• still facing battery drain even after 20.29 version

    Just uploaded the software version to 20.29 and still have massive battery drain.

    anyone else?

  • Battery drains with 24.10 on Fenix 5

    I was using 22.40 update and everything was perfect with respect to battery. However when I updated to 24.10 the battery drains faster every hour. Previously per day it would reduce 4-5% with just smart watch mode. No GPS or BT. However now it is draining…

  • Battery Drain : 1.2% per hour with 12.07 Beta.

    Terrible battery drain of about 1.2% per hour since I installed 12.07 (people had reported a similar battery drain with 11.16 but I wasn't using the watch at the time).

    I'm going for a 1h15 run with 59% battery, hope it sees me through the run !…

  • 9.00 Software Update Battery Draining Rapidly

    My Forerunner 245 just got the 9.00 update and I immediately started having issues with the battery draining more quickly than usual. 

    I've had this problem before, and a Garmin technician had my connect the watch to Garmin Express, sync the device, and…

  • Battery drain higher than with version 9.37?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous

    I dont have a lot of data yet but it seems to me that battery drain could be higher with this beta version.  I am going to charge my watch to 100% and monitor.

  • RE: Venu Software Version 6.90 Battery Drain

    Venu firmware practices are a disappointment.

    It's the same on Vivo* series as well....

  • RE: Battery suddenly draining <24hrs

    Former Member
    Former Member

    Like yours my battery drains with no activity, probably less than a day. The LED's are so bright I can use it as a flashlight. The HRM still works just need to power cycle the watch before I go running otherwise it's not accurate. I now only turn the HRM…

  • Vivoactive 3 Music battery drain

    Former Member
    Former Member

    My vivoactive 3 battery is draining about 5% per hour when in watch mode. Charged it yesterday afternoon and it was at 100% as of 4 pm. Went for a 5 mile run last night, battery was at 40% by this morning and by lunch it was at 25%. I have not changed…

  • RE: 7.80 excessive battery drain

    Former Member
    Former Member
    I'm experiencing this as well. Updated to 7.8 a few days ago and since then my forerunner 235 battery completely drains in less than 24 hours, where it used to last for over a week! Sounds like a big, not a feature!

    By the way, I just performed a reboot…
  • RE: Firmware 13.20 Garmin 520 massive battery drain

    I have the same issue few months now - battery drains to fast after 2 hours.