Turn off ‘Wake on Wrist Raise’
If you work in a job where you’re frequently raising your wrist, the Apple Watch’s default behavior of lighting up every time you raise your wrist will wear down your battery quickly. Fortunately, you can easily turn this off:
- On your Apple Watch, open the Settings app.
- Scroll down and tap Display & Brightness.
- Tap the toggle beside Wake on Wrist Raise to turn it off.
You’ll still be able to wake up your Apple Watch display by tapping on it or moving the Digital Crown, but it won’t automatically light up each time you lift your arm.
Plus, if your Apple Watch has an Always On Display, you may even find that you don’t need to wake up the screen nearly as often as you may think; the display will still show you the current time and even some of your complications for things like weather and the date.
