instinct solar Battery Settings

Former Member over 4 years ago

What are the best battery setting for everyday use? I have no need for gps on daily use. I just used it for heart rate, and notifications from phone for most part.

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Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to TomFL12 +1

I agree debating on taking it back was just wanting to see if i needed to change settings first....it went from 28 days to 9 days just last night while i slept and it was on battery saver
LeslieSnipes over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member +1

What firmware are you running? That doesn't sound right, li ion batteries are very resilient and it should last 1 to 4 weeks+ depending on settings. Have you tried turning the watch off through the menu…

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0 Fedde over 4 years ago

The default one.

Gps isnt activated unless you enter the mode, or start an activity that requires gps

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Fedde

Thats what i am running it on and only get 2.5-3 days on a charge and that with me running battery saver mode at night and i work out side...

0 TomFL12 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Doesn't sound right.

I ran with PulseOx on, bluettoth on and did a couple of 5 mile (~1.75hr) hikes and still got a week before I hit 15% battery. Littel solar charging in there either.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to TomFL12

I agree debating on taking it back was just wanting to see if i needed to change settings first....it went from 28 days to 9 days just last night while i slept and it was on battery saver

0 LeslieSnipes over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

What firmware are you running? That doesn't sound right, li ion batteries are very resilient and it should last 1 to 4 weeks+ depending on settings. Have you tried turning the watch off through the menu, waiting a minute, then powering on again? I have found this clears some glitches that otherwise persist and cause strange issues. I use heart rate, smart notifications and do 4-5 activities a week and it lasts approx 9 days

Have you plugged it in to a computer through the Garmin app and updated the firmware as well as Bluetooth and gps chipset versions?

0 TomFL12 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

As a further point of reference, i've just recharged mine from 15% to 90% and with Bluetooth off but all other functions running (PulseOx enabled, etc) i'm showing 12d battery forecast. Will review and revert tomorrow but no reason not to think that it won't say 11d (or even 12d still!).

I have just updated to latest firmware (today) though so we'll see.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to TomFL12

Yea I do run blue tooth from my phone... i charged to 100 last night and it is down to 80 percent right now...next step is to cut off phone connection/ smart notifications and compare.

0 TomFL12 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

I've turned off phone bluetooth and in the 19 hours since I last replied i'm not on 89% and 12d battery forecast... Little bit of Solar charge gained this morning but otherwise, everything being utilised (PulseOx enabled, HRM on, etc).

See if that makes a difference?

0 ddmorris over 4 years ago

Do you have pulse ox on during sleep? The pulse ox sensor sucks the juice out of it really fast.

0 TomFL12 over 4 years ago in reply to TomFL12

Update - 4 hours of hiking with GPS and a couple of 10 minute Runs over the weekend and i'm now on 6d forecast, 42%.

Intermittent phone connection for syncing activities, etc.