hr sensor always blink

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is it normal that the hr sensor always blink? even when the watch is taken off. that may be why the battery consumption is high

Garmin-Blake · Accepted Answer

We are finalizing work on a fix for this issue and hope to have this available very soon. I apologize for not having a definitive release date for this and I understand the frustration caused by that. We will post the update here in the forums like usual and will make sure to call out this fix specifically.

Z · Answer

Just got another update, after is done message was something like "Sensor software updated". Started activity, stopped, discarded, took watch of the hand and HRM stopped blinking 
 So, yeah, looks like that is finally fixed. Thx Garmin.

Garmin-Blake · Answer

Please power cycle your device off and on if you are seeing this symptom. This should resolve this symptom, but if it does not, please post here.

yaatzek · Answer

It doesn't help, the issue is still there. It gets triggered by recording an activity. The only way to fix it is to turn off/on the watch. It stops until next recording.

3425675 · Answer

HERE, video demonstration It doesn't stop blinking

yaatzek · Answer

Maybe you have some other settings which triggers the HR sensor. In my case (3rd test today) it happens only after recording an activity. 
 Maybe MoveIQ is the cause? Do you have it enabled? 
 Garmin-Matthew guys please fix this as soon as possible, this is a major flaw. Rebooting sports, training watch after each training is really bad...

Z · Answer

Should be software, because the watch had that bug, fixed with one release and recycled with 3.8.

Pseudo-fed · Answer

It's not GPS lock, at least for me. I've done a couple activities, and if GPS were locked on, I would see only a few hours of battery from full. I'm experiencing .831 % per hour of battery drain per battery widget. Charged to 100%+ on Sunday morning about 0900. It's now Wednesday about 0945, so 3 full days. I'm at 45%. 
 That's with Data Lover watch face showing me constantly changing HR, fetching weather every 15 mins, the HR blinking all the damn time, Pulse Ox off, about 50 notifications per day (slow days during vacation from work) all coming to watch, firmware 3.6 (First Avenger model latest FW), 30% backlight with shortest timeout, gesture lighting OFF, connected to iPhone XS Max on 13.1. 
 So at .831% per hour drain, I'm on track for 120 hours of use, or 5 days exactly. I'm using a 3rd party watch face which I love, which has real time HR and 15 minute weather updates. Even though I won't wait the full 5 days to 0% battery, and I'll have to charge it at maybe 4 days, I think I've decided I'm comfortable with this. 
 I would like to see a FW update to shut off the HR sensor when watch is off my wrist, though I'm not sure this will save enough battery to get to the "ideal" conditions for 8 days smartwatch use.

Mikey · Answer

Same here, brand new Vivoactive 4s SW 3.60! please fix it, or I will return my watch

Pseudo-fed · Answer

Sensor 3.20 cured my First Avenger, including after activity.

hr sensor always blink

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