Apple Watch Batteries
The Apple Watch’s battery life varies tremendously based on how you use it, and Apple’s claims about the watch’s battery life can be confusing. Running various apps will drain your battery in an hour, while other operations will allow it to run all day. This can make it difficult for users to find options that will actually save them battery life, outside of obvious options like the “Power Reserve” mode.
But if you truly want to save battery life on your Apple Watch, there is one key step you can take that will make a big difference.
- Head to Settings on your Apple Watch.
- General.
- Wake Screen.
- Turn off Wake Screen on Wrist Raise.
If you move your arms a lot throughout the day – and many of us do – then your watch may be turning on all the time for no reason. Shut down that feature, and you could find your battery life skyrocket.
Unfortunately, that also means you’ll have to touch your watch’s display (or turn the Digital Crown) to turn it on, which can be annoying.
However, the Apple Watch Series 5 has an “always-on” display that leaving on while disabling Raise to Wake turns out to be an easy compromise.