Fitbit Versa 2 or 3 Battery Draining Too Fast, How To Fix?

Fitbit Versa 2 or 3 is among the best smartwatches out there offering a lot on the table. Batteries for both watches are rated to last between 3 to 4 days on a...

Abd Razaaq

Last updated on December 4, 2022

Abd Razaaq

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I'm a Tech Content Writer and Full-Time blogger. Since I love Android and Google's device, I started my career in writing for Android OS and their features. This led me to start "GetDroidTips". I have completed Master of Business Administration at Mangalore University, Karnataka.

Reasons why your Fitbit Versa 2/3 battery is draining quickly

Truth be told, there’s a subset of users facing the Fitbit Versa 2 or 3 battery draining too fast issue soon after a software update. Apart from that, there are a string of other reasons such as syncing the entire day, high screen brightness, numerous notifications, and excessive usage. Note that these are just a few of the many instances that will drain the battery faster with excessive use.

How To Fix Fitbit Versa 2/3 Battery Draining Too Fast?

#1: Restart

This is a pretty straightforward troubleshooting method tried and tested to fix a string of issues including battery draining. Although this may not work in all cases. But restarting a device as a method has helped many users fix n number of software-borne issues.

Go to the home screen of your Fitbit Versa 2 or 3.

Swipe to the left to reveal Settings and tap on it.

Go to “About” and select “Shutdown” from the options available.

Finally, tap on “Yes” to confirm and that’s where you have successfully restarted the device.

#2: Syncing all-day

Your Fitbit Versa 2 or 3 is great when paired with your smartphone via the Fitbit app. Syncing between the two ensures all the data between the two devices is available right away. However, syncing is a battery-hungry process which means it consumes a lot of battery as and when the process is running.

The result is that the watch’s battery is draining too fast. Turns out turning off sync can fix this issue. Here’s how you can do it.

First up, go to the Fitbit app on your device.
Next up, go to the Accounts icon and tap on your profile picture.
Turn off “All-Day Sync” and that’s it.

#3: Turn off excessive notifications

The pro of having a Fitbit Versa 2 or 3 or others is that you get notifications on your smartwatch thereby eliminating the need to remove the phone out of the pocket. Turns out it uses a lot of battery as well. No doubt you will end up with a faster draining battery. Turning off notifications can fix the problem so here’s how you can do it.

First up, open the Fitbit app.
Next up, go to “Account” located on the top-left corner.
Head over to “Notifications”.
You need to turn off notifications now. You can do it on an individual app or block a particular type of notification or all at once.

Although you won’t be able to receive notifications, that is something you will find much rewarding given the fact that it saves a lot of battery life. Also, don’t turn off notifications for text messages and calls because you want to block them as well.

#4: Reduce wake up the screen

The Fitbit Versa 2/3 has a feature that turns on the screen when you turn your wrist around and this consumes battery and it piles up as it goes forward. Here’s how you can tweak the wake-up settings.

Firstly, swipe down on your Fitbit Versa 2 or 3.
Next, on the quick settings icon, go to the screen wake icon where you need to adjust it.
Change the settings to Screen Wake To Manual (Button) that will allow the user to have control over turning the screen on after pressing the button instead of motion.

#5: Toggle Bluetooth

For all those facing battery draining too fast issues on the Fitbit Versa 2 or 3 or others, this is a workaround as suggested by a user. Note that this may work but there’s no guarantee but since you aren’t breaking any settings of function, it’s safe to do it.

According to the user recommended fix, turning off Bluetooth and then turning it on after some time once when you need to calibrate or sync your steps can help. Although you won’t be able to intercept any notifications till the Bluetooth feature is disabled, you will certainly save a lot of battery life.

#6: Reduce screen brightness

One of the major causes of power consumption is the high screen brightness that users set for infinity. Instead of doing this, you can dim the screen during nighttime or when indoors. Note that dimming the screen brightness does improve battery life in the long run. Here’s how you can do it.

First up, go to the main screen on your Fitbit Versa 2/3.
Swipe up to go to Settings and then, select “Brightness”.
Dim it to a lower level when you don’t need a bright display and it’s done.
You can change the screen brightness at will when needed.

#7: Software Updates

To be honest, many users are facing battery draining problems due to faulty updates or bugs with it. If the sole reason why you are facing this issue is right after an update, you may want to wait for the next software update to fix this issue. You can’t retract to a previous update without rooting or using third-party tools but you can wait for an update to come by and probably fix the battery draining issues.