 pulse method

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My fitbit charge 5 has had a black screen for over 2 days and wont turn on no matter what even after trying the 3 pulse method. I have had the device for over a year and swim in it regularly. Before ot turned off i was in salt water with it on for approximately 4 hours. I was told this would be okay as the charge 5 is supposed to be fully waterproof and appropriate for swimming and as said before, i have swum in in it multiple times. There was no glitching at all before this and was working perfectly. I have been looking at other people’s advice who had similar problems and they have all said to press the charger button 3 times etc but i have dont this well over 35 times, using different chargers, power sources, etc. The red light is not on, it doesnt vibrate, no logo is showing, and it wont connect to my phone. it was on roughly 50% before it entirely stopped working. Is there any other method to fix this aside from pressing the charger button or do i need to just trash it and buy some other device like an apple watch or smth  because from the reviews this seems to have happened to alot of people.

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I've been having this same problem for a few hours now, after swimming in the ocean earlier today (a normal occurrence). I've tried pressing the button on the charging cable for 1 second, 3 times within 8 seconds, and can feel the device vibrate with each push. The screen is black and won't sync with my phone.

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No help from me other than telling you that you aren't alone. Mine stopped Saturday night. Finally got it charged but wouldn't sync and time was off. Restarted the fitbit to try to fix and while it fixed the time it kept restarting. It did sync one but less than 8 hrs later it's almost dead again, won't sync and time is wrong. 

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