KA1 inconsistent battery life, random/sudden drops

JoOrwick · 09-25-2016, 04:32 PM

Before I begin, yes, I have tweaked the config file to turn off auto sync and it works. I also never use WiFi except when I'm checking for updates every few weeks.

I've been noticing random battery drops (usually in increments of ~10-15%) for no reason. One moment the battery is at say 60% and a minute later it's at 47-50%. This happens quite often (2-3 times per charge) and it usually happens in the first 10 or so minutes of reading.

I've also noticed how fast the battery drains when using the search function, opening a couple of different books in a short period of time and generally just navigating through settings. In just ~30 minutes of jumping between books, checking reading stats and flipping through pages the battery indicator went from 40% to 25%.

When reading one book at a time and not doing anything else, battery life seems fine except for those sudden ~10% drops.

Does anyone else have these issues? There was also supposed to be a firmware update today according to some users here.

frostschutz · 09-25-2016, 04:39 PM

*refresh*

aww, still no firmware update

https://xkcd.com/281/

Today is 24 hours from now. Not sure which is the significant time zone for Kobo firmware releases.

Seriously, if it actually came out this week I'd be more than happy. The only word we had (as far as I'm aware) was that of a spanish? supporter. If the update was ready there would be not much reason to delay, so who knows if that was just an estimate.

JoOrwick · 09-25-2016, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frostschutz

*refresh*

aww, still no firmware update

Today is 24 hours from now. Not sure which is the significant time zone for Kobo firmware releases.

My fault. I thought today was September 26th.

09-25-2016, 04:32 PM	#1
JoOrwick Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 94656 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Croatia Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle Paperwhite 3 (2015)	KA1 inconsistent battery life, random/sudden drops Before I begin, yes, I have tweaked the config file to turn off auto sync and it works. I also never use WiFi except when I'm checking for updates every few weeks. I've been noticing random battery drops (usually in increments of ~10-15%) for no reason. One moment the battery is at say 60% and a minute later it's at 47-50%. This happens quite often (2-3 times per charge) and it usually happens in the first 10 or so minutes of reading. I've also noticed how fast the battery drains when using the search function, opening a couple of different books in a short period of time and generally just navigating through settings. In just ~30 minutes of jumping between books, checking reading stats and flipping through pages the battery indicator went from 40% to 25%. When reading one book at a time and not doing anything else, battery life seems fine except for those sudden ~10% drops. Does anyone else have these issues? There was also supposed to be a firmware update today according to some users here.

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09-25-2016, 04:39 PM	#2
frostschutz Linux User Posts: 2,282 Karma: 6123806 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Device: none	refresh aww, still no firmware update https://xkcd.com/281/ Today is 24 hours from now. Not sure which is the significant time zone for Kobo firmware releases. Seriously, if it actually came out this week I'd be more than happy. The only word we had (as far as I'm aware) was that of a spanish? supporter. If the update was ready there would be not much reason to delay, so who knows if that was just an estimate.

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