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    • JoohlinJ Offline
      Joohlin
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      Hi,
      Since I updated my Suunto 9 Baro about three weeks ago the battery life has deteriorated. Before the updated I could use the watch every day 24/7 and work out three - four times a week and the battery would last for ca seven days. After the updated the battery only lasts about 4-5 days with out having done any work outs as I got a severe cold the day after making the updated.

      Has any one else experienced the same or is it just my watch that is giving up?

      /Johan

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        GingerBeardMan Bronze Member @Joohlin
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        @Joohlin Someone did suggest running the battery completely flat before charging it after the update but I think its a case of “more features less battery life”. I have been told that the battery life was not because of a big battery but from efficient use of power so I suspect that battery use during activities is unlikely to change but the first beat features will cause faster battery drainage.

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        • JoohlinJ Offline
          Joohlin @GingerBeardMan
          last edited by

          @GingerBeardMan Thanks for the answer.
          So one should expect to charge every three our four days from now on?

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          • ? Offline
            A Former User
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            My estimate is that with 24/7 hour battery tracking, standby backlight on, and syncing to SA the watch consumes about 1% of battery per hour, which is less than 5 days total. That isn’t counting any activities.

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            • isaziI Offline
              isazi Moderator
              last edited by

              I did an experiment and got to five days with only a short activitity (without GPS), and still had battery for a sixth day left.

              Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

              Blog: isazi's home

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              • freeheelerF Offline
                freeheeler @isazi
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                @isazi
                I could imagine it is premature wear on @silentvoyager 's watch

                living sideways

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                  A Former User @freeheeler
                  last edited by A Former User

                  @TELE-HO said in Suunto 9 Baro - deteriorating battery life:

                  @isazi
                  I could imagine it is premature wear on @silentvoyager 's watch

                  I doubt that. Until recently I was charging my watch only once every two weeks. I see a high consumption like that only when 24/7 monitoring is on and syncing to SA.

                  And you know what, I turned all features off last night when the watch battery was 51%. This morning after a run with GPS the battery is still 49% which means the background consumption was less than 1% for the entire night.

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                  • freeheelerF Offline
                    freeheeler @Guest
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                    @silentvoyager
                    ok so you can at least exclude this.
                    I’m just draining my battery to recalibrate it amd then I’ll also go off for 24/7 HR again and see how this changes batterylife.

                    living sideways

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                      GingerBeardMan Bronze Member @Joohlin
                      last edited by

                      @Joohlin Sorry for the late reply.
                      Pretty much, unless you disable the 24h tracking.

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                      • Bogdan1921B Offline
                        Bogdan1921 Silver Members Bronze Member
                        last edited by

                        Hi,
                        It seems that in the last time (probably after the last update), the battery of my watch (Suunto 9 Baro) drain faster.

                        100% - 07.04. - 16:20
                        79% - 08.04. - 16:40
                        59% - 09.04. - 16:23
                        41% - 10.04. - 16:38
                        16% - 11.04. - 17:23
                        0% - 12.04. - 12:00
                        (No activity in this period)

                        I brough this watch in November 2018, and at the beggining the battery leastead almost 7 days (without activities).
                        From the beggining until now I keep the same settings:

                        Backlight Automatic
                        Standby - On
                        Brightness - 40%
                        24/7 tracking - On
                        Sleep tracking On
                        Notifications On

                        So if any setting was changed, what is wrong?

                        Many thanks
                        Bogdan

                        Suunto Race
                        Polar H10
                        Iphone 14 Pro
                        Suunto 9 Baro [sold]

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                        • isaziI Offline
                          isazi Moderator @Bogdan1921
                          last edited by

                          @Chindris-Bogdan battery consumption increased slightly after the fall 2019 update that brought body battery and other Firstbeat features.

                          Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

                          Blog: isazi's home

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                          • Bogdan1921B Offline
                            Bogdan1921 Silver Members Bronze Member
                            last edited by

                            Thank you for answer!
                            It’s possible maybe to have a better optimization of the battery with the new firstbeat features and maybe with other features that will come?

                            Best,
                            Bogdan

                            Suunto Race
                            Polar H10
                            Iphone 14 Pro
                            Suunto 9 Baro [sold]

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                            • isaziI Offline
                              isazi Moderator @Bogdan1921
                              last edited by

                              @Chindris-Bogdan we’ll see what future brings us. So far I am OK with charging my watch every calendar week, exercising every day.

                              Of course battery life is never enough for some of us, and if the watch could last for two weeks I probably would want three 😄

                              Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

                              Blog: isazi's home

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                              • freeheelerF Offline
                                freeheeler @isazi
                                last edited by

                                @isazi said in Suunto 9 Baro - deteriorating battery life:

                                I probably would want three

                                4 😁

                                living sideways

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                                • Bogdan1921B Offline
                                  Bogdan1921 Silver Members Bronze Member @isazi
                                  last edited by

                                  @isazi

                                  And when it should be 1 week, in reality there are only 4 days and so on…I don’t want two weeks, three or four. It’s just annoying that from seven days now I’m at four.

                                  Cheers

                                  Suunto Race
                                  Polar H10
                                  Iphone 14 Pro
                                  Suunto 9 Baro [sold]

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                                  • isaziI Offline
                                    isazi Moderator @Bogdan1921
                                    last edited by

                                    @Chindris-Bogdan 4 days without any exercise?

                                    Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

                                    Blog: isazi's home

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                                    • Bogdan1921B Offline
                                      Bogdan1921 Silver Members Bronze Member
                                      last edited by

                                      Yes, in this period it’s impossible to make exercises…

                                      Suunto Race
                                      Polar H10
                                      Iphone 14 Pro
                                      Suunto 9 Baro [sold]

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                                      • isaziI Offline
                                        isazi Moderator @Bogdan1921
                                        last edited by

                                        @Chindris-Bogdan well 4 days without any exercise seems too little. Have you tried a soft reset already?

                                        Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

                                        Blog: isazi's home

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                                        • Bogdan1921B Offline
                                          Bogdan1921 Silver Members Bronze Member
                                          last edited by

                                          Yes, I’ve tried, but with the same result.

                                          From my older post, to see my settings:

                                          100% - 07.04. - 16:20
                                          79% - 08.04. - 16:40
                                          59% - 09.04. - 16:23
                                          41% - 10.04. - 16:38
                                          16% - 11.04. - 17:23
                                          0% - 12.04. - 12:00
                                          (No activity in this period)

                                          Backlight Automatic
                                          Standby - On
                                          Brightness - 40%
                                          24/7 tracking - On
                                          Sleep tracking On
                                          Notifications On

                                          What is different in your settings?

                                          Thanks

                                          Suunto Race
                                          Polar H10
                                          Iphone 14 Pro
                                          Suunto 9 Baro [sold]

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                                          • GNZ ctG Offline
                                            GNZ ct
                                            last edited by

                                            Try standby backlight “off”

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