GPSMAP 67 Battery Drain

[neilwoody]

I used my 67 on an off-trail hike this morning. The distance of the hike was 3.8 miles. The duration of the hike according to the GPS was 2.26:00. The battery level was 99.0% at the start. The battery level at the end of the hike was 98.0% with 17.5 days remaining.

[RickN55]

I used my 67 on an off-trail hike this morning. The distance of the hike was 3.8 miles. The duration of the hike according to the GPS was 2.26:00. The battery level was 99.0% at the start. The battery level at the end of the hike was 98.0% with 17.5 days remaining.

How do you see how many days is left on the battery?

[neilwoody]

Power the GPSr 67 on. Press the power button once and you will see the Lock Screen page, then use the right arrow on the D-Pad and you will see the battery level percentage and the estimated number of days remaining.

[JungleJim]

That data is provided by a Connect IQ widget, isn’t it?

Battery Widget

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/a9c9 ... 6c7317893e

[GPSrChive]

See GPSrChive > GPSMAP 67 > Pages > Connect IQ or GPSrChive > How To... > Connect IQ for additional details.

[neilwoody]

Yes, you are quite correct. The battery information is provided by a Connect IQ widget which must be installed first to display battery level information. I had forgotten that I had installed that widget.

[RickN55]

Ahh thought it would be an app. I'll give it a miss, I'm not keen on installing stuff on my devices off there. Never know what's being installed.

[JungleJim]

All Connect IQ apps are reviewed by Garmin and you have to allow apps access to various data and functions. So I think there’s not much risk in using Connect IQ apps.