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Terrible battery life
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Update from this post, and below are my screen shot of where it's currently is. Right now as I post this, there is my stats. Wondering if this is the normal range? Watch is currently sitting at 58%. Unplugged at 8 AM. This morning, no excercise today sadly. However AOD is ON
With 12 hours usage today with 20 minutes of exercise routine I ended with 49% battery. AOD, hearing, raise to wake all on. I'm happy with that.
I don’t remember ever turning background app refresh on but I just checked and all apps have that set to on.
I have turned everything off now. See if battery improves.
I have turned everything off now. See if battery improves.
Update:
All times ACST | S5 GPS
Sunday
- 9am to 6pm went from 100% to 20% Battery
- Always On display Enabled
- Environmental Noise Enabled
- 4x 30 min outdoor workouts
Monday
- 9am to 6pm went from 100% to 70% Battery
- Always On display Disabled
- Environmental Noise Enabled
- 4x 30 min outdoor workouts
Tuesday
- 9am to 6pm went from 100% to 40% Battery
- Always On display Enabled
- Environmental Noise Enabled
- 3x 30 min outdoor workouts
All times ACST | S5 GPS
Sunday
- 9am to 6pm went from 100% to 20% Battery
- Always On display Enabled
- Environmental Noise Enabled
- 4x 30 min outdoor workouts
Monday
- 9am to 6pm went from 100% to 70% Battery
- Always On display Disabled
- Environmental Noise Enabled
- 4x 30 min outdoor workouts
Tuesday
- 9am to 6pm went from 100% to 40% Battery
- Always On display Enabled
- Environmental Noise Enabled
- 3x 30 min outdoor workouts
That‘s not going to last until I get home. No workout, no excessive usage, AOD and dB-metering off!
The AOD really seems to hit the battery hard. I didnt think that hard though as I thought the low refresh rate would have mitigated much of that.
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Did you know you can re-arrange the icons in the control centre so things you use more often (like ping my phone) are right at the top.
Decided to wear it through tbe night. Woke up at 5am and it was still 20%. 2hr charge back to 100 and we'll see what today brings.
AOD: I‘d think lighting the display Jo consumes most of the energy. Refreshing will add, but the biggest impact will be the display itself.
Icons: yes, I know that - and in fact did that.
My Series 4 was using Watch 6.0 GM with 13.1 Beta 4. Usually ended the day between 50-60% depending on my movement. I start the day at 8am at 100%. Average about 25,000 steps, check the watch during the day and get all email and text alerts.
Series 5 Ceramic with the same usage and OS I’m about 30-40% at the end of the day. Not scientific but it’s a huge difference to me in the wrong direction.
So yesterday taking my S4 off the charger at 6am by 4pm actually died. First time I’ve had an Apple Watch die on me. Came home charged it and factory reset repaired as new. This morning off the charger at 6am and now at 8:12 am it’s at 79%. I don’t know what to do other than pray they come out with watchOS 6.1. Very disappointed...
+ doubled capacity from 16GB to 32GB
+ electronic compass
and strictly speaking the hardware change enabling AOD is the screen driver not the OLED display. Keynote sorta plays up the screen vs driver, but see https://www.ifixit.com/News/apple-watch-ltpo-always-on-display
My S5 LTE was at 50% remaining after use from 7AM to 9PM ..14 hours under normal daily use (all sorts of work notifications from SaaS apps, AOD on, noise off).
Not as good as my S3, but not as bad as expected.. I think I can live with this.
With that said, I think I will start carrying a mobile battery for the AW again just to be safe.
Not as good as my S3, but not as bad as expected.. I think I can live with this.
With that said, I think I will start carrying a mobile battery for the AW again just to be safe.
I still wonder if it comes down to personal use and/or third party apps as there is no consistency hardware or software wise
1) Some people with a series 4 are reporting issues and some aren't
2) Some people with a series 5 without AOD are reporting issues and some aren't
3) Some people with a series 5 using AOD are reporting issues and some aren't
1) Some people with a series 4 are reporting issues and some aren't
2) Some people with a series 5 without AOD are reporting issues and some aren't
3) Some people with a series 5 using AOD are reporting issues and some aren't
The S4’s are experiencing poor battery performance as well. I’m installing the 6.1 beta today, will see it goes over the next few days.
Usage: 30 minutes
Stand by: 1 hour 47 minutes
Battery: 78%
This is not looking good - in fact it seems to be dropping 2% every ten minutes. Charged to 100% this morning.
I've already done the unpairing and the resetting; does not seemed to have helped. Has anyone else seen battery life this terrible??
Stand by: 1 hour 47 minutes
Battery: 78%
This is not looking good - in fact it seems to be dropping 2% every ten minutes. Charged to 100% this morning.
I've already done the unpairing and the resetting; does not seemed to have helped. Has anyone else seen battery life this terrible??
Min isn't though. In fact, if anything, its a little better. There is no consistency with feedback
I was watching this thread for the last couple of days as I‘m trying to decide wether I should upgrade from my Series 3 (I‘m definitely tempted), but so far this is my conclusion as well. I‘ve no idea what‘s going on ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Nevertheless, I appreciate everyone posting their experiences and I‘m still hoping that I/we get a clearer picture in a couple of days. So keep the posts/updates coming 🙂
Well my S5 is preparing to ship so when it arrives and I pair to it with the same set up as my S4, I shall expect a variation of 15 to 20% for AOD and no more than that. Anything moe would be unacceptable. Might take a few days for the watch to settle down though.
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Usage: 1 hr 52 min
Standby: 13 hr 15 mins
Battery now at 46%
AOD on. Noise app off. Background app refresh off.
Are these good numbers?
They’re definitely worse than S4.
Standby: 13 hr 15 mins
Battery now at 46%
AOD on. Noise app off. Background app refresh off.
Are these good numbers?
They’re definitely worse than S4.