Disable auto power on when plugging into external power

Former Member
Former Member

Have been using my inReach Mini for several years and it has been extremely reliable. One of the few issues I have with it is the auto-on feature when plugged into an external power source. I know there is an auto-off option for UNPLUGGING from external power, but can't find a way to disable the device from auto-powering ON when I plug in to recharge. I have my device set to auto-track for safety purposes, so when I plug in, it turns on and starts tracking, which wastes power as it searches for a signal from inside the home. I can manually turn it off once it finishes its start-up process (~10 sec) which is not really a problem but sometimes I will forget this step and it will be 'tracking' for days/will take longer to recharge which can be critical when I have a limited window to charge it (i.e. Muir Trail Ranch food re-supply on the JMT). I don't see why this would be an automatic feature, either, as I'm assuming most users are recharging when they are home/stationary/not in the back country. Is there a way to change this? If not, Garmin, can you add this in a future firmware update?