Is the display always on?

[kovey]

So why noes Apple give us always on option? This makes it even worse if it has the ability for a low power face and they won't let the user choose to use it. Oh wait... Apple and choice...

It's because users make stupid decisions.

 

[pcsguy88]

It's because users make stupid decisions.

Thank you. Perfect timing for me to read that on this crazy work day.

 

[Cory Bauer]

I see where the confusion is coming from. They do call it "wrist detection" in the app as a blanket term for both features. However if you look on the settings app on the watch itself you can disable the "activate on wrist raise" feature.

It looks like the "Wrist Raise" on/off setting to wake the display is only available on the Watch settings app, not the iPhone companion app. Strange.

So bizarre. I see the "Wrist Raise" toggle in the Settings app on the Watch itself now; I never thought to look there because I naturally assumed all settings were duplicated in the iPhone watch app. Dumb.

So why noes Apple give us always on option? This makes it even worse if it has the ability for a low power face and they won't let the user choose to use it. Oh wait... Apple and choice...

Because always-on still consumes significant battery even with an OLED display and a prominently black clockface. The thing only lasts for 4-5 hours of active use as it is; if the screen were on non-stop it'd probably be dead in 2hrs.

 

[pcsguy88]

Because always-on still consumes significant battery even with an OLED display and a prominently black clockface. The thing only lasts for 4-5 hours of active use as it is; if the screen were on non-stop it'd probably be dead in 2hrs.

Maybe not as much as we think, my watch's OLED screen used 14% of the battery in the 15hrs it was off of the charger yesterday. That is on 3 of 5 brightness with always on activated. Apple could do it if they wanted to. The screen only has to refresh once a minute in low power mode.