My partner has an ultra and doesn't get more than 1 day out of it. At most they could go 1.5 days without charging it
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Who gets in the shower/bath with their Apple Watch on?
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Wow, the worst I have had was the first 2 charges when I bought it and Id get 2.5 days. That is with sleep tracking, AOD always on, etc. That sounds like Series 7/8 AW battery life on your partners.
I have owned the 3,4, 5, & now 7 series; all aluminum versions. I hike every morning for an hour, rain or shine, with my wife and two Aussies. I also cycle 100-150 miles a week. Very common for me to shower twice a day with the watch on, mainly to clean the band. I also will hop in the pool in the Summer, as I live in Central California, where we had, I think , one day - one - that the high temp was under 100. LOTS of sweat.
Not once have I ever had an issue with the watch, unless you call having to turn the crown to dump water out of the watch. I even specifically soap the band and watch to clean it. Zero issues. Nada, zip, zilch
Not once have I ever had an issue with the watch, unless you call having to turn the crown to dump water out of the watch. I even specifically soap the band and watch to clean it. Zero issues. Nada, zip, zilch
I have no need no desire to wear my watch in the shower nor to I want to wear it in the shower to clean it. If I need to clean the watch I’ll just wipe it down with a microfibre cloth. Plus I have the Trail Loop. There is no way that’s going to dry quickly after getting wet and I don’t have time for it to dry especially on weekdays when I have to go to work. So I take it off and put it on its charger while taking a shower. If others want to wear it in the shower that’s their choice but I choose not to.
I've had and AW since series 0, I have always showered with it, never had any issues. For a couple of years I even used them in the steam room, as I used to go from swimming straight into the steam room, and it was a pain to go back to the lockers to take it off. Never had any issues. I've always had AppleCare, but never had to use it.
I like not to have to think about it.
I like not to have to think about it.
I have always worn watches so maybe I am just used to taking them off when showering. I just don't see why one would want to shower with it on -I don't see any benefit to it and having a wet watch band on doesn't sound pleasant - even the rubber ones would get wet underneath. But it seems like a lot of people do it without issues.
Hi Tommy!
Seems like Apple doesn’t recommend it. Swimming with it would make sense to me, showering/bathing less so.
From the User Guide:
Seems like Apple doesn’t recommend it. Swimming with it would make sense to me, showering/bathing less so.
From the User Guide:
I don’t but I wear AirPods to shower all the time lol.. Guess the podcasts were too interesting to pause.
First, because I don’t want to wear the watch in the shower, for the same reason I don’t want to wear anything else in the shower. So, if I’m taking it off, why not put it on the charger?
Second, even if I only needed to charge it weekly while in the shower … I don’t have the brain cells to pay attention to that sort of thing. Autopilot … take off watch, put on charger, take off clothes, get in shower. But take off, watch, put on dresser, take off clothes, get in shower, panic that maybe today is the day the watch needs charging? No thanks.
Third, charging the watch to the full 100% takes too long. It’s “only” to 85% or so when I’m out of the shower, and I don’t want to wait the extra 15-20 minutes for it to finish charging. And, since I’m wearing the watch overnight for sleep tracking, plus I have AOD and all the other “goodies” turned on, I’m “only” getting what I estimate would be at most two full days on a 100% charge. I’m not interested in playing “Will the watch last until the end of the day?” games.
Fourth, what I’m doing is most likely to optimize the long-term health of the battery.
Fifth … why not? What on Earth would I gain by charging every third day as opposed to every day? Once per week, maybe; once per month, probably. But just skipping every other day or so? What’s the advantage?
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So according to Apple it’s not recommended to wear it when showering due to the soapy water. I wonder if this will change the minds of those who do wear their watch in the shower.
Unless you’re tim cook it’s not recommendedSo according to Apple it’s not recommended to wear it when showering due to the soapy water. I wonder if this will change the minds of those who do wear their watch in the shower.
Or if you trade it in nearly every release. The water proof seal will be deteriorated, but not compromised.
I have gone through long stretches of wearing the watch in the shower and long stretches of not doing so. Both cases are driven by habit and not out of any concern for the watch's ability to hold up to that activity. Apple has to list the potentially deleterious effects of soaps and detergents for their own protection, because it's technically true. And if you decide to soak your watch regularly in concentrated detergent like an old Palmolive commercial, you'll probably find it's true as well. But the vastly diluted suds of the shower, not to mention the very brief contact time, aren't anything the watch is ever really going to notice. The watch is more likely to be damaged by a hard spray than the soap or shampoo. Wear it or don't wear it in the shower as you wish, but don't worry about the soap if you do.
That may well be but personally I rather air on the side of caution and go by Apple’s recommendation. I don’t have any possible reason to wear it in the shower anyway.
Yes but considering the poor resale value of the watches and the typical small incremental upgrades Apple introduces each year I doubt there are many that upgrade every year. I myself have just come from a series 5 to an Ultra skipping the 6 and 7. My series 5 works fine except the battery doesn’t last as long as it use to.
Yep this is true in my case as well. I upgraded from series 4 to the 8 this year, although the series 8 this year is a gift from my other half.
and only in. the pandemic Apple said it's ok to use Clorox wipes ... the Ultra is certified for recreational diving - what do you think might cause more damage?So according to Apple it’s not recommended to wear it when showering due to the soapy water. I wonder if this will change the minds of those who do wear their watch in the shower.
I used to always shower with my watch on but since wearing an Apple Watch I take it off to charge it while showering.