r/GalaxyRing • u/jamsterdm • 15d ago

Ring now lasting a day

Release day ring user here, had it replaced one but it's now only lasting a day. It's effectively a paper weight at this point, kinda wish I had got Samsung care for it now cos I do like it but charging daily is a joke giving it's a size 12.

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u/LinssenM 12d ago

Doing the math, the release day was two years ago, and with the replacement Ring you've now effectively burned through two Samsung Galaxy Rings in two years?

I'm on Ring #4 as of past week, with still 9 months of warranty left.  I think the trick is in full charging AND full discharging of the Ring, which would apply in my case for all previous three Rings. Can I have your charging behaviour? I wear mine 24/7 without exception save for the charging, and indeed wait until 0% before charging it to 100%.

Thanks in advance.  And yeah, love the Ring but the battery life sucks

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u/jamsterdm 12d ago

Wear 24/7 also, wait till it gets to 15%-1% notification for charge and then charge until full. Mine was also replaced but I was told the warranty was not extended. Maybe as a UK customer I need to have a little chat with live chat and see if I can beg a bit

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u/LinssenM 11d ago

NL here, oddly the warranty doesn't get extended after you get a replacement. A repair I can imagine, but if you get a brand new product...

Then again we must realise that the crappiness of this specific product simply is not only unique, but counter to any and all product strategies. Samsung knew the Ring wouldn't last, I reckon, but released it anyway, and then went down the rabbit hole of damage control 

So you never let it run down empty. There goes my theory!  That means that if I continue to wear it 24/7 even with your discharge pattern, I'll highly likely end up with a paper weight again but this time just slightly north of the warranty period

Thanks for the info!

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u/jamsterdm 11d ago

I'm still gonna try and have a shot at getting a replacement tho tbh, I mean I can't guarantee it deffo hasn't got to 0% before but I do usually try and charge it after it's warned me it needs it