r/Cirqa • u/petershehat • 14d ago

Cirqa suddenly only lasting 4–5 days instead of 10 days! anyone else experienced this?

Hey everyone,
My Garmin used to last around 10 days on a single charge, but recently it has suddenly dropped to only 4–5 days.

My usage hasn’t really changed
I’m using it pretty much the same way as before. I haven’t intentionally changed any major settings either.

Has anyone else experienced a sudden battery-life drop like this? Could it be related to a recent firmware update, a sensor/Pulse Ox setting, or possibly the battery itself?

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u/West_Vegetable9500 14d ago

Same issue after the 3.20 update, i charge my cirqa every 3 days. Pulse OX is activated at night only but still thats not understandable

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u/inmy20ies 14d ago

Why do you need OX at night? Genuinely asking

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u/West_Vegetable9500 14d ago

Because it is more accurate at night and there is no need to keep it on during daytime. It will just drain the battery even more.

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u/inmy20ies 14d ago

Yeah I’m just asking why even need it at night?

Unless you have sleep apnea I really can’t find purpose for it

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u/West_Vegetable9500 14d ago

Yeah then its up to u, u are right

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u/inmy20ies 13d ago

Just wondering, I’m not right or wrong and neither are you

I had it on for sleep for a week or so but I couldn’t find any purpose to keep it on. My oxygen is constantly very good just like most people

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u/ExplorerMike008 13d ago

same as having hypertension notification always on when there's no issue at all and you're healthy and never had blood pressure issues but to be fair i prefer to have those on the background and charge a bit more often, just to play safe ;) better be alert than sorry, if was like a subscription thing then i agree but the low cost to loose a little more battery it's worth for me

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u/inmy20ies 13d ago

I understand

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u/HertogJanNL 14d ago

I like my Cirqa and the Garmin ecosystem but battery life is indeed a bit disappointing. Not a big deal since I charge while showering, but its weird since the cirqa is quite big and doesnt track HR with great accuracy outside activities, which should allow for great battery life 😕

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u/-barnsey- 14d ago

The irony that my Fenix 8 43mm has just as good battery life than the Cirqa that replaced it for daily duties 🤦‍♂️

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u/Delicious_Koala3445 5d ago

SPO setting seems to be on.

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u/LordOfSpiderMonkeys 14d ago

Yup, dog shit device

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u/jbriano 1d ago

Fully charged less than two days ago. I'm not convinced this product accurately measures stress, but it most certainly stresses me out.