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Any news yet on changes with the new app update and firmware?? Mine's updating now. I looked, but didn't see an updated change log in the store.
Only thing in the Band's 'whats new' tile is a new GPS Power Saver mode, to increase battery life up to 4 hours when activated. I wonder how that works.........probably uses a lower sampling rate, probably trades-off some fine accuracy for better battery life.
Hi Nate SIlver,
That is exactly how it works! It is a trade off users can choose to make. For some types of bike trips and runs it makes almost no difference, but it is not that suited for running lots of curvy trails in a park.
Play around with it and see how you like it, some users are going to love getting a longer battery life, while other users are going to really want that precision.
Hi Nate SIlver,
That is exactly how it works! It is a trade off users can choose to make. For some types of bike trips and runs it makes almost no difference, but it is not that suited for running lots of curvy trails in a park.
Play around with it and see how you like it, some users are going to love getting a longer battery life, while other users are going to really want that precision.
Question would this update make the band 2 more capable of recording a hike? I can imagine that with this new power saving mode instead of around 4 hours you'll get 8 hours of gps tracking and that suddenly makes the band capable of tracking day trips... true or too good to be true?![]()
I love the band but right now the overall battery life is killing me. I can't seem to get through a full day before it starts warning of low battery and eventually shutting off (that's with rotate mode, and typically about 30 minutes of exercise time per day).
I've updated this morning (Band 2 and Lumia 950 XL). Update went fine, but now syncing between the Band and the Health app always gets stuck at about 80%. Values are retrieved from the band and I can see them in the web Dashboard, but the Health app doesn't get refreshed. Also, it keeps draining battery (47% of the total battery usage according to the battery monitor). I've rebooted both phone and band and uninstalled/reinstalled the Health app, but the problem is still there. Any suggestion?