Guessing your question was directed to somebody else because my first post
about this problem wasn't until late April or early May.
Hope I don't jinx myself by saying this: But since I began the simple
procedure of restarting my Charge 5 after a full charge, I've had no more
problem with excessive battery drain. I'm back to getting easily a week on
a full charge. Tracker is using about 6-8% of a full charge per day.
I never resorted to turning off any features to save battery. The only
default setting I have changed (aside from the clock face) is that I have
my GPS set to PHONE. The only exercise app I use is WALK. Aside from
that, I use my Charge 5 mostly to track sleep, though I wear it 24/7 except
for showers.
To restate what has been said here before, there appear to be two different
battery drain problems being reported: Those complaining that their
batteries don't even last a day have something much more serious than I
did, perhaps their batteries are really defective. Even with the fast
drain on mine, I was still getting 3+ days on a charge.
The last thing I saw here about firmware was a couple of weeks ago, saying
they were about ready to roll out in phases new firmware on two models of
tracker, Charge 5 being the second. Since the restart workaround is
working so well for me, I'm actually dubious now about new firmware. I
prefer that they will take their time and get it right.
..Gary
