I just got the reMarkable 2 some days ago. I noticed the battery drops by 1% for like every 10 minutes of use (wifi turned off), and I think this is a bit too fast for the two weeks period everybody is talking about.

Is this normal ?

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    1 year ago

    Mine drains excessively fast since their later firmware revisions. I’ve had mine since 2021.

    Originally it would last 2 solid weeks with regular daily use.

    Whatever the updates did to the Wi-Fi, it relentlessly consumes the battery. Even if the unit is idle in my bag and the Wi-Fi is on, I’ll lose 40%.

    If the unit is asleep, the Wi-Fi should be off and not aggressively searching for a network.

    I love my RM2 and it’s one of the best work tools I have, but I’m not keen on needing to be near a charger when not in the office.

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      1 year ago

      If you turn off the Wi-Fi do you still notice excessive battery drain ? Is there any way to optimize battery use and reverse the changes after updates ?

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        1 year ago

        The battery still drains, but not nearly as fast. Though it shouldn’t be draining at all given the screen isn’t on and Wi-Fi is in airplane mode. I have a feeling it’s still trying to sync or call out to cloud services that aren’t activated.

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          1 year ago

          Then they probably messed up something in the latest update. I read somewhere that the screen refreshes (when it turns black and then white again) make the tablet reach peak consumption for a moment and drain the battery. I am wondering how one can minimize these refreshes while writing on the tablet.

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            1 year ago

            It’s def something firmware related as this problem was happening in earlier version, then fixed, then came back.