Sense battery, notifications

[Nursetiff2199]

I changed from the Ionic after many years as it was finally not working correctly. I am regretting it as the Sense is not at all as advertised.  After 4-5 years I only had to charge my Ionic every 5 days with heavy use. I cannot even get all the notifications on the Sense, I never know when I am getting a call or text now, my screen is on dim and I cannot change it, I have almost everything turned off. I am unsure what the reason is to have a smart watch that you turn all the features off on and still have to charge every 2-3 days. This is a huge disappointment. My 5th Fitbit purchase and my fist regret. 

[Guy_]

@Nursetiff2199  - to undim, swipe the watch face to the right and make sure the sleep and do not disturb icons are disabled.

If they are enabled you won't get notifications on the watch

[Guy_]

Hi @Nursetiff2199 - Regarding battery life, it is possible to get 6+ days battery life on your watch but it is a compromise between the functions you want and battery life, you need choose to best fit your needs.

Here is a more detailed overview of battery draining issues How to resolve the Major issues causing short battery life

There are many great features on a Sense, it may take time to learn its new features - the Gallery has many good free watch faces too and if you work night shifts and want reminders to move at night have a look, something like the SimpleClockPro watch face might be useful.

[Nursetiff2199]

I actually had it in sleep mode. Thank you