Okay. 15 hours. No workouts just normal usage. 45% battery left.
Nice. Just what I’m used to.
Oh wait, that’s my S4. 🤣
Nice. Just what I’m used to.
Oh wait, that’s my S4. 🤣
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Terrible battery life
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watch is at 16%. A pretty normal day for me. One 30 minute, about 15 minutes on LTE, a couple of ~10 minute calls on Wi-Fi and normal amount of notifications / app usage. AOD is on, noise off, iPhone is 13.1.1 and watch is on 6.1. Pretty much on par with my S4. I am pleased.
iOS 13.1.1.
Always on enabled
Noise app off
Background app refresh off
88% after 3 hours off the charger. So 4% per hour.
This is pretty bad.
Always on enabled
Noise app off
Background app refresh off
88% after 3 hours off the charger. So 4% per hour.
This is pretty bad.
LOL
I have 10% 14:52/ 3:09 and this us my best result on S5 so far.
In fairness this is also WatchOS 5 — I suspect much of the issue is WatchOS6 more than S4 vs S5.
I read somewhere that the battery issue is due to iOS 13 and 13.1. Hopefully fixed in future release.
4 percent per hour would if constant give you 25 hours of battery life ... 4*25 = 100: what part of that math am I doing wrong, I think that is pretty good battery life if that holds
I always leave fall detection on and in 6.1 beta battery life has been fine on my S5 cellular 44mm so far.
3hrs 42mins usage
20hrs 24 mins standby
35% left.
3hrs 42mins usage
20hrs 24 mins standby
35% left.
Maybe the issue with 6.0 is Fall Detection. And they might have fixed that in 6.1
If it lasts until it hits the charger, isn't the battery life spec irrelevant? I know people have different uses, but I don't care, as long as it lasts all day.
If it doesn't last all day with your intended usage, that would require a different watch, obviously. If the 4 would fulfill this need, that would certainly be the right choice. Seems pretty straight forward.
If it doesn't last all day with your intended usage, that would require a different watch, obviously. If the 4 would fulfill this need, that would certainly be the right choice. Seems pretty straight forward.
Keep in mind that battery life on lithium batteries gets affected over time if you let your devices hit low percentages often.
Fall detection is disabled by default unless you’re over 65, so I highly doubt that’s an issue for most people here.
That is why I ask. Do you have it enabled? Because my Apple Watch Series 5 came with it enabled and I am not over 65. I had it enabled in Series 4 but I didn't restore from backup. I had set it up as new watch.
No, mine is disabled as it should be. It makes no sense that yours would be enabled unless you’re older than 65 or you clicked it by accident.
Major improvement here. @80% after eight hours. But passive use during that time.
Alright then the issue might not be related to fall detection then. I wouldn't say it doesn't make sense to have fall detection enabled. I am in my 30s and I think it is a feature that might save lives regardless your age.
16.5 hours off the charger. Hard reset after 13.1.1 install so I can’t check usage times. 50% remaining with AOD on, but raise to wake off. I’m happy.
does anyone know when 6.1 getting released cause this battery drain is terrible I do my workout and then when I get home on the series 5 its almost flat when before I used to have 50% or more left
The problem is the more active your lifestyle the more likely you are to get a false alarm. That is a reason why the default is off if you're younger than 65.
Yeah I haven't had an issue with it. And it is not like it calls immediately. It gives you a timer.
Battery issues on my S5 seem to be solved with iOS 13.1.1 - almost 2 hours off the charger and standing at 99%.
Noise monitoring, AOD and fall detection on.
Usage-to-Standby ratio is also back to normal - currently 0:17 to 1:40.
Update: 0:23 to 2:21 with 96% remaining. Still looking good.
Update 2: 0:34 to 3:32 with 91%.
Update 3: 0:53 to 5:27 with 83%. Still promising.
Noise monitoring, AOD and fall detection on.
Usage-to-Standby ratio is also back to normal - currently 0:17 to 1:40.
Update: 0:23 to 2:21 with 96% remaining. Still looking good.
Update 2: 0:34 to 3:32 with 91%.
Update 3: 0:53 to 5:27 with 83%. Still promising.
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