[fw. 5.40] HRM issue either always-on OR not even available during training mode

I don't need to have the green light flickering all day long
I just need the HRM to monitor during my training
I have Actity Tracking OFF, but if the Wrist Heart Rate is ON....it's h24 ON
if I set Wrist Heart Rate OFF, than it's not even working while I'm in running mode
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I think it's a bug preventing a correct use of the Wrist Heart Rate funtcion to save battery

0 mcalista over 7 years ago

The HRM battery consumption is extremely low in 24/7 mode - 2 weeks with the HRM on. And if you aren't interested in 24/7 monitoring, I assume you take your watch off at night (at which point the HRM turns itself off anyway), so you have achieved 1/3 of the potential battery saving anyway.

0 123none123 over 7 years ago

I sleep 7h/day and I train usually 1h a day
so the HRM runs for no reason for 16h a day
there is no way to make this sound reasonable

0 razmichael over 7 years ago

Technically not a bug - works as designed. As mcalista mentioned, the extra drain on the battery appears to be really small (compared to even a short GPS activity) so, personally I don't see this as a priority feature request given other things that need to be fixed or added with a much greater impact on functionality. Suggest you submit this as a feature request if you want it.