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Bug: watch battery level only reported as whole number

Former Member over 9 years ago

I can use any number of connect IQ apps or code my own to tell me the battery level on my 735XT. It always reports back a whole number, e.g. 75.0, and never 75.2 or similar.

Without going into a side discussion about the accuracy of reporting the battery level on such devices, this behaviour is different to the 235 (and i assume the 230 and 630), which do report back an instantaneous battery level that is not rounded but is exact.

Can a moderator please report this as a bug?

After doing a number of battery tests over the past 1.5 weeks with my watch i find the drain is uneven and a bit erratic (again, different from the 235, which is very smooth and predictable). So my guess is that they're still refining this part of the firmware.

0 jim_m_58 over 9 years ago

yes, I saw it, and also saw that Hermo reproduced it as well as verify the same test watchface works correctly on a 230 and I'm sure Garmin folks will look into it!

The fix won't come until a FW update, but the process has been started.

For technical things related to CIQ calls and the API, the developer's forum is the best place to start! :)

0 timgrose over 9 years ago

> An example: Did a run yesterday and measured 16.0% drain, with the battery at 75% when finished. Didn't do anything special after this but checked the % again 15-20 minutes later and it was at 73%. So somehow i lost 2% in that time; normally it drains 2% after 7 hours of sleep.

Maybe that 2% includes the BT upload time which must eat battery much quicker than normal ?