14.20 and Battery - looks promising.

ikim1967 over 5 years ago

So far 14.20 has been positive for me with the battery. Doing spot checks shows it back to .3 percent per hour and staying consistent.

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almighty over 5 years ago +2

Still 6% in 6 hours.

I can't believe it takes Garmin months to figure out the problem.

I even got a replacement a few days ago, when contacting the support regarding the problem.

With that performance…
Melegna over 5 years ago +2 suggested

Update: 100% at 8.00 now 95% at 16.00

Wiyjout any activity or GPS, only HR.

Not OK at all. Incredible.
almighty over 5 years ago in reply to skyman +2

Exactly the same as with everything turned on.

I tried every combination. Even hard reset and skipped coupling to the phone.

Always the same result, 1.3/h.

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0 6344358 over 5 years ago in reply to AnatoliAngelov

i've already done that reset...it doesn't work..it stills draining

0 AnatoliAngelov over 5 years ago in reply to AnatoliAngelov

No result.

I reverted back to 13.30 - it is the best firmware version for my watch battery. I guess I will not try new updates anymore.

0 islehopper over 5 years ago

Curious which devices are showing higher battery use on 14.2. I'm on a 5x and consistently seeing 7%/24 hours with wifi, BT, second hand, and standard watch face. Also seeing about 7% per hour during cycling or running using GPS/Galileo.

0 GeorgeXxX over 5 years ago

Still the same 1x45min run it drops 15% per day...with the 12.00firmware and more runs 12days minimum...thanks Garmin

0 Rey1962 over 5 years ago in reply to AnatoliAngelov

I reverted to 13.30 as well my watch is better now. I will keep this version because seems to me that any other version will drain my battery as hell

0 Melegna over 5 years ago in reply to Rey1962

Hi, how to downgrade to 13.30 from 14.20? Thank you

0 sergio.pontes over 5 years ago in reply to Melegna

Maybe i will do the same too. How to downgrade from 14.20 to 13.30?

0 Rey1962 over 5 years ago in reply to sergio.pontes

The URLs below with help you to reverted to 13.30

Just update what you need to update if you have 14.20 GPS and HUB are same version as on the Update ZIP file. Except the HUB however my watch is working as expected with the 6.90 after I reverted to 13.30

Downloaded from here https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=11663

find the instructions here https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=11663#Instruct

0 Rey1962 over 5 years ago in reply to Melegna

Check here https://forums.garmin.com/outdoor-recreation/outdoor-recreation/f/fenix-5-series/172568/14-20-and-battery---looks-promising/936543#936543

0 sergio.pontes over 5 years ago in reply to Rey1962

I've seen 13.30. When you install it, did you have to put your personal settings all over in the watch again?