Issues, issues! The Surface Pro 3 tablet has been suffering from battery life problems for a while now, with Microsoft spending the last couple of months trying to work out a fix.
And it appears a solution is finally here.
Users have been reporting severe battery depletion issues on the devices, particularly with a SIMPLO battery — the units have not been able to hold a charge.
Redmond soon acknowledged the problem, relaying that this was actually a firmware issue. Since then, the company has released three firmware updates, but this latest one actually addresses the problem, which Microsoft explains as:
"Think of this like a fuel gauge in a car, where the car looks to the fuel gauge to determine how much to fill the tank. In this case, if the fuel gauge isn't working right, the car would also not be able to fill the tank—even though the tank is fine."
If you've not gathered it by now, this is a case of an error that causes the full charge capacity of the battery to be misreported to the operating system and device firmware.
The software titan has also updated the Surface Pro 3 Battery FAQ, which also describes the resolution to the problem. Give it a read if you own this tablet and have noticed these battery issues on your Surface Pro 3.
To update your device, simply check for updates and then download and deploy the 'System Firmware Update – 8/29/2016' and reboot your system.
That's all.
Source: New Surface Pro 3 Firmware Here To Fix Battery Life Issues
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