topic Re: Pro 5S battery drain in Arlo Pro 5S 2K

Pro 5S battery drain

Jeff__h — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:30:23 GMT

Have 2 5S cams. One actively records during the day.
One is idle and not active daily unless I activate it.

first battery last 2+ months before charging.

Second battery drains to 10% within 2 weeks yet is inactive.

both units are new and in use for about 5 months.

Cam with the drain problem has always been a problem.

I’m thinking the battery is defective.

Both units are on the same floor and close proximity to the WiFi point.

Anyone having the same battery problem and if so, did a new battery resolve the issue?

StephenB — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:36:47 GMT

@Jeff__h wrote:

Cam with the drain problem has always been a problem.

I’m thinking the battery is defective.

Try swapping the batteries, and see if the problem moves with the battery (or not).

Jeff__h — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:54:32 GMT

Good idea. Will try. Should have thought of this but at my age the brain becomes unreliable😂

Jeff__h — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:36:20 GMT

I pulled the battery to rest the device. Still monitoring the unit but it appears to have resolved the problem..I hope.

Thanks.

StephenB — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:02:16 GMT

@Jeff__h wrote:

I pulled the battery to rest the device.

FYI, pulling the battery on a Pro 5s reboots the camera, but does not reset it.

But of course it did resolve the issue for you.

Jeff__h — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:39:20 GMT

Yes…I know that. Just resets the battery connection