Battery draining quickly after updating it to 14.31. 3036127 3 months ago. Day before yesterday i got an update 14.31 and after updating my Fenix 7 pro Sapphire solar, its battery is draining like crazy. it 40% down in 12 hours time. Generally its battery run upto 15 days but in this way it will only work for 2 days.
Garmin quietly lumbers towards a battery fix It seems that Garmin didn’t really believe reports from myself and many other people concerning unexpected battery drain issues. This is STILL a relatively widespread issue that seemed to come to a head at the start of 2021 when I and others posted about it (see re-post below) .
How does Garmin Body Battery measure energy levels? Is it useful? Broadly, more stress = a rapidly draining battery, as you would expect. Garmin Fenix 6 series; Garmin Forerunner 45 / 45S There is a battery graph plug-in you can get from the Garmin store that’ll let you measure it. I have a 965 and consistently get 5% drain per day, with 3-days a week exercise activities (no GPS). That calculates to 20 days battery time, which is pretty much as advertised. To extend the life of the battery, you can try these tips. Change the power mode during an activity ( Changing the Power Mode). Turn on the battery saver feature from the controls menu (Controls). Reduce the screen timeout ( Changing the Screen Settings). Reduce the screen brightness ( Changing the Screen Settings). Check the fuse in your cable adapter to make sure it is still functioning. If that is not the problem then it may be a problem with your battery. The battery will not hold a charge if it has been exposed to direct sunlight for too long or has been in a hot environment. You may consult the troubleshooting page here if you would like. Why is my Garmin watch losing battery so fast? Backlight: Can be the biggest contributor to battery drain. How bright the backlight is set and how often it comes on can drain battery more quickly or less quickly. Having backlight set at 100% will drain a lot of battery while the backlight is on. If you check the Garmin forums, there are a lot of people with this random battery drain issue. Sometimes my battery will lose 70% over night. Garmin won't admit it or own up to it, and no real fix for it, even after months of it existing. It first appeared after going from 4.9 to 5.0 firmware, and has been present ever since. 1148530 7 months ago. Automatically updated to version 26.00 mid week, now experiencing significant battery drain 2% per hour. Soft reset three times, no improvement. Charged to 100% yesterday at 2pm EST and now at 56%, at 11 EST … and only did a 5km run. Before I could get 5-6 days per charger and that is with running 1 hour per day. Battery on my Fenix 6x Sapphire draining extremely fast. I charge it to 100%, it shows 21Days left. After 3-4hrs, it shows 14 Days left. Please look into the matter.