Apple Watch experience - a bit painful
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After 10 years of using an Android phone, my family finally convinced (coerced?) me into buying an iphone. I got the iPhone 13 basic. I already had an iPad so I'm closer to the whole ecosystem. So when I saw this watch (Apple Watch SE [GPS 40mm] Smart Watch w/ Space Grey Aluminium Case with Midnight Sport Band. Fitness & Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, Retina Display, Water Resistant[^]) on sale last week (only $219) I decided to go all in. First day I wore it, it lasted about 4 hours. Hmmm...?? I made sure I charged it fully & next day it lasted 8 hours. It doesn't seem right. Last night I charged it up at 5pm. Very little use from that time, but just a few minutes ago I got a low battery warning & had to put it on the charger. :| Have any of you experienced this? I guess maybe I'm going to have to go to an Apple store, but I know they may think I'm just using the device heavily. It's a bit confusing about how to solve this & the thing is brand new. :thumbsdown:
(It works on my computer) My series 3 works nicely and still have good battery life; I use it as a watch most of the time and use fitness apps about 1 hour per day (ish) There are many "how to save battery life" videos and articles out there.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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After 10 years of using an Android phone, my family finally convinced (coerced?) me into buying an iphone. I got the iPhone 13 basic. I already had an iPad so I'm closer to the whole ecosystem. So when I saw this watch (Apple Watch SE [GPS 40mm] Smart Watch w/ Space Grey Aluminium Case with Midnight Sport Band. Fitness & Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, Retina Display, Water Resistant[^]) on sale last week (only $219) I decided to go all in. First day I wore it, it lasted about 4 hours. Hmmm...?? I made sure I charged it fully & next day it lasted 8 hours. It doesn't seem right. Last night I charged it up at 5pm. Very little use from that time, but just a few minutes ago I got a low battery warning & had to put it on the charger. :| Have any of you experienced this? I guess maybe I'm going to have to go to an Apple store, but I know they may think I'm just using the device heavily. It's a bit confusing about how to solve this & the thing is brand new. :thumbsdown:
Not the same watch, but my Fitbit watch recommends not running the built-in GPS unless needed, as that is a battery hog. Does your Apple watch have a built in GPS?
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(It works on my computer) My series 3 works nicely and still have good battery life; I use it as a watch most of the time and use fitness apps about 1 hour per day (ish) There are many "how to save battery life" videos and articles out there.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
Maximilien wrote:
There are many "how to save battery life" videos and articles out there.
This is the expected answer & why it would be so difficult to determine if it is actually a h/w problem. Also, the battery lasts a long time when I turn it off. :rolleyes:
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Not the same watch, but my Fitbit watch recommends not running the built-in GPS unless needed, as that is a battery hog. Does your Apple watch have a built in GPS?
Yeah, I had a garmin activity tracker which lasted nigh on 5 days before recharge. This watch does have GPS and that may be the issue. I'm just curious if this is the expected battery life. It'll mean I need to charge it 2 or 3 times a day and that at least means I will have something to do with my time on earth. My Apple Watch owns me & I only live to serve it. :laugh:
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(It works on my computer) My series 3 works nicely and still have good battery life; I use it as a watch most of the time and use fitness apps about 1 hour per day (ish) There are many "how to save battery life" videos and articles out there.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
I did just turn off a feature I think was possibly causing battery issue though. I listen to spotify via iphone and the watch was displaying every song. I turned that off -- difficult to find the option. Found an explanation here[^], but it was for older apple watch. Found my way to the setting finally. We will see how it helps.
