Sonos Roam - Battery drain

Wow, thanks all for defining this issue. I’ll follow this thread hoping for a software fix. I sent the companion Qi charger back to Sonos thinking it defective. Ordered another one tho.  Maybe it stays in the box. Q tho: does it charge better if stacked on the charger vs on end?
 

is it fair to say a workaround is to leave the Roam plugged into the USB c cable charger (which admittedly limits portability) but then when you want to take it somewhere it’s just grab (unplug) and go and you have your 10 hours?  Rinse and repeat. Takes all the standby drain, Qi on/off, slow charge issues out of the equation. 
 

Final point (repeating others), this is a major letdown by Sonos. I have a $25 BT speaker that holds it charge for weeks. Albeit I turn it off when not using. 

That’s about right.  Standby doesn’t really work that well, because if you use the Sonos app for OTHER Sonos speakers you may have, the Roam will come out of standby temporarily.  Over time, and if you use your Sonos system a lot, this will further drain your battery.  Standby does not really work that well, except in very limited situations.   I have asked that they apply a software fix, so that the Roam doesn’t come out of standby every time you use the app - but only if you WANT the Roam to engage.   Haven’t heard the status of that though, or even if it is feasible.  

Why on earth would you leave your speaker on Standby? Turn the damn thing off or leave it plugged in?

Because that way I can control the Roam from anywhere in the house, like any other Sonos speaker.   (As it sits in my bathroom always). If powered off I have to physically  engage with it.  Instead of just using Alexa or the app.  I shouldn’t have to turn it off to get more than 2 days battery out of it. 
 

Leave it plugged in and unplug when you go outside

The idea of using a product battery all year round is completely ridiculous, not to mention extremely wasteful. The battery will be dead in 8 months

You are missing the point. 1. It’s on a shelf in the shower. There is no plug there.  2. I don’t take it outside. 3. Sonos said it would last 10 days on standby. 4. Per my experience and many others, it lasts just 2 or 3 days on standby - Even if not using the Roam. 5. The only intended use case for the Roam is NOT just plugging it in at home and relying on battery power ONLY when taking it outside.  

Exactly. Sonos really owes us an explanation on 10 day advertised standby life since no one has come close to replicating it.

Unfortunately, it’s probably not happening, given the number of apologists both here and in Reddit on the “plug it in or just turn it off” bandwagon.

Meanwhile, Google Assistant is still practically unusable with the Roam. I accept that firmware fixes take time, but radio silence is a bad look.

Isn’t the issue that it keeps connecting and waking up every time you use the app? A software issue rather than a hardware thing

The humidity and temperature of the shower in the bathroom environment also likely affects battery life

I use my roam at home and it’s plugged in, I unplug it when I want to use it in the bath room or outside

So if you want the full multiroom experience leave the Rpoam plugged in. If you only want the experience sometimes or only need bluetooth, you need to turn it off every time. Maybe not what people expect, but that seems to be it?

My Roam loses all battery power in one week when fully off. That is absurd! 10 hours of use? Never!