2.53.42 Race S and Pathetic battery life
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@withManish I totally understand your frustration. And that the watch updates although you disabled it, is a no go. But in the end there is an easy work around until this is fixed. Just put it on a charger for some minutes, the watch charges quickly. It is not as it should be but works fine. I don’t think that a reset fixes it according to other users.
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@Gunnar Thank you, my friend. Each update comes with worse issues, especially with the battery. Let’s wait until things get resolved.
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@Gunnar, Funny part, my watch uses 7-10% of its battery even in power-save mode overnight.
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@withManish try to check if see a HR belt or something connected via Bluetooth. Also try to soft reset the watch (hold for 12 second the upper top button). That might help for some time.
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@OutdoorMan, noting connected (I don’t own an HR belt) and not sure why Bluetooth is still on even after I put it in power-saving mode. Bluetooth is on during my workout, so I can see notifications from my phone; otherwise, it’s off. I keep Aeroplane mode on, so wireless and Bluetooth are off during regular daytime use.
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@withManish
Are you sure about these numbers. I have had my Race S for a year, I get about 4 days of use with 4 hours running total, using Polar H10 HRM. I do not believe that has changed significantly during the year.I would expect some cost in battery life when Suunto add new features.
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@matram, my watch is not that old, and before the new firmware, everything was working perfectly.
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Same.
I’ve had mine for less than a year, and I’m now getting 2-3 days max out of it.
Bluetooth connected only to my phone, auto-updates are turned off (but it still updates anyways). The battery has gotten much worse since the last updates. I’ve reset the watch 3 times, one of which wasn’t on purpose but one of the auto-updates bricked the watch.
Switching to Garmin since Suunto has had over a year to fix the auto-update bug, but can’t manage that.
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@alp1n3 Right, every update comes with more issues; I do get other glitches, but a core power issue? Power is what we all need in such watches, which is why I choose them over Apple and other smartwatches. They are also walking down this path. We need a basic, robust system, not freels, which, anyway, are not accurate.
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Switching to Garmin since Suunto has had over a year to fix the auto-update bug, but can’t manage that.
You are of course free to switch brands when ever you like and I think it is interesting to see the approach of others.
However… if you switch brands in the expectation to find a bug free watch with great battery life, you will be disappointed. I switched from a very expensive forerunner 965 to my current race s. For me, battery life is about the same (garmin charge every 3 or 4 days, suunto every 4 days) but the amount of bugs I experienced on that garmin is incredible.
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