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Battery Drain Problem After SW Update 6.80

After a SW update recently i am having issues with my watch battery life, before update i was getting 4-5 days with my watch but now although i changed any setting it last about a day. I get in touch with Garmin support but no specific help. How can we solve this issue?

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Garmin-Kevin over 3 years ago +1 verified

Please see main thread for this discussion:

https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/vivoactive-4-series/286732/battery-discharge-after-6-80
Eralp over 3 years ago +2 verified

okay, i tried several times to connect to gps and problem seems to be solved by now. Its weird i think.

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0 ovekvam over 3 years ago

This is an issue with some watches every time there is an update of the software. Try to force the watch off by holding the top button a long time, and leave it off for some time, then restart it. Then go outside, and start a GPS activity. Get GPS connected, then stop the activity and discard it.
This procedure has helped for many watches.

0 Eralp over 3 years ago in reply to ovekvam

well, i tried this but my watch gps mode says "wait for gps". I waited about 20-30 mins but no response. Although this was a problem from the day one i bought that watch, but if i finish walking for example i can see my route on the map. By the way battery problem still occurs i think.

0 freewish over 3 years ago

I also observed similar battery drain issue after the 6.80 software update.

+1 Eralp over 3 years ago

okay, i tried several times to connect to gps and problem seems to be solved by now. Its weird i think.

0 ArmchairAllstar over 3 years ago

Same issue. I'm hoping that GPS tip will do the trick.

+1 Garmin-Kevin over 3 years ago

Please see main thread for this discussion:

https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/vivoactive-4-series/286732/battery-discharge-after-6-80