I got an Apple Watch for the first time about 2 weeks ago, it’s a series 7. So far the the battery has lasted on average about 10 hours from fully charged to completely run out, I’m not really doing anything on the Watch, just wearing it with the odd notification popping up. I’m sure the battery should last longer than that. Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this?
Apple Watch Series 7, watchOS 8
I replaced my series 3 for a series 7, and was also shocked at the lackluster battery life. However, I fixed it by removing several fitness apps as I suspected they were doing too much in the background. I kept all of my health apps, and from a fitness perspective, retained cyclemeter, keelo, and alltrails. I removed myfitnesspal, freeletics, and strong so one of those 3 was the culprit. Today I have 64% battery life remaining after 15+ hours.
Apple needs a battery app for the watch so that you can see who the offenders are. That helped me years back when I was having iPhone battery challenges. It's not the watch, it's the apps (and we need better diagnostic capabilities).
I replaced my series 3 for a series 7, and was also shocked at the lackluster battery life. However, I fixed it by removing several fitness apps as I suspected they were doing too much in the background. I kept all of my health apps, and from a fitness perspective, retained cyclemeter, keelo, and alltrails. I removed myfitnesspal, freeletics, and strong so one of those 3 was the culprit. Today I have 64% battery life remaining after 15+ hours.
Apple needs a battery app for the watch so that you can see who the offenders are. That helped me years back when I was having iPhone battery challenges. It's not the watch, it's the apps (and we need better diagnostic capabilities).
Hey Neworder1973,
It sounds like you have a concern with the Apple Watch and its battery life. We can help!
For help with maximizing battery life, check out "Tips for Apple Watch" here: Batteries - Maximizing Performance. It has some helpful advice and settings that you can adjust that might help you understand why the battery life isn't meeting your expectations.
Cheers!
Very helpful, thank you.
Apple Watch battery life
