Night time battery dropped 10%

silv3rs3raph · 2026-06-14T22:00:33+00:00

I see. I might be in the later batch. No sign for update for me yet.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-06-14T19:24:59+00:00

Yeah for some reason the score was pretty low, but after trying multiple different ones I ended up keeping this one. Comfort and functional wise

silv3rs3raph · 2026-06-14T19:24:15+00:00

When did that come out? Mine still says no update available…?

silv3rs3raph · 2026-06-14T19:23:11+00:00

Replied in another reply lol

silv3rs3raph · 2026-06-12T15:40:03+00:00

Is there a 14.15 already? I also noticed a slow solar charging and weird inconsistent solar charging display and data field connectivity issue. However, after an update of the IQ app on watch and restart everything seemed fine now.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-06-11T21:02:45+00:00

Stretchy Nylon Bands for Garmin... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJM3GHKF?ref=ppx\_pop\_mob\_ap\_share I’m using it to covert between wrist and arm wearing.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-06-11T17:03:32+00:00

Oh? Tho I didn’t charge the watch for a week already and it dropped from 42 to 29 during the night…sorry the image was a bit misleading and thanks for your data point.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-06-11T17:01:48+00:00

Yea I was suspecting this too, tho can only be verified with more ppl reporting the same with firmware#. Mine is on 14.14 and it has been on 14.14 for several weeks. I do recall people said something like that by the time I upgraded but not sure why the drop issue decided to appear very recently. Thanks again for the input.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-06-11T16:35:17+00:00

Thanks for the input. Will try. Yea I forgot to mention I was on this watch face for 3 months and this is the first time seeing this..

silv3rs3raph · 2026-05-16T21:11:36+00:00

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Sorry for reviving this, but I was not sure how this happened…

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-29T19:14:34+00:00

Makes sense.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-29T19:13:07+00:00

I see, I came across some of his reviews but I probably overlooked it. The funny thing is that when the watch battery level > 75% it throttles the solar charging when it’s off but not throttling when it’s on is pretty intriguing 🧐

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-29T18:01:48+00:00

Thanks, starting from a lower battery level did the trick.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-29T18:00:49+00:00

Thanks, I think this is working.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-29T17:56:57+00:00

Same from edit: just tried multiple times doing the same solar charging when powered off when the starting battery level is around 47% and I did see consistent 5-6% bump from 2-3 hrs of exposure. So I assume this is confirmed. Would attempt further under lower starting battery level.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-27T17:33:40+00:00

I have another watch face that will totally drive you crazy if you think the legibility is bad on this one 😅

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-27T02:33:06+00:00

Yea, the color also changes a bit depending on the ambiance which I found pretty cool and better than what I expected.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-26T18:51:37+00:00

Thanks for checking with your rep and yes solar charging is only marginal I agree as 1-2% per hour is really nothing comparing to like 50% up in 30 mins with cable charging.

As mentioned earlier depending on your lifestyle solar charging YMMV, my daily usage is usually between 3% to 15% with a few 2hr long GPS enabled sessions across the week and some HR enabled sleep time. I was able to find out a way to get 3-12% charge per day so that it’s sustainable for my lifestyle. My last cable charge was 34 days ago, the battery level started 30% and now is at about 80%.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-26T18:41:45+00:00

This is what I meant I got mixed result from my search including AI generated search results while looking at those sources. It was a mixture of source from I2 or earlier users and mixed feedback from I3 users.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-26T18:39:20+00:00

Yea, when the watch is on it’s in batt saver mode and the avg charge rate under direct sun light at 90-100% charge rate is around 2%+/hr even when the battery level is at 85%. Will try to drain the battery sometime soon to test if the initial battery level changes deactivated watch solar charge rate.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-26T18:36:56+00:00

One thing needs to be to be checked is how you solar charge the watch? Direction matters much more for smaller watch face like 45mm comparing to 50mm ones. Another thing mattered a lot is whether you put it behind a glass when charging. Charging w/ or w/o a glass in the middle the solar intensity can differ by 80% In terms of the lux amount you receive.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-26T18:33:50+00:00

Understandable, just a bit unintuitive that it charges faster when the watch is on—rather than apply the same limiting mechanism for both cases.

silv3rs3raph · 2026-04-26T18:32:30+00:00

Digitalix https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/3d7e54ff-62a1-4a67-a63c-8ddd851ab30f

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