![]() Capabilities provided by the cloud or the phone app will no longer function. Yes, but functionality will be limited to what’s available on the Band device. Will I still be able to use my Microsoft Band? Please check your phone settings to ensure additional copies of application data are properly removed. Note that some phones back up app data in the cloud. Remove the Microsoft Band app from your phone Open the Microsoft Band app and tap Menu > My Microsoft Band > Unregister your Band. I’d like to delete my data from the phone app, how do I do that? The Microsoft Band phone app will no longer work after the Health Dashboard service is disabled. What happens to my data in Microsoft Health Dashboard?Īll data in the Microsoft Health Dashboard will be deleted on. Microsoft Band device users can continue to use their devices, though web connected features will not be available. The Microsoft Health Dashboard applications and services are being discontinued and will no longer be available after. What’s happening to the Microsoft Health Dashboard? On, the Microsoft Health Dashboard site will be shut down and Microsoft Band applications will be removed from the Microsoft Store, Google Play, and Apple App store. This document contains important dates and information regarding the end of support. Microsoft has announced the end of support for the Microsoft Health Dashboard applications and services. Only perform this step once you have finished using the Band. But Band 2 is all about balance, so you should spend some time configuring it to do more than just the basics.Note: Resetting the device after the service been discontinued will make it impossible to set up the device again. If all you want to do is track steps, a smaller and cheaper wearable is probably the better choice. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is good advice, and not just for battery life: I find that the Band 2’s biggest strength is the way that it straddles the fitness wearable and smart watch worlds and having some notifications-for phone calls, text messages, and calendar events, for example–is just about the right balance. In some ways, the most interesting part of the Microsoft post is the bit on notifications: It says you can reduce battery draw by customizing notifications so that you only receive a limited set of notifications. And it reiterates my advice about developing good charging habits and using GPS power saver (above). Microsoft says you should turn off the screen during exercises, and that is likewise a good idea. It recommends leaving Watch Mode off, but since that’s one of the Band’s best features, I enable it. The software giant recommends turning down the screen brightness and haptic alert levels, which is a good idea. And if you’re following the same basic path each day on a walk, run, bicycle ride, or whatever, you really don’t need that detailed information anyway. Put simply, GPS power saver can extend the battery life of Band 2 by up to four hours by sampling your location in intervals rather than continuously. If you must use the GPS-and I do like to, on walks-then consider enabling the GPS power saver feature that debuted in a recent Band 2 firmware update. And then use that time to charge Band 2, as outlined in Microsoft Band 2 Tip: Develop a Charging Strategy. So once you’ve played around with sleep tracking for a few days or weeks, just stop. But let’s face it, since there is nothing Band 2 (or Microsoft Health) can do to actually improve the quality of your sleep, monitoring this activity is ultimately pointless. My wife and I were both impressed with Band 2’s ability to track our sleep habits … at first. So the biggest change you can make to improve battery life is to not use the GPS at all.ĭon’t monitor your sleep. This has been consistent across both generations of the Band wearable, and my wife has experienced the same with her own Band 2. As a general rule, Band 2 will last for two days on a charge if you do not use the GPS functionality, and for one day if you do. It’s a decent guide, but I have some better advice, based on real world usage, that will make a real difference in Band 2 battery life.ĭon’t use the GPS. This week, Microsoft offered up a quick guide to extending the battery life on its Band 2 fitness wearable.
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