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August 23, 2021
August 23, 2021
The newer Apple Watch models like the Series 6 and SE are capable of holding much more battery charge than the older models. Most people who have Apple Watches have phones, so they spend more time on their phones. But for me as a person without a phone, I rely on my watch to listen to Pandora and calling people. And that has made my battery capacity go from 100% to 96% in four months. So today in this post, I'm gonna share some tips you can use to help you conserve your battery life and battery health. But take note that I'm using an Apple Watch SE and the navigation between settings may differ, especially if you're using an older Apple Watch or older watchOS version.
Conserving Battery Life
The Apple Watch has many built-in settings and options for conserving your battery life throughout the day. In Settings, you can conserve your battery life in three ways by turning off Crown Haptics and Background App Refresh, turning on Optimized Battery charging and Power Saving Mode (Workout). To navigate to these in your Apple Watch settings, follow the list below:
Note: I'm using an Apple Watch SEE writing this list down and the options you're looking for may differ if you're using another Apple Watch model or have an older watchOS version.
When you disable Crown Haptics, it will turn off the rumble haptic when you scroll down through your applications. The rumble haptic will run down you're battery, and oftentimes, it can be annoying. When you turn on Optimized Battery Charging, you're Apple Watch learns from your daily charging routine. It not only helps with battery life but it reduces battery aging. When Background App Refresh is disabled, you're complications on your watch face will not update until you open the app the complication is assigned to. Remember that every function your Apple Watch does runs down battery power and every time you charge your watch to 100%, the battery capacity will decrease. So, if you put your watch on the charger during the middle of the day, let it charge to at least 80% to 90% before using it.
- Crown Haptics: Settings > Sounds & Haptics. Crown Haptics should be located at the bottom.
- Optimized Battery Charging: Settings > Battery > Battery Health. This should already be on by default
- Background App Refresh: Settings > General > Background App Refresh
- Power Saving Mode: Settings > Workout. Power Saving Mode turns off heart-rate sensor and cellular when doing a workout
Note: I'm using an Apple Watch SEE writing this list down and the options you're looking for may differ if you're using another Apple Watch model or have an older watchOS version.
When you disable Crown Haptics, it will turn off the rumble haptic when you scroll down through your applications. The rumble haptic will run down you're battery, and oftentimes, it can be annoying. When you turn on Optimized Battery Charging, you're Apple Watch learns from your daily charging routine. It not only helps with battery life but it reduces battery aging. When Background App Refresh is disabled, you're complications on your watch face will not update until you open the app the complication is assigned to. Remember that every function your Apple Watch does runs down battery power and every time you charge your watch to 100%, the battery capacity will decrease. So, if you put your watch on the charger during the middle of the day, let it charge to at least 80% to 90% before using it.
To also conserve battery life, turning off Silent Mode can would be the best option. Silent Mode will stop sounds from being played from all apps. But it will still use the rumble haptic for alarms, notifications, and calls. Silent Mode can be turned on from the controls center (swipe up). If an alarm goes off on you're Apple Watch while charging, it will still play the alarm chime.
And when you have silent mode on, you can miss calls if you're deep in a video game or a book, so always be sure to check you're notifications once every hour. |
If you follow everything I have said here but you're Apple Watch is at 30 or 20 percent at the end of the day, there are two reasons I can say why that happens to you. But you should ask yourself, "Do you always check your watch frequently?" If you don't have a phone and you just have an Apple Watch, you'll often use the watch as a substitute that for a phone. I know when I went to my summer camp last month, my battery percentage was 20 at the end of the day and I realized that I kept looking at it every minute. So what I did was that I got a notebook and brought it with me to camp and when I got home, my battery was at 70%! I was deep into my notebook that I forgot I even had my Apple Watch with me. So, don't spend your whole time on your watch or else your battery capacity will be 96% like mine.
Now what if you don't look at your Apple Watch but you're battery is still going down? You may still have "Wake on Wrist Raise" still on. When you're walking, your watch thinks you're raising your wrist but really you're moving your wrist and arm while walking. And imagine that happening about 1000 times each day, even at night when you tumble around and sleep. To turn off that function, go to Settings > General > Wake Screen and Wake on Wrist Raise should appear right when you click Wake Screen. But what if you followed every thing on here, even turning off Wake on Wrist Raise. The last thing you may need to check is your maximum battery capacity. Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health. If your maximum battery capacity is under 90%, you are in a really bad battery situation. I have a phone that has a battery capacity of 84% and the battery runs down from 100% to 50% in thirty minutes. Your Apple Watch should never be in that situation if you only had it for a few months. The best thing you should do, if possible, is to get your watch's battery replaced or replace it.
Now what if you don't look at your Apple Watch but you're battery is still going down? You may still have "Wake on Wrist Raise" still on. When you're walking, your watch thinks you're raising your wrist but really you're moving your wrist and arm while walking. And imagine that happening about 1000 times each day, even at night when you tumble around and sleep. To turn off that function, go to Settings > General > Wake Screen and Wake on Wrist Raise should appear right when you click Wake Screen. But what if you followed every thing on here, even turning off Wake on Wrist Raise. The last thing you may need to check is your maximum battery capacity. Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health. If your maximum battery capacity is under 90%, you are in a really bad battery situation. I have a phone that has a battery capacity of 84% and the battery runs down from 100% to 50% in thirty minutes. Your Apple Watch should never be in that situation if you only had it for a few months. The best thing you should do, if possible, is to get your watch's battery replaced or replace it.