One Possible Reason for Microsoft Band 2 Battery Problems

Around the turn of the New Year, I issued a PSA about growing reports for Microsoft Band 2 battery issues. Those reports continue to mount, but there’s new evidence as to what the actual cause might be.

According to sources, due to how tight the components are inside the Band’s rubber-like sheath, the actual wires connected to the battery inside might be stretching and breaking. The stretching could be due to a couple issues:

Microsoft is still replacing Microsoft Band 2 with battery problems pretty easily, but you could save yourself some trouble by getting the right fit or just making sure not to over tighten it. I’m at fault for this (over tighten during runs) myself – though I’ve not had any battery problems yet.

There are a few cases where the battery has died multiple times for band owners and they have had them replaced 2 or 3 times. I suspect, in these cases, wire stretching is a pretty accurate deduction.

Additionally, there are reports of band clasps coming apart. These are also being attributed to wrong sizes and stretched casing in some cases.