Why does it lose so much overnight?

[ftaok]

I use mine just mainly for notifications everyday and end the day on about 80%. Does anybody reckon I could get a whole day/night/day out of it? (would love to track my sleep). Sorry if this is not the place to be asking this question!

Based on your post, you would definately be able to make it through a day/night/day situation. Night wouldn't use that much battery.

You could probably do 23.5 hours daily. Just charge it for 30 minutes a day, when you're showering or getting ready in the morning. Maybe get a puck for your car and charge during your commute.

 

[DotCom2]

OP here on latest test:
So yesterday, (Sunday) I wore my watch all day just doing normal things. I didn't listen to any music or go on my regular walk so no pedometer ++ App use. I did use it somewhat more in setting up all my ApplePay cards and such, so basically just normal stuff. It went from 100% to 67% at 9:00 p.m. so it dropped 33% in one day use. I took it off at 9:00 p.m. and placed it on the counter far enough away from the charger to see what that result would bring by the next morning. Well, hardly any. It dropped 12% sitting overnight away from the charge. Still too much IMHO and being away from the charger didn't make any difference so that's not what's causing the significant drop in battery sitting out. I forgot to check the usage this morning before charging it back up dang it! But will do that next time. HOPEFULLY. So bottom line is sitting out overnight away from charger for 10 hours still lost 12%. NOT ACCEPTABLE!

 

[BillGates1969]

Since this thread been monitoring my S3. I am now at 23 hours and it is down to 61%. I left it on to sleep and it dropped 2%. Normal day, one 50 minute walk (workout), but no LTE used as near phone all day. Still, at this rate I am on for over 50 hours so definitely something not quite right with your watch. Definitely something draining overnight.

 

[Mercenary]

There is NOTHING wrong with your watch. The S3 will loose approx 1.6-1.8% per hour of idling. That's with email on, background app refresh on. Regular updating complications, several time checks per hour and all the other use that goes from a normal day. 12% loss over 10 hours is REALLY good.

Remember, this isn't your phone. It's got a battery the size of a peanut.

 

[DotCom2]

Since this thread been monitoring my S3. I am now at 23 hours and it is down to 61%. I left it on to sleep and it dropped 2%. Normal day, one 50 minute walk (workout), but no LTE used as near phone all day. Still, at this rate I am on for over 50 hours so definitely something not quite right with your watch. Definitely something draining overnight.

Thanks for doing that.
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There is NOTHING wrong with your watch. The S3 will loose approx 1.6-1.8% per hour of idling. That's with email on, background app refresh on. Regular updating complications, several time checks per hour and all the other use that goes from a normal day. 12% loss over 10 hours is REALLY good.

Remember, this isn't your phone. It's got a battery the size of a peanut.

But others are says they only lose 2-3 % overnight. I am losing 12-13% ! So...

 

[Ellennify]

You could probably do 23.5 hours daily. Just charge it for 30 minutes a day, when you're showering or getting ready in the morning. Maybe get a puck for your car and charge during your commute.

Fantastic- thanks so much. I was worried it would die on me. Thanks!

 

[Mabus51]

Your frequently listened to music will transfer to your watch automatically at various times. This is why you're losing drastic battery life. Either turn frequent music sync off or learn to deal with it.
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I use mine just mainly for notifications everyday and end the day on about 80%. Does anybody reckon I could get a whole day/night/day out of it? (would love to track my sleep). Sorry if this is not the place to be asking this question!

I can go two full days with a charge and limited calls on the Watch.