The battery is one of the problems that the Apple Watch has, since its small size makes it very difficult to include autonomy that lasts several days. Despite this, Apple in each generation improves the hardware components and optimizes the software in order to gain duration and reduce charging cycles. Therefore, in this article, we are going to see how can we increase battery life via software.
How to extend the battery of your Apple Watch
One of the coolest features in WatchOS 9 is the new Energy saving system, since, one of the problems of the Apple Watch is that its battery is very small, being forced to recharge the device practically every day. Therefore, we are going to analyze how we can increase the battery in our Watch.
- The first thing you have to do is access the Control center which is located at the top of the Watch face.
- Then, you have to go to the location of the battery icon, which is usually at the top right of the screen. This icon will show you the percentage of battery left on your device.
- Next you have to activate power reserve mode.
- Finally, click activate the reserve mode or low consumption modeoy confirm that you want to activate this mode.
It is important to remember that when your watch is in Low Power Mode, the screen will be black and it will only show the time when you touch the side button. Please note that all other watch functions, including notifications and apps, will be disabled in this mode.
Finally, deactivate the standby mode or low power consumption mode and return to the normal functions of the watch, you must Connect your Apple Watch to its charger. Once the watch starts charging, it will automatically restart and return to normal operation.
Features that are disabled with low power mode
Low power mode deactivates some functions of your Apple Watch to thus extend the battery of your smart watch. Obviously, more features are disabled on the Series 8 than on the SE, as the former has a lot more features than the latter. Below we quote the main functions that are left inactive.
- Always-on screen
- Notifications about irregular heart rate, high heart rate and low heart rate
- Heart rate measurements in the background
- Background blood oxygen measurements
- Training start reminder
- Some animations and scrolling may appear less smooth
- Turn off phone calls, walk-ins, and notifications when iPhone isn’t around.
- Reminder to start training
He low power mode disabled affects the following six functions when your iPhone is not around, with the aim of improving the battery.
- Wi-Fi and mobile connections
- Incoming phone calls and notifications
- Making a phone call may take longer
- Background app refreshes occur less frequently
- Siri may take longer to process a request
- Some animations and scrolling may appear less fluid
