Hmm, I've lost 22% in a little less than 4 hours. Have to figure out what's going on. The pairing/unpairing hasn't helped. I'll turn off noise alerts and see if it makes a difference.
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Hmm, I've lost 22% in a little less than 4 hours. Have to figure out what's going on. The pairing/unpairing hasn't helped. I'll turn off noise alerts and see if it makes a difference.
ok, reporting back that my battery life is giving me charging anxiety. Getting much lower numbers than what I've seen my friends get with their Series 4. Losing 65% in 12 hrs with no real workout. This won't work for me because sleep tracking was one of the main things I wanted to do.
Yeah, I plan to wait for 13.1 and exchanging/returning it if it doesn't improve.
Apparently the battery drain issue should be fixed on Watch OS 6.1 as per posters on r/AppleWatch and 9to5Mac. Maybe update and report back? I'm also curious to know since I'm on the fence about upgrading my Series 3.
What's the consensus on the battery ? I felt like mine today was really bad. I read to deactivate noise detection which is a non stop background app.
Right now I've lost 10% on my watch in 1h50m (5% on my iPhone 11 pro max in the same time )
but it was totally idle (no activity just time and notification ). I'll try tomorrow with noise ON. Is that correct ? Feel less than my 4
Right now I've lost 10% on my watch in 1h50m (5% on my iPhone 11 pro max in the same time )
but it was totally idle (no activity just time and notification ). I'll try tomorrow with noise ON. Is that correct ? Feel less than my 4
I had some improvements a day after the "un-pair/hard reboot both/re-pair trick". I also turned off noise alerts and background refresh on a bunch of non-essential apps (not sure why, all the apps that got auto installed had background refresh enabled by default. I lose 2.5%-3.0% per hour on my normal usage.
If I charge for an hour before bed (usually after I close my rings) and then 15-20 mins while I am in the shower, I am able to sleep track with no issues.
If you don't plan to sleep track, I think you'll end the day at about 30-40%.
Edit: I am on the 44mm model btw.
Edit 2: I am honestly loving the watch. I don't know if I would have liked it this much without the AOD.
Unpair / hard reboot both ? Wow would take too much time. I'll do some test tomorrow. Since my post I lost 8% in almost 2h. Which isn't so bad but I'm not doing anything particular with it. Just casually watching time
i used to have the Apple Watch 4 + iPhone XR. My watch was working for longer than my phone
now I have Apple Watch5 + 11 max pro. I lost 18% on watch and 11% on iPhone in the same timeframe.I just don't know if the watch is so-so or the phone is very good battery wise
If you are waiting for microled then you can happily buy this one as microled will take much more than one year to be consumer ready.
Google does the bare minimum on Apple platforms. There's no Hangouts support either.
Facebook doesn't seem to care either, no WhatsApp support. And no Discord support. -_-
The notifications work in a pinch but I have to go into the phone apps to dismiss the read status.
MS does a good job with the Outlook app, I get a 'mark as read' option.
So after yesterday very bad battery I did all the 3 steps to correct it. Apple Watch 5 + iPhone 11 pro max
Between (-) is the value for 100% battery estimated
Yesterday :
1h55 (115m)= 10% Watch (19h) / 10% phone (19h)
Without noise on watch (deactivated) :
*3h (180m) = 10% Watch (30h)/ 8% iPhone (37h)
With noise : (watch 90% / iphone 92%)
*3h (180m) = 13% Watch (23h) / 15% iPhone(20h)
I'll run 2 time 1.5h to check if the noise is really taking battery on both phone and watch but overall i would be around 20h+ minimum on both device
Between (-) is the value for 100% battery estimated
Yesterday :
1h55 (115m)= 10% Watch (19h) / 10% phone (19h)
Without noise on watch (deactivated) :
*3h (180m) = 10% Watch (30h)/ 8% iPhone (37h)
With noise : (watch 90% / iphone 92%)
*3h (180m) = 13% Watch (23h) / 15% iPhone(20h)
I'll run 2 time 1.5h to check if the noise is really taking battery on both phone and watch but overall i would be around 20h+ minimum on both device
Is this your first Apple Watch? If so, you are probably farting around with it a lot more than you think you are. First couple weeks with my original one were fraught with battery concerns as well and the thing was dead before I got home from work. Once it stopped being a novelty and got used more like the tool that it is, I could go a full day and sometimes a little more without having to charge it. It should get better as your usage patterns change.
I don't believe this tbh. I tried turning it off vs keeping it on, there was no difference. And people on Apple Watch 4 who moved to Watch OS 6 were also reporting a 20-30% drop.
Yeah hmm it's almost like there are multiple variables here.
That's also true. Maybe I should have said his conclusion of the AOD causing the drop may be inaccurate.
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There has to be a difference.
Using power constantly all day vs not constantly using power all day will definitely make a difference.
There's supposedly a bigger battery and more power efficient screen. I'm dubious as well (and a tiny bit salty as a series 4 purchaser) but the reviews I read said it has similar battery life as a series 4.
Interested to see real life experience in here.
yea if you are comparing a Series 5 with AOD to Series 5 with it off, there's now way it's going to be "no difference."
Yeah, we would need a die-shrink to maintain status quo. Apple can optimize and mitigate, but until the processor becomes more efficient, it is what it is.
My experience for what it's worth though is that the battery is only maybe slightly worse than the series 4. With the Series 4, I could typically go just over two days without recharging. I haven't tried that yet on my Series 5, but after one day (12 hours), I'm right at 50%.
