Very inconsistent battery life with Fitbit Charge 6

[eiddor]

I've had my Fitbit Charge 6 since October and have been struggling with inconsistent battery life ever since.

Sometimes I'll get the expected 5-6 days of life.  Sometimes I only get 24 hours of life.  There have been times where I've gone to bed with over 50% battery and woken up to a dead Fitbit.  I find that it mostly dies overnight, which makes even less sense since I'm not active or looking at the screen at all.

I have gone through all of the battery life articles and disabled things like GPS, button function, etc.  

[RiekoC]

Hello @eiddor 

When my Charge 5 started having sudden drops in battery power, I restarted and recharged my device multiple times over several days. This eventually got my device "unstuck" and back to consistently lasting 6-7 days. Although there's no guarantee that you'll have the same success, it might be worth a try.

If your Charge 6 continues to have inconsistent battery life, you should consider contacting Fitbit support (<-- click link). They will help determine if there's an issue with the battery.

[EdVigors · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I have had mine for a couple of weeks and had exactly the same. First use I plugged it in as recommended it fully charged and was dead by morning. It was then un responsive for 48hrs of charging. suddenly it then came to life, charged to 100% and lasted a full week, then I recharged it and it was dead by morning. They have this morning agreed to send a replacement. 

[eiddor]

Thanks for the replies - I'll open a support case for this.  It's been behaving like this since I bought it and just when I'm frustrated enough to open a case, it is fine for a few weeks before starting again.