Since I've had this watch I've had to charge to 100%, wait a few minutes for rapid battery drain and plug the watch back in to reach 100% again. After 3 or 4 cyclles of this, the watch eventually settles at 0.5% drain per hour and lasts 4 days with 2 or 3 GPS runs. Since 5.7 it's horrendous. Currently on 6th cycle of replugging the watch back
Before going to bed i put it on, set my alarm and all appeared ok. In the morning it was not working. The green lights on the back came on when I took it off, however still no display. I put it back on charge incase the battery was out (although it always lasts 4-5 days) and then after 15 mins I checked on it and it was very warm but still not
vivoactive 3 Series My tracker is stuck on charging mode and the watch face or side button won't work
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Same issue! Before this update, I was using maybe 1% per hour while not tracking activities, and about 8% per hour while tracking with GPS enabled. Battery would last a good 3-4 days which, while less than the Vivoactive HR, was still decent given the new fancy display. I've changed nothing - added no new faces, turned on no new settings, etc.
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– Music Control of your phone’s music: Note the unit does NOT store music on it. Again, there’s no music on the Vivoactive 3 directly. Again, there’s no music on the Vivoactive 3 directly. – Numerous sport modes: This isn’t just a running watch, but has everything from cycling to yoga, pool swimming (not outdoor) to rowing.
To be honest I was frustrated with the product. I thought surely this must be a hardware issue with the watch. I was ready to ditch Garmin products for the Apple Watch, despite being a loyal Garmin watch customer for a long time. Even though my watch was out of warranty, I gave Garmin Support a call. They had me take a photo of the charging cable. Garmin Venu Sq 2 ($249.99 at Amazon): For anyone on a strict budget, Garmin’s square-shaped smartwatch lands at $50 lower than the Vivoactive 5. The device offers 24-hour heart rate monitoring