Disappointed with Fitbit Charge 6 Battery Life

[Mesocarb]

I would like to bring to everyone's attention the disappointing battery life of the Fitbit 6 tracker. As a user, I feel compelled to share my negative experience and warn others about this issue. Despite the manufacturer's claims, the battery life falls significantly short of expectations.

Within just a couple of days, even with minimal usage of features like GPS, I consistently receive low battery notifications. This short battery life greatly diminishes the overall experience and leaves me feeling frustrated and unsatisfied.

I believe it is important for potential users to be aware of this drawback before investing in the Fitbit 6. It is disheartening to encounter such a significant flaw in a product that promises so much.

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject.

[Wakalu]

I'm satisfied with it. It's a good replacement for me. Still getting used
to all of It's abilities and format. Sorry if like switching from an
iPhone to an Android....

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It seems to be working out well.  It's a little like switching from an iPhone to Android as far as the learning curve goes. I'm still trying to figure out all it's powers.

[LinLin05]

I'm having the same issue, battery wise, since the most recent software update. I used to get 6-7 days battery life, now I get 3 days....Absolutely nothing else has changed besides software update....the cynic in me say there's mush be a charge 7 release date announcement due 🙈

[Rscottnyc]

Same problem.  Customer service told me to remove some feature, which I did.  It made no difference. The battery barely lasts 24 hours, making the thing effectively useless for actually tracking anything.  

[DebPTx]

How long have you been using your Charge 6? Mine was getting 6 or 7 days of use without battery life being drained for a year. In the last month, it’s draining so fast that I have to charge it almost daily. I don’t use GPS, or always on display, etc, features that take a lot of battery. This is so disappointing!

[RiekoC]

Hello @DebPTx 

When my Charge 5 started having rapid battery loss, I restarted and recharged my device multiple times over several days. As soon as I saw a rapid drop in battery, I restarted my Charge 5 and put it on the charger until it was back to 100%, often doing this multiple times in a day. Eventually, this process got my device "unstuck" and the battery went back to lasting 6-7 days. Although there's no guarantee that this will work for your Charge 6, it might be worth a try.

[Doodle55]

I've decided that the battery has a long life if you're not active. I
workout 5 days a week for 2 hours each time and it lasts about a day. I
went on a two week vacation and wasn't very active and it lasted 7 days.
I will never buy another one.

[ChimeJ]

Very very disappointed too about my Fitbit sense and sense 2 battery life after a couple years use, I might be thinking of switching to performance rather than battery life as they claimed. Wished I kept my ionic models than this short life called sense.

[BiancaMar]

I wished I had read this message before I purchased this item. I purchased my charger 6 a month ago, and the battery died on me several times when in my phone shows at 75% charged on my phone. I followed all the steps and troubleshooting to get my charger back, and it keeps dying every other day. So frustrating. 

[lizmarie]

Reach out to Fitbit - they helped me troubleshoot and then sent a new device. I’ve had no problems since then - that was almost a year ago 

[RiekoC]

Hello @BiancaMar 

That doesn't sound like normal battery life for a Charge 6. 

Since you got your Charge 6 a month ago, you should contact Support (<-- click link) about your warranty options. Complete the prompts until you get the option to chat or call.

[Carolbb]

I too have battery issues.  Two days for use time even while not wearing the watch.  Has anyone received information from FitBit Charge 6?

[Toni-aka-Gigi]

I totally agree with this. I have been wearing Fitbits for almost 10 years. This is the worst model that I have purchased. Very disappointed because it was way more expensive than my inspire 3. The only reason I bought the six is because I had to upgrade because the cheapo plastic thing that holds the watchband on broke and it could not be fixed. I don’t know what to do about the battery, but it is dying halfway through the day all of a sudden. I have tried multiple things that have not worked! Very very disappointed in this model 

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Me too . I wish someone would give us some definite answers on this

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Moderator edit - merged messages

[AliO8]

I second this. I have turned autowake off... and whether it's on my wrist or off, the darn screen flashes on every 15 seconds. I bought this to replace my 10 year old garmin, which I get 3 weeks of wear with (GPS on) before I have to charge it. This little fitbit gets 2.5 days. I am beginning to hate it. I have tried putting it in sleep mode, Do Not Disturb.... I've reset it, and the stupid screen still flashes on. Every 15 seconds. (Really, I started timing the intervals.) Very frustrating and annoying.