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VA4 Battery drain after SW 3.80

Just updated to SW 3.80 recently. Now I notice that my Vivoactive 4 is leaking battery like crazy, like 30% per day without doing any activity compare to 10-15% per day previously.

Anyone experiencing this issue with SW 3.80?

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sjsherratt over 5 years ago +5

Yes, I have noticed an increase in battery drain rate with 3.80. The 3.80 "upgrade" happened Saturday around 5PM. I have not changed anything else. Watch face is Quattro. Pulse Ox is only on…
Former Member over 5 years ago +5

The same. I noted that my battery is draining a lot faster than normal. It went from 100% battery to 47% within 24 hours. I didn't do any activity. whereas before the update I was able to go 3-4 days with…
Gizmo over 5 years ago +4 suggested

I confirm - with the same use of the watch, battery consumption at 3.80 is a bit higher!

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0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to sjsherratt

Called Battery Widget

Made by dsapptech

0 sjsherratt over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

Thanks. I see it and I will try it.

0 accura over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

may I ask which watchface you use?

0 sjsherratt over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

5.1% per hour. Nice App.

I contacted Garmin Support and they suspect a HW problem.

0 sjsherratt over 5 years ago in reply to accura

I usually use Quattro by PlayItLoud (seconds disabled).

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to accura

Just one of the preloaded ones.

0 arty118 over 5 years ago

My battery drainage seems to be better. Here are what I did:

- Factory reset the watch

- After reset stay outdoor for 5-10 minutes for the watch to get GPS signal

- Charge to 100% and let it charge for another hour

Now battery drain level is around 0.6 to 0.7% per hour, that’s a lot better compare to 1.6% per hour previously.

I have Bluetooth on, live HR on watchface off, pulseOX only during sleep. Fingers crossed it will stay this way.

0 Former Member over 5 years ago

Yes, I am experiencing the same battery drain at a very similar rate, ~30% per day. This issue definitely came after the 3.80 update.

0 Former Member over 5 years ago

Mine said it was at 100% for most of yesterday and then drained like 40% while I was asleep. This is ridiculous.

0 8151279 over 5 years ago

Same here, losing about 40% a day since update 3.8 . Hope this gets sorted out quickly, because it is extremely annoying.