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When will Garmin officially address the battery drain problem on Fenix 8?

dukeskd
5 months ago

Garmin - Ive been a customer of yours for close to 7 years. Why aren't you publicly addressing the battery drain problems with the Fenix 8? I expect more transparency from a company such as yours. You've built a reputation over decades for stable products but can all be lost with a bad release.

  • 0 5 months ago

    i have the battery issue on my Fenix. I am not using AOD and using default watch face without any extra complications .. 1 day 1 hour GPS and minus -36 % second day -40% same 1 hour of GPS activity .. today charged to 100% rebooted watch and will check tomorrow morning .. up to know -8% after 7 hours after full charge .. 

  • +1 5 months ago in reply to autority.lnx

    Our engineers are still investigating battery drain concerns associated with the Fenix 8. They would like to point out many things that are expected to increase battery drain beyond the estimated days remaining. This could include any of the following: 

    • GPS (in particular All satellites, or Multiband settings will use more battery life)
    • Voice Features
    • Phone assistant
    • Backlight (It is recommended to reduce the brightness. Gestures will turn this on more frequently)
    • Notifications
    • Alerts
    • Vibrations
    • Animations (as with yoga or breathing activities for example)
    • Connect IQ apps or watch faces (many of these have been found to drain the battery more quickly)
    • Pulse OX either All day or During Sleep
    • Paired sensors
    • Music
    • Paired Bluetooth headset
    • Watch faces with second hands

    So when you are measuring your battery drain, be sure to take these items into account. If you are seeing a rapid drain, please feel free to reach out to me via Private message so I can collect some details.

    Since this is already being reported in another forum thread, I will be locking this thread. You can continue this discuss in this primary thread. https://forums.garmin.com/outdoor-recreation/outdoor-recreation/f/fenix-8-series/382952/fenix-8-amoled-47mm---battery-drain/1860051#1860051