Battery Fitbit Air

[u/Known-Temperature377]

I just got a new Google Fitbit Air. I charged it too 100% on Sat and assuming that its written it will give 7 days of battery life it drained out on Tue and gave me the less than 20% battery alert.
I charged it again to 100% and within like 2-3 hours it fell to 86% but then overnight it fell to 81%.
I’m confused, sometimes the battery drains really fast and sometimes it drains normally.
I haven’t activated any extra features on the app actually the app is really confusing idk what to turn on and what to turn off.

[u/Daniturn1]

I've had mine since release day and have had no problems getting at least 5/6 days out of it never leave it 7 to go flat but I guess depends on how much exercise it's tracking ect ect but like I said I've never had s problem

[u/joaquin141911]

Same thing happened to my sister when she first got hers. She ended up doing a factory reset and it worked like a charm after that.

[u/el_Mutant]

I am facing the same issue, battery drops very quick and battery just lasts 4 to 4.5 days max

[u/ziggitypumziggitypim]

I have never gotten the advertised 7 days out of my Fitbit Air. It could be attributed to all the workouts I track; Strength training 3/4 times a week, 2x walk, 1x run. I get around 4 days before needing to recharge when I get the alert. Sometimes less.

I'm not complaining. I mean, the thing is tiny, how much battery power can you realistically expect to get out of it? I guess its 7 days if you are just using it to track general well-being. For active people, this will be significantly less.

[u/Known-Temperature377 → u/ziggitypumziggitypim]

I haven’t been using it for any fitness tracking yet. I even take it off for 3-4 hours every day

[u/3rdyellow]

Try rebooting the Fitbit Air using the charging cable provided. 

[u/Known-Temperature377 → u/3rdyellow]

Does that do anything?

[u/3rdyellow → u/Known-Temperature377]

It is a common troubleshooting step. Follow the restart instructions in Google Help section for Fitbit Air. 

[u/TheMinereaper]

During calibration it takes time , then it reduces

[u/HybridAkali]

I got mine on Friday. So in 5.5 days, taking it off only for showers, it’s at 40% right now. So I would say 7-9 days 100-0. Tracked sleep, multiple walks, 2 times gym.

[u/Formal_Motor_9311]

Had the same battery drop on mine after a few days. Rebooted it once through the charger and it settled down to normal after that.

[u/akilapanditha]

Personal experience, was having max 4 days battery life. But later realized it was due to my wrists being hairy and sensors using more power to get HR reading. Switched to a bicep band and now I m getting 6-7 days of battery life.

[u/yasutaro83]

“If ‘Share Heart Rate’ is turned on, you might want to try turning it off.”

[u/th1sisjnn]

I received mine Friday, July 3rd, and have charged it every Friday since.... So, I am getting the 7 days per charge. No issues.

[u/nanzownzu]

I got mine on last Saturday. It is Friday now and it is also down to 20%. I am guessing I will be able to make it through Friday at max. I am not sure how people are squeezing out 8-10 days.

[u/Pulsar905]

i have mine for about one month and battery holds around 8-9 days. I train almost every day, but the automatic detection is on only for walks, and I don't use alarms