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Yeah, I had a garmin activity tracker which lasted nigh on 5 days before recharge. This watch does have GPS and that may be the issue. I'm just curious if this is the expected battery life. It'll mean I need to charge it 2 or 3 times a day and that at least means I will have something to do with my time on earth. My Apple Watch owns me & I only live to serve it. :laugh:
raddevus wrote:
My Apple Watch Inc. owns me & I only live to serve it
FTFY :sigh:
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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raddevus wrote:
My Apple Watch Inc. owns me & I only live to serve it
FTFY :sigh:
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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After 10 years of using an Android phone, my family finally convinced (coerced?) me into buying an iphone. I got the iPhone 13 basic. I already had an iPad so I'm closer to the whole ecosystem. So when I saw this watch (Apple Watch SE [GPS 40mm] Smart Watch w/ Space Grey Aluminium Case with Midnight Sport Band. Fitness & Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, Retina Display, Water Resistant[^]) on sale last week (only $219) I decided to go all in. First day I wore it, it lasted about 4 hours. Hmmm...?? I made sure I charged it fully & next day it lasted 8 hours. It doesn't seem right. Last night I charged it up at 5pm. Very little use from that time, but just a few minutes ago I got a low battery warning & had to put it on the charger. :| Have any of you experienced this? I guess maybe I'm going to have to go to an Apple store, but I know they may think I'm just using the device heavily. It's a bit confusing about how to solve this & the thing is brand new. :thumbsdown:
Mine's fine. All "stock settings"; including "ask me" and "once only".
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After 10 years of using an Android phone, my family finally convinced (coerced?) me into buying an iphone. I got the iPhone 13 basic. I already had an iPad so I'm closer to the whole ecosystem. So when I saw this watch (Apple Watch SE [GPS 40mm] Smart Watch w/ Space Grey Aluminium Case with Midnight Sport Band. Fitness & Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, Retina Display, Water Resistant[^]) on sale last week (only $219) I decided to go all in. First day I wore it, it lasted about 4 hours. Hmmm...?? I made sure I charged it fully & next day it lasted 8 hours. It doesn't seem right. Last night I charged it up at 5pm. Very little use from that time, but just a few minutes ago I got a low battery warning & had to put it on the charger. :| Have any of you experienced this? I guess maybe I'm going to have to go to an Apple store, but I know they may think I'm just using the device heavily. It's a bit confusing about how to solve this & the thing is brand new. :thumbsdown:
I have a Samsung Galaxy watch and it lasts close to three days on a single charge. Of course, there is no GPS or data connectivity. That might be why.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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After 10 years of using an Android phone, my family finally convinced (coerced?) me into buying an iphone. I got the iPhone 13 basic. I already had an iPad so I'm closer to the whole ecosystem. So when I saw this watch (Apple Watch SE [GPS 40mm] Smart Watch w/ Space Grey Aluminium Case with Midnight Sport Band. Fitness & Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, Retina Display, Water Resistant[^]) on sale last week (only $219) I decided to go all in. First day I wore it, it lasted about 4 hours. Hmmm...?? I made sure I charged it fully & next day it lasted 8 hours. It doesn't seem right. Last night I charged it up at 5pm. Very little use from that time, but just a few minutes ago I got a low battery warning & had to put it on the charger. :| Have any of you experienced this? I guess maybe I'm going to have to go to an Apple store, but I know they may think I'm just using the device heavily. It's a bit confusing about how to solve this & the thing is brand new. :thumbsdown:
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I get 1.5 - 2 days on a single charge on my 2.5 year old series 3. It’s painful but… try unpairing and re-pairing it. That forces a back-up, restart and re-index.
I would try this. I've had similar problems in the past and its normally due to failed updates, theres an option in the watch app on the phone somewhere that you can delete updates amd start again but unpairing normally fixes the problem.
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After 10 years of using an Android phone, my family finally convinced (coerced?) me into buying an iphone. I got the iPhone 13 basic. I already had an iPad so I'm closer to the whole ecosystem. So when I saw this watch (Apple Watch SE [GPS 40mm] Smart Watch w/ Space Grey Aluminium Case with Midnight Sport Band. Fitness & Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, Retina Display, Water Resistant[^]) on sale last week (only $219) I decided to go all in. First day I wore it, it lasted about 4 hours. Hmmm...?? I made sure I charged it fully & next day it lasted 8 hours. It doesn't seem right. Last night I charged it up at 5pm. Very little use from that time, but just a few minutes ago I got a low battery warning & had to put it on the charger. :| Have any of you experienced this? I guess maybe I'm going to have to go to an Apple store, but I know they may think I'm just using the device heavily. It's a bit confusing about how to solve this & the thing is brand new. :thumbsdown:
Apple: just say no.
