Inspire HR battery failing?

[Wolthyme]

This morning my fitbit battery said it was at 19% even though it had been fully charged 2 days ago... after charging it was at 92% and now 16 hours later it's at 63%... this drain seems unusually fast.

This always seems to happen about 14 months after purchase, it's frustrating.

[ManuFitbit]

Hi @Wolthyme, it’s nice to see you again.

Thanks for the question regarding the inconvenience with your Inspire HR.

I would recommend you to check these steps in order to prevent the battery drain. Those steps have helped other users experiencing this difficulty.

[Wolthyme]

The only applicable step here was to turn off screen wake, which I did at 11 am this morning when my watch was at 22%... battery was completely empty a couple hours later.

[Wolthyme]

Charged it overnight, not even 2 hours later it's dead again.

[Lil_Miss_Mary_]

I am having similar problems with my Inspire HR. I already have most features turned off as I don't use alarms, don't use call.or text notifications, don't use move alerts. Literally the only things that weren't turned off were screen wake and GPS. I have not turned both of those off, which took me ages to figure out how to do it, and turned my watch into a very expensive step counter. Will see if that impacts the battery life!!!!! Not impressed though. If all I wanted was a step counter I could have got one for about a tenner!!!!

[brutus001]

Batteries will degrade over time, but 14 months does seem awfully short.  My Inspire 1 just failed recently after 4 years, but it was rather sudden.  Battery would go from 100 to 7% in about 90 minutes.

[ManuFitbit]

Hello @Lil_Miss_Mary_  @brutus001. It's nice to see you around in the community. 

Thanks for the details regarding the inconvenience with your Inspire HR.

The battery can last up to 5 days; because battery life is affected by use and other settings, actual results may vary.

Before considering other options, please make sure that you've followed the steps provided in this article: Can I extend my Fitbit device's battery life?

In addition, try to perform a restart following the steps listed here, this has been useful for other users experiencing the same inconvenience.

[SunsetRunner]

My inspire HR also is losing charge within an hour surely I don’t have to shell out $ every 2 years to keep a Fitbit on my wrist

[SunsetRunner]

I concur…so frustrating but probably because Fitbit has so many versions now they aren’t supporting the older ones…not unlike another software company that makes !phones

[Lil_Miss_Mary_]

Exactly. This is my second one. I ain't buying another. Would rather switch to a different brand. The only way I can get my battery ro last any longer is to literally disable every feature turning it into a very expensive pedometer.

What's the point in having a fitbit if the only way to make the battery last more than a day is to disable all the features that you bought it for. If all I wanted was a pedometer I could have got one of those for a lot less money.

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