To ask for a recommended Fitbit please?

I got the Fitbit luxe but it became unusable just as it went out of warranty. It just won’t sync anymore.

I agree with other posters about fitbit going downhill, but I also struggle with the price of alternatives. My solution was to buy a refurbished one from Ebay - I bought just the 'watch face', then a cheap strap from amazon. I have my old charger so didn't need a new one of them.
It cost a fraction of the price and works great. Wouldn't buy new again.
Hope this helps

I got the inspire 2 and it does the job

I only have the SE. I have had other watches previously but I can honestly say nothing has compared.

Honestly I really would recommend an Apple Watch. My first one lasted 6 years, I have a new one now and 2 years in not a single fault. I only have the basic models. They are around £220 but you could look at 0% finance/adding on to a phone contract?

I’ve got an Inspire 3, and it’s fine.
When did Google take over Fitbit?
(ed, just Googled - ha - and seen it was 2021, wow!)

I've had quite a few different ones - 100% would avoid Fitbit, their quality and accuracy is awful.

Garmin are better by a long way, I'd get the best Garmin model you can afford.

Buy a 2nd hand one on back market?

This is my last one as well. I've loved the charge 5. I've had it for a decent chunk of time and the battery is still as good as when I got it (although I've said that now so....)

Google can get fucked though. I will not be forced to accept their crap. The changes to the APP are utterly crap. It's like it's going backwards to basic functions.

This is like when they discontinued Google play music and tried to force us to go over to youtube music.
I went to Spotify on principle.

I've used Fitbit for 10 years but this is my last one. Since google took over its rapidly gone downhill. Read the reviews about the App.

Seriously OP don't get a Fitbit.

I went from fitbit charge (last one was a 3 which was cheap as chips but I fancied a change...) to Garmin vivosmart (which I am happy with, but it doesn't email me when battery is running low...)

August will be a cheap time to get 2nd hand fitness watches on eBay.

I've got a charge 5. I replaced my last 5 because the 6 is crap apparently.

However since Google took it over it's going downhill. Personally I think they've bought it to squash it so they can sell their own brand. Which I won't be buying on principle.

You're better off going for something that isn't a Fitbit. Definitely not the charge 6 anyway.

I wouldn’t buy another Fitbit. Definitely look into other smart watches

I changed from Fitbit to a Huawei Fit 3. Really happy with the battery life and the first features. £119 on Amazon.

No way would I ever buy another fitbit.

I really like my Charge 6. It has been used day and night for a few months and tracks my sleep more accurately than previous Garmins and other trackers which all thought I was awake when I was asleep, and is small enough to sleep in more comfortably than any other watch I’ve tried. It’s not perfect but definitely the best I’ve had and my health has improved as a result. You can get 6 months free Premium when you buy one taking some sting out of the cost. Available from all the big retailers inc John Lewis, never knowingly undersold.

I didn't know fitbit was going. I've had mine for two years and love it.
I need to start saving for a Garmin don't I.

Yes the Samsung health app. I did find it took time to get used to but now I can navigate around it I can see my steps, heart rate in a session etc easily.
The only area that I suspect it's not very accurate is sleep but I don't think any of them are.
My Fitbit broke but it was the actual fitting that the strap stays on, so I needed to get a whole new watch. Apparently this is a fault with the charge and it annoyed me do much I changed.

My fitbit luxe has a known fault rendering it unusable. After 9 years as a fitbit fan, I decided I wasn't prepared to spend upwards of £100 on a watch that couldn't be guaranteed to last more than 2 years.

I've switched to a Samsung Fit 3 but I have a Samsung phone. Still getting to grips with it (only 2 days in!) and it's larger than I would ideally like but it was £40 and has more features than the fitbit.

@YourOnMute is it the Samsung health app you use? Or something different?

I loved my Luxe and had the gold stainless steel band, but they break after 18 months. I’ve owned a couple and neither lasted two years. Plus, mine cracked after the band gave way and it fell off. Their customer service is diabolical too.

I caved and now have an Apple Watch

I tried a mii but I didn't like the app. It wasn't user friendly at all.
The Galaxy fit 3 was very reasonable, it's a cheaper edition to the full on galaxy smart watches. It does everything my Fitbit did. A bonus for me is I can use my Spotify through it so I can pause or skip when out walking. The app is very user friendly, information is presented well.