Feature Suggestion: Battery % Meter on App/watch screen.

[MinerSpark]

Add a battery % meter for the main screen near connected/display
I'm using a Versa 3 and All watches i belive are the same when connected vai wifi battery drain is much higher then standard and I offen don't look at my watch meaning I won't know if its died/disconnected.

[200Tigersbloxed]

I have been thinking about replacing the bar displayed at the top (colored one) with a battery percentage and time, I think it would be easier to find out quickly without needing to exit out of the app.

when connected [via.] wifi

Technically, your watch doesn't need to be connected to Wi-Fi. Only your phone needs to be connected, then your watch connect to your phone over bluetooth.

i belive are the same when connected vai wifi battery drain is much higher

Can't say the same for my Versa 2. I can use FitbitHRtoWS for 2 days in a row (no disconnects) with Wi-Fi enabled, and my battery will maybe go to 40-50%? Might be something to look into, for comparison, I charge my watch every 3 days, which it will be around 40% by then.

[MinerSpark]

My versa 3 lasts around 6-7 days and my usage has been doubled running the HR2WS app so I've lost 50% more battery in total compaired to 1 normal night, It might be related to wifi connection, I don't belive my watch is V3>bluetooth>phone>net, I'll do some testing later.

A general Battery % meter anywhere would be handy, the top bar sounds pretty neat to me.

[200Tigersbloxed]

I don't belive my watch is V3>bluetooth>phone>net

The way the WebSockets work is that the FitBit forwards all of it's data to what is called the Companion API, which then is forwarded to your phone.

The Companion APIs are accessible by applications which run within the Fitbit mobile application only.
(https://dev.fitbit.com/build/reference/companion-api/)

You can see examples for how the phone communicates data to the watch and back via. the use of Fitbit's sockets called the "Messaging API" here
(https://dev.fitbit.com/build/reference/companion-api/messaging/)

If you were to disconnect your watch from the internet, you will see that a connection can still be made to the server, as it's the phone that handles WebSocketing, not the watch, which in some contexts can be senseless, but others helpful.

A general Battery % meter anywhere would be handy, the top bar sounds pretty neat to me.

I 100% agree. I just think the current UI is rushed and ugly and I want to re-do it. Now just time to find the... time!