Maximizing the Battery Life You can do several things to extend the life of the battery. Reduce the backlight timeout (Backlight Settings). Reduce the backlight brightness. Use UltraTrac GPS mode for your activity (UltraTrac). Turn off Bluetooth® wireless technology when you are not using connected features (Connected Features). When pausing your activity for a longer period of time, use the resume later option (Stopping an Activity). Turn off activity tracking (Activity Tracking). Use a Connect IQ™ watch face that is not updated every second. For example, use a watch face without a second hand (Customizing the Watch Face). Limit the smartphone notifications the device displays (Managing Notifications). Parent Topic: TroubleshootingHomeDevice InformationTroubleshootingMaximizing the Battery Life
Maximizing the Battery Life You can do several things to extend the life of the battery. Reduce the backlight timeout (Backlight Settings). Reduce the backlight brightness. Use UltraTrac GPS mode for your activity (UltraTrac). Turn off Bluetooth® wireless technology when you are not using connected features (Connected Features). When pausing your activity for a longer period of time, use the resume later option (Stopping an Activity). Turn off activity tracking (Activity Tracking). Use a Connect IQ™ watch face that is not updated every second. For example, use a watch face without a second hand (Customizing the Watch Face). Limit the smartphone notifications the device displays (Managing Notifications). Parent Topic: TroubleshootingHomeDevice InformationTroubleshootingMaximizing the Battery Life