Apple Watch + Music + Workout = 45 minute battery life

[dotzero123]

I've had the AW since AW2. Over the years and with several versions of the watch my fully charged watch will lose power after roughly 45 min to 1 hour using music & workout features simultaneously. Does anyone have suggestions re: keeping this going longer? I'm not sure what to features to turn off but would like to take longer walks/jogs without losing power. I've used AC to swap watch in the past but it only seems to work short term. Watch is charged overnight, every night without exception.

 

[perezr10]

Wow, which Apple Watch do you have?

But yes, I’ve also found that broadcasting Bluetooth to my headphones and using the heart rate monitor during a workout runs the battery down fast on any watch. Throw in cellular streaming of music and it’s a perfect storm.

Have you tried the workout battery saver mode? It reduces or shuts off the heart rate monitor to preserve battery life.

 

[MJ22]

That seems odd. How long of a workout do you want to do? I do my long runs using a GPS program, Apple Music connected to AirPods, and after 12 or so miles (roughly (1:40) I still have over 50%. Even when i had an LTE watch I had decent battery left. Could it be something about your earphones?

 

[dotzero123]

I use AirPods. There have been 3 versions of AW that have done this to me (3, 4 & 5). I'm currently using AW5 SS. I wasn't working out as much with my earlier versions. I don't ever come close to 12 miles - wondering if it could be something with Cellular or the location. I always walk in my neighborhood on the same route. It also seems to occur when I'm switching tracks on my music- sometimes when I place it back on charger it goes immediately back to 3/4 charge. It's happened so many times now that I won't try to return it. I'm not sure how power save mode works w/ music and workout but will check it out.

 

[firewire9000]

My Apple Watch Cellular can last for more than two hours during a workout with the GPS enabled, streaming music from internet and connected to my AirPods. I think that something is wr with your AW.