Okay, so I’ve been messing around with my Fitbit Sense 2, and the charging situation was bugging me. The little cable it comes with is fine, but, you know, another cable. I wanted something cleaner, more wireless-y. So I started looking into how to make it charge wirelessly. I didn’t want some big bulky pad, just… something simple.
First, I scoured the internet, forums, everything. Turns out, the Sense 2 doesn’t natively support wireless charging like some fancy phones. Bummer. It uses those little pogo pins on the back. That means a direct connection is needed.
I thought, “Okay, maybe there’s some adapter?”. More searching. I found some discussions about people trying to mod things, using parts from other chargers, even 3D-printing stuff. It all seemed… complicated. Way beyond my lazy weekend project level.
My “Failed” Experiment
I did try one thing, though. I have this old wireless charging pad for my phone. I figured, “Hey, maybe if I just position the Sense 2 just right on it, those pins might magically make contact and… something?”. Yeah, no. That didn’t work at all. The charging pad didn’t even recognize it. No surprise, really.
- Attempt 1: Just placing the Sense 2 on the wireless charging pad.
- Result: Epic fail. The pad didn’t even blink.
Then I remembered I had a broken, wireless charging powerbank, I took the charging coil out of it, I was going to remove the Sense 2’s back cover, and I tried to solder the charging coil to the watch’s motherboard, but I found that there was not enough space to fit in, so I gave up.
The Reality
So, my grand conclusion? You can’t really make the Fitbit Sense 2 charge wirelessly with some easy hack. At least, not that I could find or do myself. It needs that direct pin connection. I ended up just sticking with the original charger, and maybe getting a slightly nicer stand for it. Sometimes, the simple solution is, well, the only solution.
If anyone has figured out a truly wireless charging mod for the Sense 2, let me know! But for now, I’m admitting defeat. My dreams of a super-clean, cable-free charging setup are on hold.