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battery discharge faster

5805901 2 months ago

20.26 battery consumption increases, 19.18 consumes 3% per day, now 5%. Garmin Share,Bluetooth,wifi all close

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Garmin-Sierra 2 months ago +-6 verified

All,

I'm very sorry if you are experiencing increased battery drain. Please see Tips to Extend the Battery Life on a Garmin Fitness Watch, and if the tips do not help please reach out to Garmin Product…
5407156 2 months ago +8

Yes, this is a known problem with the 20.xx firmware and we've been complaining about it throughout the beta phase.
JoeMilewicz 2 months ago in reply to Garmin-Sierra +6

Have to admit I’m not impressed with this answer from Garmin. Sorry for your battery drain but switch off lot’s of stuff that you bought the watch for in the first place to save battery. Not really the…
5805901 2 months ago +5

The full battery is 100%. The power-saving mode drops by 3% overnight. It only costs 1% before upgrading. Can the developer of garmin explain the reason?

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0 Jochem 2 months ago in reply to Martin Serafín

same problem here

0 FlipStone 2 months ago in reply to 5805901

Then again, if you use powersaving mode it will most likely close all connections anyway. Is it the one where you also get the most basic watchface?

0 perseumandillo 2 months ago in reply to FlipStone

no. It is a ConnectIQ watchface. But it is the same that I have had for like 2 years

0 MadsHK 2 months ago

Same here! Battery life is super bad after the update!

0 theseb 2 months ago

Last night battery consumption was 5% after the unusual daytime usage. I made a full charge this monday and the battery last only 5 days in smart watch and some activities. With fw 19 battery life was the double (10 days with runs, mtb, other workout ect...)

I restarted the watch, I made a full charge (on monday), I even made a soft reset...

0 Maurice 2 months ago

This update drain battery faster! Not hitting 10 days anymore :( Garmin-Sierra

0 6417802 2 months ago in reply to theseb

Same here, battery last 5 days vs 10 before

0 Martin Serafín 2 months ago in reply to Maurice

Do you use chest belts?

0 MadsHK 2 months ago in reply to Martin Serafín

I don’t

0 FlipStone 2 months ago in reply to perseumandillo

Thanks but it was a question for the person using powersaving mode ;)