Next year is going to be the Watch to get for anyone on Series 4.
I guess the context is needed here.
Does 30% less battery life but with a bigger battery = typical Series 4 battery life?
If so, then a lot of people will be okay with that. 30% less than with it off desperately needs that context.
Also, why is the California watch face so great?
I feel like they finally gave non-Hermés edition owners a nice face.
What's always pissed me off though is I've bought two Hermés bands after-market, yet still don't get access to the Hermés watch face.
I feel like they finally gave non-Hermés edition owners a nice face.
What's always pissed me off though is I've bought two Hermés bands after-market, yet still don't get access to the Hermés watch face.
Yeah I've always thought the Hermès Watch Band boxes should have a little NFC chip you hold the watch to and get some Hermès faces for it. Like how you hold your phone to the Apple credit card box to activate it on your iPhone.
The more unbelievable thing is that we're on the Series 5 of the Apple Watch and there's no Watchface Store yet. That's just money sitting on the table.
Yeah, that's been one thing kind of frustrating about the Watch. A lot of the updates are those type of missing no-brainer, yet still unexciting features like that, that more than anything just make you think, "Wait. It wasn't able to do this before?".
What would be the ideal way of washing the sports bands? The fabric ones I mean. I got the Pride band for my series 3 and found that after a week/two weeks of use, it would start to smell quite badly when it got wet. Probably sweat and dead skin making it reek.
Do I just chuck it into the washing machine?
Do I just chuck it into the washing machine?
I hand wash mine with some mild detergent and air dry it. I would not put it in my washing machine as it could possibly damage the machine or ruin the band.
it also took them five years to make a square watch face for their square watch that wasn't tied to the hermes model
I was thinking of putting it inside a washing bag, the one my GF uses for her bra's etc. Hmm. Might as well just use soap and scrub it clean though. Faster and probably just as effective.
I'd try wetting it, massaging detergent into it by hand for a few minutes, then rinsing it again. That's what I've read is best and works.
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man oh man
i hate this feeling
Ive been using the apple watch series 3 for 24 hours now and already contemplating going back to the store and swapping it with a series 5
Ive already used it most of today as I have been doing chores around the house with my phone sitting on my desk. Used it to set reminders, send and reply to messages, change music etc
I can already tell it's going to be very useful long term, so seems like a good investment....
arghhh I hate this dilemma
Is it worth the upgrade??? mainly worried that in a year my series 3 will be running slower compared to a series 5 which will last for a few more years. Series 3 is already 2 years old.
man oh man
i hate this feeling
Ive been using the apple watch series 3 for 24 hours now and already contemplating going back to the store and swapping it with a series 5
Ive already used it most of today as I have been doing chores around the house with my phone sitting on my desk. Used it to set reminders, send and reply to messages, change music etc
I can already tell it's going to be very useful long term, so seems like a good investment....
arghhh I hate this dilemma
Is it worth the upgrade??? mainly worried that in a year my series 3 will be running slower compared to a series 5 which will last for a few more years. Series 3 is already 2 years old.
Just got my watch last night. It was fully charged this morning and completely dead after wearing it for about 8 hours. This is depressing. The only thing it was used for was getting notifications from my phone.
I saw people mention there might be ways to correct this but it was a little unclear. Can someone help me out?
I saw people mention there might be ways to correct this but it was a little unclear. Can someone help me out?
I think 3 to 4/5 is definitely worth it for the screen real estate, I tried my friends 3 for a bit before deciding.
Why not split the difference and get a series 4 on sale? They are down to $300/$329 in some places (Walmart in store right now).
8 hours is a return and get a different one situation. I was whinging that I was getting 18 hours, which is when I was looking for various fixes/tricks to get it to match the Series 4 numbers.
It goes both ways. You can't even use the Apple Watch without an iPhone.
I live in Canada and unfortunately I haven't seen the 4 go on sale anywhere here. I went to Best Buy and they were selling the 4 for $500, and at that point I might as well buy the series 5 for $550. This is Canadian dollar btw.
So, I realized my watch had downloaded every possible app from my phone and I also had background refresh turned on for all of them. I deleted these apps and turned off background refresh and it is doing much better today. I am at about 10 hours with 53% remaining.
I finally gave in to temptation on the weekend and bought a Series 5. Gosh darn this thing SCREAMS compared to the Series 2 I've had for years.
It's nice to be able to actually use apps again without having to pre-empt them for 30 seconds (eg. if I was about to hit the treadmill, I'd have to open the Workout app at least 30 seconds before I get to the treadmill, as it would take that long before the app would finally open).
Loving the bigger display too, and the AOD is helpful.
It's nice to be able to actually use apps again without having to pre-empt them for 30 seconds (eg. if I was about to hit the treadmill, I'd have to open the Workout app at least 30 seconds before I get to the treadmill, as it would take that long before the app would finally open).
Loving the bigger display too, and the AOD is helpful.
Same upgrade path and I feel the same. I just LOVE how responsive and fast it is when going between apps.
6.0.1 released.
Code:
watchOS 6.0.1 optimizes performance, provides security updates, and contains improvements and bug fixes, including:
- Resolves an issue where the Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse watch face does not speak time
- Addresses an issue where the calendar complication may not display events
- Fixes a bug that could result in a loss of display calibration data
I have been using my series 5 since launch day. Truly night and day difference in the fitness tracking compared to the series 0. I am slowly getting out of the habit of the wrist flick to check my watch muscle memory.