Versa 4 battery draining quickly

[andypcross]

I've had a Versa4 for a year or so and it's been great, but recently I've noticed that the battery runs down very quickly and I find myself having to charge it every other day.  I was wondering if anyone has had a similar issue, and if there's a hack to getting it staying charged longer again.

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[MarreFitbit]

Hi there, @andypcross. It's nice to see you around the Fitbit Community Forums. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I'm sorry to hear that the battery on your Versa 4 is draining quickly. I understand your concern, I will do my best to help you with this!

Please bear in mind that as all rechargeable batteries age, they deteriorate to some extent and an older device will need to be charged more often than a new one. The best way of minimizing this effect is to avoid deep discharges of the battery. To maximize the overall life of your Fitbit device's battery, ideally keep it between 20-80%.  Many people find that a daily battery boost works best ( e.g. giving it a 15 minutes charge while you are showering in the morning). For more tips and recommendations, please make sure you've tried all tips and recommendations provided here Can I extend my Fitbit device's battery life?

[AmandaNHood]

Yes! 

Mine is doing the same thing. It started one week ago. I had not changed anything on the watch. It had not updated. It just suddenly went from lasting a good week to having to charge it every other day. It also stopped notifying me via email that the battery was running low. I went into the app & it had logged me out apparently. Signed back in & see that it also hasn't synced any of my data for - one week. When this issue began. It's currently on the charger AGAIN. My husband said his just started doing this a week ago, as well. He believes Google has implemented something causing the issue. I was trying to locate a way to see what is draining the battery....but another moderator in a different thread said there is not a way. 

In General, while we love the look of the watch, we are both very disappointed with the functionality. It just doesn't do what it's supposed to do. And now, having to constantly charge it? I could understand if it did the things my old Samsung did, that one was constantly working. But this one doesn't. Even notifications are becoming sporadic. Sorry I don't have any advice, I'm searching, as well. But you aren't alone! 

[Beckykul]

I have a versa 3 and mine was doing the same exact thing.  I got a notice for an update.  I did the update, which took about 30 or 40+ minutes.  My fitbit has been 100% for almost 2 days now!  Have you check for an update??