Pebble Watch using up battery in a day508
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| http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/13030/high-battery-drain-since-update http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/13010/my-3-watches-loose-their-charges-in-1-day-since-the-last-update#latest This is not a firmware or app update issue, directly. They are fine, I'm getting the best battery life yet on the latest of everything (5 days). 99% of the time the cause for this, is that you have a Pebble related app installed on your phone, that is not installed on your watch. Most common culprit I've seen, and experienced myself, is Notification Center. Many apps like this malfunction, when you don't have their companion watch apps installed. This runs down the battery on your watch, very quickly. Start by looking for Pebble apps that are installed ONLY on your phone, but NOT your watch - and uninstall them. If you're still having issues, do ALL of the steps, in this guide: http://www.reddit.com/r/pebble/wiki/faq#wiki_q.3A_my_pebble_keeps_disconnecting.2C_or_my_battery_life_is_awful.2C_how_can_i_get_it_working_right.3F Lastly, yes, Pebble support is busy. And they're busy, because people keep emailing them for things like this, rather than read their FAQ that tells you how to fix this, or their help files, or their forums, or do any of their own troubleshooting, which even the most basic of, would lead you to the solution for this. If people would stop and do their own troubleshooting and read the help documents and FAQ, their support would be a lot more prompt. |
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| Q: My Pebble keeps disconnecting, or my battery life is awful, how can I get it working right? A: If you're having disconnect, reliability, or battery life issues, use the following steps - make sure to do all the steps, in the order shown! If you have any of these apps installed on your phone: Pebble Connect, Pebbler, httPebble, or any other app with httPebble in it - remove them. httPebble was for 1.x firmware (and is useless in 2.x firmware), and is known to often wreak havok with other 2.0 apps such as Pebble Dialer. If you have any apps that are installed only on your phone - like Notification Center - but you don't have the corresponding companion watch app installed on your Pebble - uninstall these apps from your phone! Having the phone apps only installed on your phone is known to kill watch battery quickly (the phone apps are trying to send data to a watch app that isn't installed and therefore malfunctioning. Else, if that didn't do the trick - then proceed with these steps: Factory reset your pebble (see HERE for instructions). Uninstall the official Pebble app from your phone. Uninstall all other Pebble related apps from your phone (Smartwatch+, Pebble Notifier, Notification Center, Glance, Canvas, etc). Uninstall all apps that interact with Bluetooth devices from your phone. Things like a jawbone headset app, an app for a Bluetooth game controller, etc. In your phone's Bluetooth settings, delete the pairing(s) for Pebble. While in there, delete all other Bluetooth pairings for all other devices. Do a RECOVERY on your Pebble (see HERE for instructions). Reboot your phone. Download the latest official pebble app from the Play Store or iTunes. Re-pair Pebble (through your phone's Bluetooth settings if necessary, if you're having trouble doing it thru the Pebble app). Re-update Pebble firmware to latest version (should happen automatically after pairing - if not, go to Support->Check for Updates in the Pebble app). At this point, everything should be working normally. Don't install any new apps or pair other devices, until you're sure it is, at least a day or two. Then, install new apps one at a time so you'll know which apps caused your issues. As soon as you start having issues, look to the last app you installed for Pebble, and that app is almost assuredly the culprit. If you're still having problems, it's got to be something else on your phone - do a factory reset on your phone. It's possible some app that has nothing to do with Pebble might be your culprit. For Android - you may also want to look into a different ROM or Kernel. For instance, CyanogenMod has often been known to have buggy bluetooth in their ROM's Q: What else can I do to improve battery life? A: If you find your battery life is down to two days or less then try the following: Use a watchface that only updates on the minute - Displaying the current second on a watch face requires the screen to be redrawn every second. This uses a lot of battery. Try choosing a watchface that only updates each minute. Also watchfaces with continuous animation will hurt battery life. Set Backlight Behaviour to Auto - This will use the ambient light sensor built into your Pebble to only trigger the Backlight in low light conditions. Turn off or limit Notifications - If your Pebble receives a large number of Notifications battery life will be affected. Under 'Settings > Notifications' you can set Notifications to 'Phone Calls Only'. Alternatively limit which Apps send Notifications from your phone. Turn on 'Do Not Disturb' mode - This will prevent you Pebble from receiving Notifications at night which should help to save battery. Q: Help! I scratched my Pebble! What can I do? A: You just couldn't wait for that screen protector you ordered to arrive, could you! A screen protector itself may hide the scratch. Most of them are the soft/gummy/self-healing style, which are designed to hide scratches. If that fails, PolyWatch is a plastic polishing compound specifically, for polishing scratches out of Poly Carb watches like Pebble. A good plastic polishing system like Novus (you can get it at a modeling supply store) works too. Q: My Pebble is unresponsive. How do I enter recovery mode? A: If your Pebble is unresponsive you can enter recovery mode, which will load the earliest, most stable version (1.5.4) of firmware that exists for Pebble. Hold down the Back, Up and Select buttons simultaneously for ~30 seconds. Once the screen says "Loading..." you may release the buttons. This is also useful if you wish to downgrade your firmware from beta 2.0 back to 1.0. Q: How do I get out of the update recovery loop? A: If you find yourself in a recovery loop (Pebble keeps resetting itself and puts you into recovery mode) after trying to update to version 1.13, it will require a few steps to get out of it. Go here for step-by-step instructions. Q: My Notifications show up on my iPhone a few seconds before they show up on my watch and it's annoying. Can I do anything about this? A: Currently, the watch checks every 2 seconds to see if there is a new message waiting for it. For some notifications (like larger emails with a full 300 character message) the message may be split into 3 packets, causing a 6 second delay. Pebble is working on improvements that should help, but in the meantime there are two options: (a) turn off all sounds and vibrations for notifications (notifications will still visually appear on your phone) or (b) keep your iPhone on Do Not Disturb. That way, messages won't show on your phone screen or sound/vibrate, but they will still show up in your pull-down notification center. However, if you do use DND, make sure to set it to allow phone calls or else these will go straight to voice mail. (Phone call notification comes to the watch almost instantaneously, so there won't be the same annoying delay). Q: My Pebble's screen is scrambled. How can I fix this? A: The screen scrambling, as seen here is a hardware issue and can't be fixed in software. It stems from the display connector coming loose inside your Pebble. Sometimes pressing on the bottom part of the Pebble's screen can help re-seat it, but it's not a permanent fix. If the issue continues, contact Pebble's support through the app for an RMA. Other Pebble Questions Q: I want to design my own Pebble accessories. Where can I download the 3D Print files for Pebble? A: Makers and builders all over the world can make custom-built Pebble accessories happen with ease using the the 3D models available fom GitHub here Q: Where can I read the past Reddit AMAs that have happened with Team Pebble? A: The links to the previous AMAs (Ask-Me-Anything!) held with Team Pebble on Reddit are here: |
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