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Any way to get low battery warning sooner?

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‎10-27-2018 07:29

‎10-27-2018 07:29

I've had my Ionic almost a year and recently noticed the low battery notifications are coming at the last minute, too late to charge it if it's right before bed and I want to track my sleep.  Does anyone know if there is any way to change the battery percentage when it will notify you?  Last night, it was down to 23% when the notification finally came through and it was dead by 7am.  I also have noticed if the battery is low during sleep, it reverts to the old basic sleep details.  I love my current watch face but unfortunately, it doesn't have the battery % right on the face.  May be time to change that!!

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‎10-27-2018 07:54

‎10-27-2018 07:54

Unfortunately, @CMichelle, there is no way to change that default.  When i scroll up a screen to the Stats, I always glance at the battery level at the top of the screen - if I notice it around 40% or below, I put it on the charger next chance I get. Some functions, such as the GPS, are disabled when the battery level gets down to 25%, so I never let it go that low.

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‎10-27-2018 16:57

In response to USAF-Larry

‎10-27-2018 16:57

@CMichelle ate you reffering to the low battery warning on the ionic? This comes at 30%

Or are you reffering to the email notice? This comes with the first sync after the battery gets below 30%. If background sync is turned off, turning on background sync could get you the email sooner

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‎10-28-2018 06:59

In response to Rich_Laue

‎10-28-2018 06:59

My all day sync is on and I'm not getting notified via the app on my phone or as a notification on my watch until I'm down to 22-23%.  Weirdly enough, I just charged my Ionic yesterday up to 99% and by this morning, it was down to 22% again - that's happened a few times and I have no idea how to tell what is draining my battery so fast?  This probably happens every 3rd or 4th charge.  I'm also only getting maybe 2-3 good days of life, when it actually holds a charge rather than the 4 - 5 days I was getting on my Blaze.  I don't use the GPS so guess I'm a little disappointed it isn't doing better than this and yesterday was just normal usage, no exercises, just a day out and about shopping and housework.  Very frustrating!

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‎10-28-2018 07:07

In response to CMichelle

‎10-28-2018 07:07

FWIW, @CMichelle, my Ionic rapidly charges to the 99% status, and then it takes it over 1/2 hour longer go reach 100%.  I always leave it on the charger until it reaches 100%, to ensure it is fully charged. Once mine is fully charged, it typically lasts 5 days before it needs charging again.

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‎10-28-2018 15:01

In response to CMichelle

‎10-28-2018 15:01

Turn off all day sync..notifications as well. I get 5 days with those settings off.

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