Just within the last week my battery has been draining extremely fast on my Fenix 5. It is dropping 30% per day, without any GPS use. What can I do to fix this problem? I have only had this watch for 5 months. The software version is 14.2
Just within the last week my battery has been draining extremely fast on my Fenix 5. It is dropping 30% per day, without any GPS use. What can I do to fix this problem? I have only had this watch for 5 months. The software version is 14.2
I have a Fenix 3hr, but had the same issue--6%/day drop with no GPS, then it started dropping 30-50%/day. I cleaned the back of the watch with alcohol and toothbrush, and now it is back to normal.
On fenix 5 plus I'm getting 38% drain per 24 hours in smartwatch mode with everything off and nothing connected, or installed. With one or two small workouts I'm having to charge every day or two. The…
Tell us more... Do you have any widgets like eg. watch face, data field, etc. installed? Some third party widget may drain your battery fast. If you do, please disable them all, and monitor if battery deplete…
And all wend well: I recieved mij refurbished watch last mondag and my drainage is as it suposed to be: 8 - 10 % a day with 1 one hour activities. Thanks to Garmin!
Attached picture of the latest 1 day battery trend. Anyone seen something similar? Sent some files last week to Garmin for analysis but no response yet.
Only additional widget used is the Battery Gauge. HR monitoring is on, no phone connection at that time either that would cause the battery drain.
Side note: crack on screen is on the screen protector so not on the watch itself.
Based on your picture example alone, if fully resetting your Fenix 5 does not resolve the abnormal battery drain, please be sure to inquire about replacing your watch with the Product Support agent you are working with in your country.
Hi Chris, just got back info from local support, I'll send the watch back and get a refurbished one as replacement. Sounds good to me!