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Garmin Connect draining my iPhone battery

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Hello,

I recently switched from Android to iPhone and I’m immediately running into an issue where the Garmin Connect app is draining my phone’s battery very rapidly. In the iOS battery usage settings, the app is clearly the top consumer, even though I’m not using it actively.

I have already tried restarting the app, my phone, and my Fenix 8 watch. I also tried reinstalling the app on my phone, but none of these steps have helped. Garmin Connect is consuming about 2 percentage points of the phone's battery per hour.

I have granted Garmin Connect permissions for Location, Notifications, and Background App Refresh. The watch is fully synced with the phone, and there shouldn't be any unusual data transfer ongoing between the devices.

Device Info:

  • Phone OS: iOS 26.4

  • Garmin Connect version: 5.23.1

  • Watch Firmware: 21.39 (Fenix 8)

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    Can you do the following: 

    • Remove your watch from Connect and your phone's Bluetooth
    • Uninstall Connect from your phone
    • Power cycle your phone
    • Reinstall Connect app
    • Pair your phone back again

    Once you do that and are still experiencing phone battery drain please reply back here with pictures of your phone's battery usage and where Connect is running with the percentage being used.