WatchOS 9's new "Low Power Mode" can double battery life
When it comes to the Apple Watch, Apple's party line is "all-day battery life," but what it truly implies is an 18-hour battery cycle. If you want to stretch it out across a day, keep it light (and not wear it to bed). However, with watchOS 9, Apple is offering for the first time a new "Low Power Mode" to the watch.
This feature will be available on all Apple Watch Series 4 and later models. According to Apple, you should expect 36 hours of battery life in this mode, effectively double the average Apple Watch usage time. If you have an Apple Watch Ultra, the battery life increases to 60 hours. In practice, if you don't wear your Apple Watch at night, you may easily extend its battery life by a couple of days.
Low Power Mode works by disabling battery-draining services such as the Always-On display, heart-rate notifications, background heart-rate monitoring, background oxygen-level monitoring, and workout start reminders. When your iPhone is not nearby, it disables wifi and cellular connectivity, as well as the ability to accept iPhone calls on your Apple Watch. Calls and notifications may take longer to arrive in general.
If you believe these are acceptable trade-offs for increased battery life, you can enable it by swiping up on the watch display to reach Control Center. Toggle the toggle next to the "Low Power Mode" option, then hit the Battery icon.
You'll see a new screen that explains everything the watch will switch off, as well as two options: you may enable Low Power Mode by simply tapping the "Turn On" button, or you can use the "Turn On For" option to enable it for one, two, or three days. Once activated, a yellow circle will appear on the top status bar.
If you believe that workouts are draining your Apple Watch battery, there is a distinct option that automatically switches to Low Power Mode when you begin a workout. To enable this option, go to Settings > Workout > Low Power Mode.
If you don't enable Low Power Mode and your watch's battery falls below 10%, a popup will appear asking if you want to enable it; after it's charged up to 80%, Low Power Mode will be automatically disabled.
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SOURCE: lifehacker
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