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Power Save countdown begins at random times

Peter_Ricc
over 2 years ago

My FR955 (non-solar) is current with firmware.   

Over the last several weeks (prior to the latest update but even with the update),  I have been experiencing an issue with the power save - I am wearing the watch during the business day, working along, when suddenly the watch will alert me that it entered a POWER SAVE countdown.  I can stop the countdown, preventing it from completing the countdown, but one time I did let it go and sure enough, the watch went into power save mode.  

I have scoured the options but can't find any that are enabled that might be the cause of this. 

The Battery Saver is off, so what is happening here?  Does the watch lose its sensors and think I am not wearing it?  Or am I missing something more obvious?

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Had this happen once last weekend, also latest firmware etc. Run nearly finished, music player had suddenly acted up - stopped playing mid-song, would not resume - so I ended & saved run. Saw Power Save countdown (which I cancelled) while I was pressing the Lap button to exit the end-of-run summary screens. 955 Solar here.

    Also, battery level was well above 50%, no obvious reason for watch thinking it needed power save.

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to BillCQ

    Good point - In my case as well, the battery was at least 80% remaining charge.

    Thank you for posting your experience.  

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to BillCQ

    Oh, wait - I think I just found the setting.

    Power Manager > Battery Saver > Edit > Watch Face.

    Mine was set to Low Power Mode and there is what appears to be how long before LPM kicks in -  Mine shows -3 days. 

    So, I interpret this to mean that after three days of showing the watch face it kicks into low power mode?  That would account for the seemingly random countdown appearing.

    No idea how to change that '3 day' option, but nevertheless, I flipped this setting back to DONT CHANGE.

    In your case, take a look at the other options there. Wrist Heart Rate or Activity Tracking could be one causing your issue.

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to Peter_Ricc

    Just checked my settings as you described, shows "Don't Change" and ~9 Days. Battery Saver shows Off. Seems like mine probably was a behavioral glitch. Given the music player halt/hang at around the same time, even more likely. Hope you resolved yours!

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to BillCQ

    Yes, confusing that my BATTERY SAVER was also off prior to me looking at this, so it almost seems these settings are still active regardless of that overall setting.

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    It just happened to me as well. garmin forerunner 955 solar, power save counte down randomly starts. Battery is at 63% so no reason for LPS mode to kick in. Moreover, the LPS mode is turned off on my watch. Definitely a glitch with the latest firmware.

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    I've noticed the countdown a couple of times while in bed before falling asleep. I assumed an inadvertent start button press might have caused it

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Also had this a couple of times in the last months

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to 7dfcd1938c0146f1804397d33ddc9c14

    Me too, during previous months, but not since 13.22/23.

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to Peter_Ricc

    You're misinterpreting what you're seeing there.

    The setting you're viewing is to change what happens when Battery Saver mode is enabled. The time shows how much longer or shorter battery life it will give you if you enable that option.

    It should have no connection with when the countdown appears.