I'm very dissappointed with Garmin because they are not able to solve the problem and they don't recognize it. Battery consumption is higher with the device turned off than turned on. In 8 hours turned off it can consume 10% while turned on it can require more than 24 hours to consume the same amount. It is the second device that I've received and with the same problem. Anyone else with this problem? Technical support's last answer is that the device is not prepared to be turned on/off and justifies in that way the battery's behavior. Are you kidding me?
So i think my problem is away. My Fenix runs fast to 46 % and than normaly. So i was loading my device from 46 % to 100 % completly over night and a few hours more. I think 12 hours. My Fenix 5 is now running since 3 hours and shows me 100 %
So i think my problem is away. My Fenix runs fast to 46 % and than normaly. So i was loading my device from 46 % to 100 % completly over night and a few hours more. I think 12 hours. My Fenix 5 is now running since 3 hours and shows me 100 %
I made that kind of load but the result was the same. And I don't complain about the performance of the battery turned on, but turned off
I'm experiencing the exact same behavior. I installed the battery gauge widget to see how the drain was - and to my surprise it shows a linear drainage even though the Fenix is supposed to be turned off. It is as if the watch doesn't turn off, but rather just shuts off the screen and continues to do whatever the watch does...
I'm very dissappointed with Garmin because they are not able to solve the problem and they don't recognize it. Battery consumption is higher with the device turned off than turned on. In 8 hours turned off it can consume 10% while turned on it can require more than 24 hours to consume the same amount. It is the second device that I've received and with the same problem. Anyone else with this problem? Technical support's last answer is that the device is not prepared to be turned on/off and justifies in that way the battery's behavior. Are you kidding me?
Did you ever consider that the power used was for shutting down and then booting up the watch? If you leave it off for three days, I'm pretty sure it wont drop 90%. The watch is designed to stay on 24x7, why would you want to switch it off?
I'm experiencing the exact same behavior. I installed the battery gauge widget to see how the drain was - and to my surprise it shows a linear drainage even though the Fenix is supposed to be turned off. It is as if the watch doesn't turn off, but rather just shuts off the screen and continues to do whatever the watch does...
I've exactly the same problem with my fenix 5! It seems that only the screen is powered off but the watch continues its work! I tried to leave the watch powered off for 1 week and the battery completely went down! With my previous Vivoactive if I turn off the watch, the battery remains constant for weeks... Do you have any news about this issue?
hi Rijald, turn the watch off by pressing the light button longer than 15 seconds
guaranteed no power usage ;) but you have to set your time when turning back on !
this was my main concern when I changed from Forerunner 920 to the Fenix 5 the forerunner 920 uses no power when turned off the normal way
Hi, thanks for the hint, I've already tried this solution, but doesn't work for me. If I long press the light button for 15 seconds, the watch turns off, but the battery continues to go down and the clock is correct when I power on the fenix :(
I will try to contact Garmin, but I already know what they will answer:"try to reset the watch, send us the watch..." Then you will stay without the fenix for one month and when it come back, it will be exactly as before!