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I would try this. I've had similar problems in the past and its normally due to failed updates, theres an option in the watch app on the phone somewhere that you can delete updates amd start again but unpairing normally fixes the problem.
This short battery life explains why there is only 1 apple commercial featuring a man being saved by his watch after falling in the woods. Everyone else is dead (like their battery).
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After 10 years of using an Android phone, my family finally convinced (coerced?) me into buying an iphone. I got the iPhone 13 basic. I already had an iPad so I'm closer to the whole ecosystem. So when I saw this watch (Apple Watch SE [GPS 40mm] Smart Watch w/ Space Grey Aluminium Case with Midnight Sport Band. Fitness & Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, Retina Display, Water Resistant[^]) on sale last week (only $219) I decided to go all in. First day I wore it, it lasted about 4 hours. Hmmm...?? I made sure I charged it fully & next day it lasted 8 hours. It doesn't seem right. Last night I charged it up at 5pm. Very little use from that time, but just a few minutes ago I got a low battery warning & had to put it on the charger. :| Have any of you experienced this? I guess maybe I'm going to have to go to an Apple store, but I know they may think I'm just using the device heavily. It's a bit confusing about how to solve this & the thing is brand new. :thumbsdown:
I have had a Samsung Gear S3 Frontier. The battery lasts 2 full days and part of a 3rd day. However, I don't have WiFi turned on, no GPS, and especially no Bluetooth. With Bluetooth turned on along with WiFi, the battery won't last a full day. I love the watch but I use it mainly as a watch and fitness tracker for daily step counts and heart rate monitoring. I leave everything else to my iPhone. As a side note, I designed my own watch face through Facer.io. Awesome interface where you design online and then push out the design to your watch.
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I get 1.5 - 2 days on a single charge on my 2.5 year old series 3. It’s painful but… try unpairing and re-pairing it. That forces a back-up, restart and re-index.
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After 10 years of using an Android phone, my family finally convinced (coerced?) me into buying an iphone. I got the iPhone 13 basic. I already had an iPad so I'm closer to the whole ecosystem. So when I saw this watch (Apple Watch SE [GPS 40mm] Smart Watch w/ Space Grey Aluminium Case with Midnight Sport Band. Fitness & Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, Retina Display, Water Resistant[^]) on sale last week (only $219) I decided to go all in. First day I wore it, it lasted about 4 hours. Hmmm...?? I made sure I charged it fully & next day it lasted 8 hours. It doesn't seem right. Last night I charged it up at 5pm. Very little use from that time, but just a few minutes ago I got a low battery warning & had to put it on the charger. :| Have any of you experienced this? I guess maybe I'm going to have to go to an Apple store, but I know they may think I'm just using the device heavily. It's a bit confusing about how to solve this & the thing is brand new. :thumbsdown:
raddevus wrote: After 10 years of using an Android phone, my family finally convinced (coerced?) me into buying an iphone. I got the iPhone 13 basic. My wife and daughter got iPhones a couple of years back. My daughter got the watch last year, and my wife just got one for Mother's Day this year. They have been trying to convince me to change ever since they got their phones. I think they just want me on one so I can support them. Every time they need help, my answer is always, "I don't know, but on my Android, I just ..." (They hate that. [Evil Grin] ) Now they have convinced my older son to switch over. The three of them like showing us how they can use their watches like mini walkie-talkies. I keep telling them that I am happy with my Android. When I asked my younger son if he wanted to get an iPhone and watch too, he just said, "I like my Android. Besides, I really don't want to have Mom constantly trying to talk to me through my watch." The coercions continue, but I think my son and I will hold out fine. ---------- Money makes the world go round ... but documentation moves the money.
