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    • Danny polegD Offline
      Danny poleg Silver Members
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      I just finished installing the update that came out a few hours ago
      This should take care of some of the battery issues

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        Ars Vitae Bronze Member @Danny poleg
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        @Danny-poleg said in Battery drain:

        I just finished installing the update that came out a few hours ago
        This should take care of some of the battery issues

        Of some problems related to battery drain, specifically only those related to navigation : “fixed a case where power consumption remained high after navigation”. Am I wrong, or were there other causes of the problem?

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        • Danny polegD Offline
          Danny poleg Silver Members @Ars Vitae
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          @Ars-Vitae I did not suffer from any problems with the battery, I only know from this forum that there were various problems

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          • Mff73M Offline
            Mff73
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            hey guys, now WE have one fix for battery drain, let ALL people who were experiencing issues to come back with feedbacks, instead of speculating wether all cases are fixed or not.
            It might be iterative process.
            My first feedback : i was 26% of battery before the update, and it was 26% after the update, it seems to work 🥳

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              Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Mff73
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              @Mff73 Good call! I took the liberty to charge my watch while I installed the new FW and plan on doing a ride after work to confirm. I was one of the ones affected by the battery drain (8-10% daily drop) and run navigation during activities.

              Currently at 99% and will keep the forum posted on battery usage.

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              • Ars VitaeA Offline
                Ars Vitae Bronze Member @Danny poleg
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                @Danny-poleg I only quoted your comment because it highlights the point of this update: only some battery drain issues have been resolved.

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                • GhostG Offline
                  Ghost @Ars Vitae
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                  @Ars-Vitae In the process of debugging a firmware issue, especially related to unexpected battery drain, various factors could be at play. Many users have confirmed that enabling navigation is a significant cause of this issue. It’s possible that this problem could trigger other issues as well. Therefore, it’s crucial to identify the root cause and fix the problem to see if resolving this one will also address the other potential issues.

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                  • Ars VitaeA Offline
                    Ars Vitae Bronze Member @Mff73
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                    @Mff73 I have every right to speculate because the claims of fixing the problem talk about all the causes of the issue. If the fix will be done step by step, ok. But why write about the postponement of the update date explaining it by working on all the sources of the problem? That said, I hope the watch will return to its original value, and I will be happy to share with you how my watch’s battery will perform after the update.

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                    • SvenSchroeterS Offline
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                      1st night so far so good… drop of 1% from a full charge after the update last night. Got a long run comming on Sunday and am curious to see how much longer the battery can go with the latest improvements.

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                        @Todd-Danielczyk said in Battery drain:

                        @Mff73 Good call! I took the liberty to charge my watch while I installed the new FW and plan on doing a ride after work to confirm. I was one of the ones affected by the battery drain (8-10% daily drop) and run navigation during activities.

                        Currently at 99% and will keep the forum posted on battery usage.

                        @Mff73 for me it looks back to normal so far. After the update I reset the watch twice wore it during the day at work and did a trail ride after work with navigation. Didn’t reset and wore to bed like usual. Woke up to 96%.

                        I’ll keep monitoring as i saw the most significant drops after the battery got to 50% but judging from this one test, the navigation drain has been fixed
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                          @SvenSchroeter said in Battery drain:

                          1st night so far so good… drop of 1% from a full charge after the update last night. Got a long run comming on Sunday and am curious to see how much longer the battery can go with the latest improvements.

                          EVERY MONTH Suunto is making their products BETTER! Great job!

                          Let me make a small correction: the latest update does not improve the battery performance only fixes it. It is difficult to improve something after it is broken. In this case, improvement must be preceded by fixing.

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                          • Antoine LancrenonA Offline
                            Antoine Lancrenon Bronze Member
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                            for me it is not fixed. i have lost 3% in one night.

                            i am resetting now, and check tomorrow.

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                            • SamuelPS Offline
                              SamuelP Bronze Member
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                              My vertical all black from 81% to 80% in 24 hours since the update 👍

                              No activities yet though.
                              24h ohr on.
                              Notifications off.

                              Gonna try a run with navigation tonight.

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                              • Mff73M Offline
                                Mff73
                                last edited by

                                no navigation for me, 1 hour run since update (24 hours ago) and 10% down.
                                but no full discharge/recharge after update yet, so i will wait for it before next feedback.

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                                • Fenr1rF Offline
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                                  20+ hours after last Navigation use (Location Fix check), the compass widget is still showing a value. Could this be relevant? (Happened on the last FW.) Is there supposed to be a timeout for this feature? Only stops with a soft reset.

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                                  • L Offline
                                    larrybbaker
                                    last edited by

                                    I have not done a full drain/charge cycle but so far not seeing any improvement in battery life. I do not use navigation regularly so this specific fix probably does not apply.

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                                    • surfboomerangS Offline
                                      surfboomerang
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                                      For me, the navigation battery drain seems fixed. Did a hike yesterday with routing and map.
                                      Stopped the activity with 30% left and woke up this morning with 29% without a restart of the watch.

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                                      • SvenSchroeterS Offline
                                        SvenSchroeter
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                                        36Hours since top up to 99% charge, 30minute stretching activity (got my self injured on the last training run before a race this weekend), with OHR 24/7 and we are down to 93%. For now I am still averaging around 3% to 4% per day. Tonight will be a light run just to test the hip injury before the race on Sunday… Lets hope the watch and the body are on par to get me off the startline and somehow to the finish 🤙

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                                        • SvenSchroeterS Offline
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                                          @SvenSchroeter Summing up my experiences (spoiler alert… no issues detected).

                                          5Days have passed. Started with 99% and Today I am down to 74%.

                                          • OHR 24/7
                                          • O2 Sat Enabled
                                          • Notifications ON - Buzzing every now and then

                                          Activities Recorded:

                                          • STRETCHING: OHR ONLY / no GPS : 61minutes
                                          • RUN: HR BELT / GPS=Performance: 215 minutes
                                          • BIKE: OHR / GPS=Performance: 25minutes

                                          I expect around a 3week battery life which is pretty damn good considering what I think is relatively heavy use. Included was a running race of 30km, route was pre loaded, but i was not navigating it with prombts… rather simply following the route. I am not experiencing excessive drain for my use cases.

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                                          • Mff73M Offline
                                            Mff73
                                            last edited by Mff73

                                            Fully charged mine yesterday from 0%
                                            9% lost in 24 hours without any activity.
                                            No soft reset, just charged.

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                                            24/24 HR on
                                            notifications on
                                            Sleep tracking on
                                            SPO2 on
                                            everything like when i purchased it at launch

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                                            Suunto Vertical all black
                                            Wife : S9PP
                                            SA: Always the latest beta :)
                                            Android 13, Galaxy S205G

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