Battery life suddenly plummeted for my doorbell

[jayysenn]

I'm used to charging my Nest Doorbell every 2-3 weeks, but suddenly last week, the battery life went down to lasting a total of about 2 days! I fully charged my doorbell Friday night, and it's already turned off to doorbell only, very low battery. There is no change in activity, or my settings, and it hasn't even been cold. What gives? 

[EmersonB]

Hello jayysenn,

Thanks for reaching out here in the Community. Battery life will depend on factors including activity, temperature, and selected camera settings. You can extend the battery life of your camera by adjusting video quality, length of video clips, time between recorded events, and using activity zones to monitor specific areas. Here are some typical scenarios.

Nest Doorbell (battery)

• Busy - About 1 month battery life (about 25 - 30 recorded events per day)
• Typical - About 2.5 months battery life (about 13 - 16 recorded events per day)
• Quiet - About 6 months battery life (about 2 - 5 recorded events per day)

Lower the battery usage

When you lower the battery usage, your Nest Camera or Nest Doorbell will adjust video recording settings to do the following:

• Optimize its video quality.
• Shorten the length of time for which events are recorded.
• Take longer to begin recording between events.
• Here's how to lower the battery usage:

Open the Google Home app Google Home app.

• Tap Favorites or Devices.
• Tap and hold your device's tile> More> Settings .
• Tap Battery and then Battery usage and then More battery life.

To learn more, you may visit our public article about, “Save battery for Nest cameras and doorbells”.

Regards,

Emerson