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My Fitbit Sense (supposedly waterproof to 50m) seemed dead after a swim in the Payette River yesterday. Overnight in a bag of rice, it came back

Posted by crash davis 😺 (aka crash davis) Jul 28 '24, 14:25

Now what does watch flavored rice taste similar to?

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Mine had a “water lock” function, but that might have just been for the sensitivity of the touch screen. -- nm - znufrii Jul 28, 14:36 1
- Thanks. Quite honestly, I'm going to keep it in my waterproof bad with my cellphone next time. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 28, 14:42
Glad it came back to life. *whew* - Krusty Jul 28, 14:35 2
- Good to know. I read the rice thing on the intertubes and I thought only the truth was to be found there. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 28, 14:38 1
  - Yeah, it spread like crazy a long time ago. -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 14:41
My suggestion on that is if you're going to swim, turn on the exercise activity for swimming. It seems to sort of lock up the water tightness of the - pmb Jul 28, 14:29 1
- Thanks for the hint. I had a close call and now I'll be more cognizant of the watch. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 28, 14:34

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