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Hey!
Sorry for the late answer. I got a few more problems with the watch, but after reinstalling all apps it got way better, also with the time problem.
Without measuring, it's more a second than a minute delay in the meantime, so I did not try out your firmware, but I will keep an eye on the time closely.
I've got one more question: is the RTC influenced by turning the bangle off at night?
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@Gordon
Hi, sorry to hear this - so you're saying that the Bangle loses three minutes every day? Has it always done this, or did it only happen recently?
The Bangle itself has a hardware RTC inside which keeps track of time with its own external low speed oscillator. This should be rated to around 20ppm (parts per million - I'm checking with the manufacturer now) which should put the expected time loss at under 2 seconds per day.
There's a very small chance that the Bangle could be missing RTC 'rollovers' but otherwise the only other issue could be some problem with the RTC oscillator itself.
I've just uploaded a new firmware (to this post) and maybe you could try that? It will disable the low speed oscillator and will instead use an internal oscillator, which is calibrated from the high speed oscillator. While not quite as accurate, it's not bad at all and it would be very interesting to see if that fixed your problems.
I really don't think this should be an issue - timekeeping is handled at a much lower level than that, so apps you have installed should have no effect (apart from the Adjust Clock which does mess with the time).
If you do manage to reproduce this reliably please let me know what steps are required though!
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