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mzel · 01-04-2024, 07:57 AM

I've searched the forum and seen a bunch of threads complaining about battery drain on Kobos but none seem to match my situation. I see more or less normal drop in remaining capacity while reading in koreader. I'd say 3% an hour is normal given the device is 4 years old. When I turn WiFi on to look something up in Wiki, or to sync in Nickel mode I see the capacity dropping catastrophically, i.e. about 10% a min.
I did change the Internet provider and the WiFi router recently. The new one has WiFi 6 whereas the old one did not. I still have not configured my Forma to connect to that one, and rather connect to the old active point, same one I use for years.
I have not performed the reset yet.
Any suggestions?

01-04-2024, 07:57 AM	#1
mzel Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 519930 Join Date: Apr 2016 Device: Kobo Forma	WiFi battery drain I've searched the forum and seen a bunch of threads complaining about battery drain on Kobos but none seem to match my situation. I see more or less normal drop in remaining capacity while reading in koreader. I'd say 3% an hour is normal given the device is 4 years old. When I turn WiFi on to look something up in Wiki, or to sync in Nickel mode I see the capacity dropping catastrophically, i.e. about 10% a min. I did change the Internet provider and the WiFi router recently. The new one has WiFi 6 whereas the old one did not. I still have not configured my Forma to connect to that one, and rather connect to the old active point, same one I use for years. I have not performed the reset yet. Any suggestions?