Battery Level Meter Seems to Bounce Around Now

I've been having a weird issue for the last couple of months that appears to be more prevalent now- I charge the watch (I typically stop at 80-85% anyhow), but now it seems to shoot up from like 80 to 100 when I unplug the watch. Then after tracking on the first day, it still is stuck at 100%,. The shooting up to 100% sometimes happens when I turn the watch off and the battery doesn't have a full charge, but is at like 85-90% or thereabouts.

Has anyone seen this odd behavior?

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Garmin - Chris over 1 year ago +1 verified

I am sorry you have the issue. I have seen the behavior before. It will sometimes correct if you reset your watch. If it doesn't, and if your battery charge level makes it too difficult to use your watch…

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+1 Garmin - Chris over 1 year ago

I am sorry you have the issue. I have seen the behavior before. It will sometimes correct if you reset your watch. If it doesn't, and if your battery charge level makes it too difficult to use your watch, you will need to consider reaching out to Outdoor Product Support in your region to discuss your exchange options.

Please try the following:

Hard Reset: Hold down your top left power button until your watch shuts off then let go of the button.

0 NoTrux over 1 year ago in reply to Garmin - Chris

Thank you so much, Chris. I'll try the tips and head to product support if there's an issue.

0 -=Ikaros=- over 1 year ago

Mine does that too, up to 5-7% which drops back to normal after some time..

0 NoTrux over 1 year ago in reply to -=Ikaros=-

Not sure if that's the same thing as what I'm reporting, but I'm charging my watch right now, I had it on for just a few minutes and it went from like 22% to 64% in an impossibly short amount of time, then while I was looking at it, it bounced from 64-74% then a couple minutes later 79, then if I unplug it in a few minutes, it will go to 100% and be stuck there for like the next 24 hours. Right now, the charging indicator in the circle is showing 82% while the other battery gauge is showing 81%.