Q: Apple Watch Battery Problems
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Jul 8, 2016 9:14 AMby Jonathan UK,HelpfulHi
Battery life varies depending on use and other factors.
Depending on your daily usage, it can be normal for your watch to require nightly charging.
In tests, for example, Apple achieved 18 hours of battery life with the following usage: 90 time checks, 90 notifications, 45 minutes of app use and a 30-minute workout with music playback from Apple Watch via Bluetooth. Other examples of battery life under different usage are available here:
http://www.apple.com/watch/battery.html
If your watch is experiencing shorter battery life than Apple's examples suggest you should expect, try the following steps, which have helped to resolve battery life issues for some users:
- Try restarting both your iPhone and watch. Turn both devices off together, then restart your iPhone first:
- If that does not help, next try unpairing and re-pairing your watch:
- The Watch app on your iPhone takes a backup of your watch automatically when unpairing via the app. When setting it up again, choose to Restore from Backup. Most data and settings will be restored, with some exceptions (eg Apple Pay cards, passcode).
- Unpair your Apple Watch and iPhone - Apple Support
- Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support
For the best performance from your watch (including the most power-efficient communication between your devices), keep both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth permanently enabled on your iPhone.
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Jul 8, 2016 9:14 AMby Jonathan UK,HelpfulIf the sleep monitoring app that you used was Sleep++, note that - in order to preserve battery life whilst using the app - the developer has previously recommended enabling Airplane Mode on your watch overnight, whilst using the app.
Whilst this recommendation is no longer documented under the present version of the app, this may be an oversight.
You may wish to contact the developer to check: support@crossforward.com
More information:
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Jul 8, 2016 9:14 AMby BradyK_27,Thanks for your help, however I have already tried all the solutions you mentioned. I am now repairing my watch for the 2nd time. I did notice something odd though. After having my watch on for about 4 hours with moderate use, I checked the battery usage to find that "standby" and "usage" were the same. Based on what I had used the watch for that day, I knew that that couldn't be right. Could that be contributing to the power drain?
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Jul 8, 2016 9:22 AMby Jonathan UK,Hi Brady
Given the steps that you have already tried, if your watch is continuing to experience shorter battery life than Apple's examples suggest that you should expect, I suggest that you contact Apple Support or make a Genius Bar reservation for further assistance, including with a view to having your watch checked under warranty, if recommended by Apple.
As you have just purchased your watch, you can take advantage of your 90 days of complimentary technical support cover:
Contact - Official Apple Support
