Sense 2: Short battery life

[ahalford21]

Is anyone else experiencing shorter battery life on the Sense 2?  I charged my yesterday morning and it is already at 50%

Moderator edit: updated subject for clarity

[dting8]

Yes just the last week I've had to charge it 3 times within a day or so of a full charge? Charged it Saturday morning to 1q00% and battery died by Sunday night?

[ahalford21]

The long battery life is the reason I like this watch so much.  I have had a few of them and this is the first issue like this.  Very upset about this!

[MarioSFitbit]

Hi @ahalford21 and @dting8 ! Welcome to the Fitbit Community ! 
I appreciate your messages, and I'm sorry to hear this situation concerning the short battery life of your Sense 2. 

I suggest you to read the following article, explaining some tips to extend battery life What are tips to extend my Fitbit device's battery life?

[ahalford21]

I understand there are tips and most of those I follow.  But this hasn't always been happening with my Sense.  This is a recent thing and I haven't changed anything I have been doing with my Sense.  Charged last night and have done the tips you mentioned and it is already at 80%.  I used to have always on display and it never caused the watch to lose battery life like this.

[AshleyB9]

Watch keeps running out of Charge. I connect it up....says 1% Charge.....leave it connected Overnight....then it looks fine.

Less than a day later....no Charge....connect it up.....says 1% Charge.....leave it connected.....and repeat several times!!!

Watch is less than 5 Months Old.

[ShopGrrll]

Yes. I’m charging about every other day now. I wonder if it has anything to do with the latest firmware update? 

[AU1950]

Just charged mine about 5 minutes ago and already down to 89%.  Used to last for days, now less than 12 hours, if I’m lucky.

[ShopGrrll]

I recently disabled all the new bells and whistles like the new cardio load. I disabled stress management and readiness as well. Anecdotally I’d say I regained an extra day on my battery life. Again, I blame the latest firmware update. I have to say that removing these measurements has improved my mood immensely!  It’s kind of an anti New Years Resolution, to measure myself less. I ditched my weight goals too and I’m trying to just work on active zone minutes. As a side note, I’m a swimmer so the cardio load goals are not applicable. The documentation states that clearly, so every day Fitbit was telling me to work harder when I was already swimming in the “vigorous” zone!?

[jyy777]

Yes, after my last update my Fitbit's battery life is horrible.   Having to charge almost every other day. 

[micro8safe]

Took me forever to figure out how to disable all these. For those wondering: click the tiny pencil icon near the Today header, disable the tiles, then at the very bottom, there's a link for "feature privacy controls". I'll see if this helps my battery life.

[KitKatD]

Second UPDATE: NOPE, back where it was. Can't make it through 24 hours on 100% charge. I'm plugging in 2-3 times a day, hoping it holds through the night so my alarm works in the morning. Hit and miss!!

UPDATE:  I received an email from Fitbit instructing me to try an update. I did that and again Iloveg my Sense 2.  Thank you, FB!

Mine doesn't hold through the day now. I also purchased this one for the promised battery life of several days. This is untenable, especially when I am traveling. If it doesn't hold the charge, it won't perform for the purposes I purchased it. After nine years, I'll be considering a fruit on my wrist. Also, the website seems to not have the information that it once did. For example, just how long have I had my Sense 2, and when did my Premium expire?

[MarioSFitbit]

Hi everyone ! Glad to see you again in the Fitbit Community and warm welcome to the new members ! 
I'm sorry to hear about this issue regarding the battery of your devices. 
I recommend everyone check that your Fitbit devices are up-to-date. To do so, please check this help article : How do I update my Fitbit device?
In addition, please take into consideration the estimated battery life for Fitbit device's What is the estimated battery life for my Fitbit device?

[ShopGrrll]

Thanks Mario.  I think we’re all disappointed that our Sense watches were advertised to last 6 days but we’re only getting 1 or 2 days of use before we need to recharge our watches?  

I was getting 4 or 5 days of use before the big firmware update and only 2 or 3 after downloading it. Once I disabled the cardio load etc. I can go 3 or 4 days without recharging. 🤔