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SckharDracolong
Participant
October 28, 2025
Question

Bug battery, inssue or normal?

I'm having a problem that I don't know if it's a defect or normal, when I leave the oculus on standby for a long time, like from Monday to Friday, it drops from 100% to about 50% for exemple, but when I pick them up on Friday and put them on my face and look at the battery, I see the battery jumping from 50 to 43, then to 39, then 34, 27 and it keeps jumping until it stabilizes at a low number like 23, then it goes slowly, 22, 21, 20... etc, is this normal?

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MetaStoreHelp
MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
October 28, 2025

Hi there @Sckhar.Dracolong, we came across your post and wanted to offer some assistance. 

 

The following link provides some tips on how to maximize your battery life. 

 

If, after this, you still have concerns, you can submit a bug report. Our engineers will then take a look at this You can do this via the headset or Meta Horizon app. If you need any help with this, please let us know. 

 

Hope to see you in the Metaverse soon!

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SckharDracolongAuthor
Participant
October 28, 2025

I've already tried doing all of this and nothing worked, I even formatted the quest but it didn't help, it just made me realize that the installed WhatsApp and Instagram consumed a lot of battery in standby.

MetaStoreHelp
MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
October 28, 2025

Hey @Sckhar.Dracolong, we're glad to hear that you've found what is causing the battery to drain so quickly.

 

When trying to save battery, it's beneficial to ensure that unnecessary apps are not left running in the background. 

 

If you need any further assistance, please do let us know!

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steve40
steve40
Honored Contributor
October 28, 2025

Close all your apps before you leave the headset on standby overnight. I always plug the charger back in as well. I also disabled auto-update and just update the headset manually when necessary. Whenever I notice anything unusual in battery consumption, I do a full power-off and back on. That always fixes it.

    SckharDracolongAuthor
    Participant
    October 29, 2025

    I always close the apps too, and restarting didn't seem to help D=

    Zephlar
    Up and Coming
    October 29, 2025

    I just got a brand new Quest 3 a month ago, and after the recent update my battery has completely stopped charging. I left it plugged in overnight and was shocked to discover 0% battery.

    How on earth is this even a thing? Reddit is LOADED with the exact issue I'm describing over the last 2 years. Updates that prevent a hardware's ability to charge is wild.

    Much like Microsoft, this is how you can tell when they are using AI to produce their updates.

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