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Fitbit Charge 5 broken

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I was in an accident aboout 3 weeks ago and may have damaged my Fitbit Charge 5. When I put it on charge, all I see is the comapny logo. I tried doing the soft reset and nothing happened. The unit appears to be still visably OK, but its not communicating with my smartphone. I live in the UK and the insurance company want me to see if it's repairable. I think I may have somehow damaged the board inside.

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Hello @Frefrick and welcome to the Community.  Fitbit doesn't offer any repair service.  I'm not an employee, so I will ask a moderator to give written confirmation for you insurance.  Accidental damage usually isn't covered by a warranty, but read this to be sure. 

Laurie | Maryland
Sense 2, Luxe, Aria 2 | iOS | Mac OS

Take a look at the Fitbit help site for further assistance and information.

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Welcome to the Fitbit Community, @Frefrick. I'm sorry to hear that all you see on your Charge 5 is the company logo. Thank you for letting us know that you tried doing the soft reset without success.

Fitbit doesn't have repair centers but I would recommend trying setting up your tracker again:

  1. Tap the Today tab >  Then tap Devices.
  2. Tap Set Up a Device.
  3. Choose your device and follow the on-screen instructions to continue.

Thank you for the advise and for the heads up @LZeeW

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It was broken due to myself being in the accident. I am trying to claim for
a new one through my insurance company, but they won't pay unless I find
somewhere locally that can look at it and say its not repairable. If Fitbit
class it as a sealed unit and therefore unable to be opened, then it would
have to be classed as beyond repair and hopefully I could claim for it from
my insurers and purchase the replacement.
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Thanks for getting back to us an for your feedback @Frefrick.

We exhaust all troubleshooting steps online and determine if the device can be replaced under warranty. It's not recommended to open units.

Please check our: Fitbit Limited Warranty.

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