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Have you ever maxed out your battery in a day?
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Never when I started with a full charge. I had it go into power reserve mode only once when I forgot to charge it one night.
19 percent after a transcontinental and transatlantic flight to Europe. Lowest batt level in three months of use.
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I have never even got close. The only time it has fallen below 20% was after a two day trip where I forgot my charger.
Strangely enough, yes, last night.
I am on Watch OS2 though, latest developer beta.
Off the charger at 7am. Use it for notifications during the day. Did a 25 minute walking workout (so constantly monitoring heart rate). Then did a ~12 minute "other" workout in the evening. Then did a few more "Other" workouts (with only light exercise) to check it was recording properly (recorded 0 calories and heart rate stuck at 109..).
It was in power reserve mode at around 1:30am. A longer day than I'd usually have, though.
That's only the 3rd or 4th time I've gone into power reserve mode.
I am on Watch OS2 though, latest developer beta.
Off the charger at 7am. Use it for notifications during the day. Did a 25 minute walking workout (so constantly monitoring heart rate). Then did a ~12 minute "other" workout in the evening. Then did a few more "Other" workouts (with only light exercise) to check it was recording properly (recorded 0 calories and heart rate stuck at 109..).
It was in power reserve mode at around 1:30am. A longer day than I'd usually have, though.
That's only the 3rd or 4th time I've gone into power reserve mode.
Only with early Watch OS2 betas which were known to munch battery. The later betas and the latest which I am on now, never. Went for a 2 hour walking workout on Sunday and still went from 7am to 11pm with 40% left when I stuck it on the charger.
Note that because my battery has been awesome, I have changed the settings to run the screen at full brightness over the last couple of months, and still the battery is awesome
Note that because my battery has been awesome, I have changed the settings to run the screen at full brightness over the last couple of months, and still the battery is awesome
I voted "No" even though I did actually run things down to 2 or 3 % on the second day I owned the watch. I bought it on a Saturday and spent the following Sunday playing with it a lot. That was the only time I saw it go from 100% to below 5% during a single day. I have had the 38mm Sport for about six weeks now, and I rarely see the battery go below 8%. I almost always end the day with between 10% and 40%... usually about 20%. The days when it runs down more are the days when I use it to record longer than usual workouts (2 hours instead of 1 for example) or when I use it to talk on the phone.
Sean
I did max mine out routinely, it's but one reason I returned my SS AW.
Yet in fairness to Apple I'm one that uses all my Apple iDevices and Computers for both work and personal. A very heavy demanding schedule I didn't expect the watch to last, yet I was hoping for better life than I experienced.
Still that's not a complaint, for version 1 of an entirely new product, it's ok for the casual user.
Yet in fairness to Apple I'm one that uses all my Apple iDevices and Computers for both work and personal. A very heavy demanding schedule I didn't expect the watch to last, yet I was hoping for better life than I experienced.
Still that's not a complaint, for version 1 of an entirely new product, it's ok for the casual user.
I ran it down and my iPhone 5s in 4.5 hrs doing GolfShot tracking and Fitness tracking for a walk at the same time. Otherwise never get close to dead in one day. My normal use is only getting it to 60%.
Of course that is running GPS, Activity monitor etc...
Of course that is running GPS, Activity monitor etc...
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Only once, and the reason was completely unexpected to me. I just wore it all day, while driving. I have had my watch on from 6AM to 2AM the next day, including walking, notifications, workouts, etc. and still have 20%+ by 2am. Yet, I drove from 5am to 10pm (I don't recommend it) and my watch was dead by 9pm. And I mean 0% dead. It still baffles me why that was the case.
I just did today which i thought was odd. I've had the watch for at least 2 weeks and on average I'd be at 50% by the time i get home and re-charge the watch.
I did not do anything different today except that i worked at a "dead spot" at my workplace, so im thinking it was probably the watch trying to get data from my iphone all day, which co-incidentally was also unusually low in battery.
either the above scenario or i may have not docked the watched properly last night and did not get a full charge and may have not noticed it.
I did not do anything different today except that i worked at a "dead spot" at my workplace, so im thinking it was probably the watch trying to get data from my iphone all day, which co-incidentally was also unusually low in battery.
either the above scenario or i may have not docked the watched properly last night and did not get a full charge and may have not noticed it.
No, but I have in two days. I didn't notice that the watch was not in the charger correctly and didn't charge over night.
I just got mine yesterday. Charged it all night and put it on at 6am this morning, I was down to 3% at 7PM.
I am guessing its this low because I have the WatchOS2 beta on it.
I am guessing its this low because I have the WatchOS2 beta on it.
Depends on watch size. My 38mm has been on standby 12.5hrs, use 2.5hrs and is at 40%. No exercise yet so I expect half an hour of monitoring that and it'll be in the high teens..
What planet are you on? Even on OS1, spend a couple of hours at the gym and the battery WILL be dead by about 5pm. Turn off heart rate tracking and it'll easily last the day, but then, what's the point of using fitness tracking.