What is everybody using now with AOD do you keep raise to wake on or off? You keep it off for battery reasons or because it feels more like a normal watch?
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Series 5 owners- raise to wake on or off?
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Off... was getting annoyed with it waking up when I didn’t want it to. AOD eliminates the need for it for me.
On as I hate that I have to tap my watch face when I get a notification. Apple should have given the option to wake on notification.
Off. The reset timer in my workout app was not not functioning properly with it on. Plus, I was experiencing faster battery drain with it on.
I don’t have anything turned off. My watch lasts throughout my day. I start out around 6 at 100%. I wear it all day and I put it on the charger for 30-60 minutes before I go to bed. I wear it while I’m sleeping and put it on the charger in the morning while getting ready for work 20-40 minutes.
Turning off “big” features like AOD, Noise, Siri etc isn’t something I’ve had to do, and something I don’t want to do.
Turning off “big” features like AOD, Noise, Siri etc isn’t something I’ve had to do, and something I don’t want to do.
I like the AOD. It's awesome. I also like how if I'm playing music on the screen, when the screen dims, the music part goes into a blur and the time is displayed on top of that.
To see messages, you need to tap the screen. I've gotten used to that. It's nice in a way that nobody else can see them. Maybe there should be an option to not do this, but I like it this way.
To see messages, you need to tap the screen. I've gotten used to that. It's nice in a way that nobody else can see them. Maybe there should be an option to not do this, but I like it this way.
On. If it awakens when I don’t want it to it usually goes back in less than two seconds. My battery has been fine as well. I can’t imagine turning it off would save much.
Why not try it each way and see which you prefer?
For me I kept it On.
AOD is nice but I see no reason to change how I've been interacting with Apple Watches since my Series 2.
Battery life is fine - was as good as my S4 when on 6.0.1 and now on 6.1 it appears to be a little bit better.
For me I kept it On.
AOD is nice but I see no reason to change how I've been interacting with Apple Watches since my Series 2.
Battery life is fine - was as good as my S4 when on 6.0.1 and now on 6.1 it appears to be a little bit better.
I keep everything on. Watch was meant to be used that way. I charge my watch every night. Battery lasts all day (5:00am - 10:00pm) With 25 - 40% remaining when it goes on the charger.
Honestly, I don’t care for the ‘always on display’. It does nothing for me, but if I need to see the time or anything else, ‘raise to wake’ is plenty sufficient. AOD is a great feature to have, but at least Apple provided the option that it can be toggled on/off.
I have all features turned on. I can’t see buying an S5 and turning it into an S4 but, to each his own.
AOD is off and RTW is on for me. Uses much less battery when measuring a full day with 6.1. And, when I get a notification, I don't have to touch my AW5 to look at it with these settings.
- AOD on and RTW off = 38% battery left after 13 hours and 4 hours of use.
- AOD off and RTW on = 52% battery left after 13 hours and 4 hours of use.
With 38% remaining and AOD off it seems pointless to have an S5 as you’ve disabled it’s primary feature while there is Plenty of battery remaining.
38% is with AOD on. Went from AW2 to AW5. Love everything else about the AW5 beside the half baked AOD feature.
My mistake. Meant AOD on but, still if it gets you through the day with 38% or even less I don’t see a problem. I would be ok with that.
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