Mini Not showing battery drainage.

NightStar76 · 07-11-2013, 12:52 PM

So I came back to Kobo for the mini, because I wanted a small, dedicated ereader and the price-point is amazing right now. I've had it for a week, and I love it. Absolutely love it. But I noticed something. In that entire week, the battery has not shown any discharge, but the kobo has obviously run out of battery, since it just turned off until I plugged it in. I would have plugged it in earlier if I had known that it wasn't staying charged, but I'm used to looking at a battery meter that means something. Is this a bug or is something wrong with my kobo?

samhy · 07-12-2013, 03:02 AM

On my Mini the battery meter becomes more clear as the battery level is getting lower. Also, when viewing the top bar menu, it's possible to see the battery remaining percentage.
It's the usual Mini behaviour.

If your Mini doesn't display those two things, then I believe there must be something not right with your unit. Is it a new one?

NightStar76 · 07-12-2013, 12:14 PM

Brand new. I'll keep an eye on it for another couple of days of heavy use, I suppose.

TheMatrix · 07-12-2013, 12:37 PM

I'm pretty sure my Mini's battery meter lowers with usage.

teija · 07-12-2013, 02:04 PM

I've never noticed any problems with my battery meter. If I were you, I'd keep an eye on it. I'm assuming if it's a brand new device that it's on the latest firmware, so unless there's a bug in that firmware, it could be a device issue.

filmo · 07-12-2013, 02:25 PM

Not much voltage difference as these type batteries are discharged until it is almost fully discharged. It can take at least one discharge cycle to indicate realistic battery level as battery discharges. Use of wifi, and sorting books just put into library will discharge battery faster.

TechniSol · 07-12-2013, 04:25 PM

Not to kibitz, but you did fully charge it when you got it, before you started using it. You didn't just assume it was charged properly because it looked good on the meter...

07-11-2013, 12:52 PM	#1
NightStar76 Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 7940 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Nook	Not showing battery drainage. So I came back to Kobo for the mini, because I wanted a small, dedicated ereader and the price-point is amazing right now. I've had it for a week, and I love it. Absolutely love it. But I noticed something. In that entire week, the battery has not shown any discharge, but the kobo has obviously run out of battery, since it just turned off until I plugged it in. I would have plugged it in earlier if I had known that it wasn't staying charged, but I'm used to looking at a battery meter that means something. Is this a bug or is something wrong with my kobo?

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07-12-2013, 03:02 AM	#2
samhy Wizard Posts: 1,820 Karma: 9503859 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: France Device: (Sony (J) PRS 650), Kobo Mini, Kobo Glo HD	On my Mini the battery meter becomes more clear as the battery level is getting lower. Also, when viewing the top bar menu, it's possible to see the battery remaining percentage. It's the usual Mini behaviour. If your Mini doesn't display those two things, then I believe there must be something not right with your unit. Is it a new one?

07-12-2013, 12:14 PM	#3
NightStar76 Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 7940 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Nook	Brand new. I'll keep an eye on it for another couple of days of heavy use, I suppose.

07-12-2013, 12:37 PM	#4
TheMatrix Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 2502 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kobo Mini, Ipad 2	I'm pretty sure my Mini's battery meter lowers with usage.

07-12-2013, 02:04 PM	#5
teija Gadget fiend Posts: 354 Karma: 2111100 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Kobo Clara HD, Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite 2021, Sony PRS-350	I've never noticed any problems with my battery meter. If I were you, I'd keep an eye on it. I'm assuming if it's a brand new device that it's on the latest firmware, so unless there's a bug in that firmware, it could be a device issue.

07-12-2013, 02:25 PM	#6
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	Not much voltage difference as these type batteries are discharged until it is almost fully discharged. It can take at least one discharge cycle to indicate realistic battery level as battery discharges. Use of wifi, and sorting books just put into library will discharge battery faster.

07-12-2013, 04:25 PM	#7
TechniSol GranPohbah-Fezzes r cool! Posts: 1,056 Karma: 3151024 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STRs, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	Not to kibitz, but you did fully charge it when you got it, before you started using it. You didn't just assume it was charged properly because it looked good on the meter...