what is normal on discharge in the hiking mode? My watch was fully charged when starting but at warning of low charge after eight hours.
iOS 2.x, Apple watch
Out of curiosity, what is "hiking mode?"
George
Hi
In preproduction testing, Apple achieved 6.5 hours of battery life in its Workout Test, which used Apple Watch for a workout session recorded via the Workout app, including use of the heart rate sensor.
Sorry. Should have been clearer. On Runkeeper one of the choices "outdoor walking" I believe led me to " hiking" in the APP.
Thank you. So not good for long walks!
You're welcome! 🙂
When recording long walks or runs via the Workout app, you can turn on Power Saving Mode to disable the heart rate sensor and preserve battery life (this may result in less accurate calorie burn calculations).
To do this, on your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > Workout - turn on Power Saving Mode.
You could also use a Bluetooth chest strap paired to your watch, instead of using the built-in heart rate sensor.
It's monitoring your pulse continually in any of the workout modes, so it's obviously going to drain the batteries more quickly. As others have mentioned, you shouldn't expect much more than 6.5 hours of battery life in Workout mode, which is actually pretty impressive.
Using the hike setting on the app for about 8 hrs depleted the charge on the watchk
