Vivoactive 4 Battery Drain

I knew that. I had to eliminate the device from the app and start from scracht. Of course I lost all the settings and I had to set up the watch from zero. 

Regarding the battery issue, it still drains fast. Approx 3% per hour without using bluetooth, PulseOX, vibration at minimum, brightness at 10%, etc. Overnight It lost 15% (I locked the watch to make sure that I am not switching on anything accidentally). Any solution?

I just purchased my Garmin Vivoactive 4S and the battery drains so quickly. I have my brightness very low, I think it’s at 10%, I have Pulse Ox and heart rate. These shouldn’t drain my battery. I have a watch that I purchased for a fraction of the price and used alarms, heart rate, pulse Ox and I only had to charge it every 2 weeks. I brought this for the music and went on a 20 minute run. That shouldn’t have caused my battery to drain that quickly. I’m concerned that my new watch is defective. Has anyone had this concern?

How quick is quick? Pulse Ox uses a fair bit of battery... Using a Vivoactive 4 I get about 3-4 days on a charge, using Pulse Ox only while sleeping...

I just started having battery drain issues today.  Woke up, noticed that my VA4 went from 59% before bedtime to 25% 6 hours later.  Then in the course of one hour, 3% drain.  I also noticed that it did not track my sleep, which was odd.  I have PulseOx OFF, but HR on, 1 second intervals.

This morning, I plugged it into the computer, and it had an update waiting- sensor update.  I did the update, did a "top button" reset, and charged it up to full.  3 hours later, dropped to 87%.  That's over 4%/hour!

Should I try a full reset?

I reset my watch a couple of days ago but still the battery drains fast. 3% per hour (with out bluetooth, no PulseOX, no fancy watch face, brightness at minimum, vibration at minimum). I used to make 2 hours running (with GPS), plus cardio 1 hour per week, and the battery used to extend that long (5/6 days). Now only last 1.5 days without excercising. I've been using the watch for only 6 months, the battery is new!

Mine is 6m old as well, updated to 5.60 over a month ago, usually get 5-6 days of use before charging. IQ watch face- simple (Flieger UTC), 10% backlight, bluetooth on

Usually 2-3 GPS activities per week. Again, only difference was sensor update today.  Di I need to start a warantee ticket?

Did you check if the watch is constantly searching for sensors or headset or something you aren't using?

Yes, made sure all registered sensors are off.  I only turn them on when I know I will be using a certain bike.

I just noticed my optical heart rate is no longer working! Time to call for support...

Hi there! Pulse OX does affect the battery unfortunately. Our battery specs for this watch are:

Smartwatch mode: Up to 7 days
GPS mode with music: Up to 5 hours
GPS mode without music: Up to 15 hours