Sudden Apple Watch Battery Drain ... Apple Watch S5 running WatchOs 9.1 battery health 83%
Sudden battery drain at 80% using Strava; on other occasions (4 times!) Using workout doors. I've already erased, unpair and paired again... Two things left to try: 1) erase, set as new; 2) invest $ on a new battery...
alternatively, a third and final solution: Get a Garmin Fenix as I should have from the beginning. No more BS Apple.
Any other option available?
Hi Osvgilbates,
Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities! In addition to the steps you've mentioned, find some battery saving tips below from the article Batteries - Maximizing Performance:
- During running and walking workouts, turn on Power Saving Mode to disable the heart rate sensor. To do this, open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, go to My Watch > Workout, and turn on Power Saving Mode. Note that when the heart rate sensor is off, calorie burn calculations may not be as accurate.
- For longer workouts, you can choose to use a Bluetooth chest strap instead of the built-in heart rate sensor. To pair the Bluetooth chest strap with your watch, make sure the strap is in pairing mode, then open Settings on Apple Watch, select Bluetooth, and choose from the list of Health Devices.
- If you’re very active with your hands and your watch display turns on more than you think it should, you can prevent the display from turning on every time you raise your wrist. Open Settings on Apple Watch, select General, select Wake Screen, and turn Wake Screen on Wrist Raise off. When you want to turn on the display, just tap it or press the Digital Crown.
- Disabling Bluetooth on your iPhone increases the battery drain on your Apple Watch. For more power-efficient communication between the devices, keep Bluetooth enabled on iPhone.
These tips can help preserve battery life. The linked article above also has some additional tips that can help with maximizing battery life on your Apple Watch.
Hope that helps!
Sudden Apple Watch Battery Drain
