Find out everything you need to know about watchOS 9 Low Power Mode, how it activates, and what features it affects.
One of the major weaknesses of the Apple Watch is its battery life, which lasts practically a day in most cases. This is due to the many features included in the Apple watch and its resolution in watchOS 9 Apple has included a new low power mode that doubles the battery life of the Apple Watchis to restrict some of these functions.
It is a very interesting option, especially if we are going away for the weekend and do not want to charge the Apple Watch, or if we are in an emergency and want the battery to last as long as possible . With this mode enabled you can continue to use the Apple Watch normally
How to Enable Low Power Mode on Your Apple Watch
Activate it Apple Watch Low Power Mode It may seem far-fetched, since we don’t have an icon like on the iPhone and we have to access an additional section. Just follow these steps:
- Touch and hold the bottom of the Apple Watch screen. wait for it Control center then swipe up.
- Press the button battery percentage.
- Activate it low power mode.
- A message alert.
- Scroll down and tap Activate or Activate for… choice of 1, 2 or 3 days.
You can also enable Apple Watch Low Power Mode from Settings:
- open app Settings in you Apple Watch.
- Scroll down, then tap Drums.
- Activate low power mode.
When your Apple Watch is in Low Power Mode, in the upper area of the screen, you will see a yellow circle icon. It means the mode is on. To return to normal mode, follow the steps and turn off the yellow switch.
How much extra battery life do you gain by activating Apple Watch Low Power Mode
According data offered by Apple, you can nearly double the hours of battery life on your Apple Watch by activating the new Low Power Mode. Although not much data was offered, nor for all Apple Watch models, we understand that the results are similar:
- Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE and earlier models: We went from 18 to 36 hours of battery life.
- Apple Watch Ultra: We went from 36 to 60 hours of battery life.
Low power mode. More free time. Enjoy 18 hours of battery life and up to 36 hours with the new Low Power mode.
What Apple Watch features do you lose when you turn on Low Power Mode?
To achieve this improved autonomy, we have to make some sacrifices. The Apple Watch disables many of its features and health checks to get those extra hours of battery life. This is all that is disabled on the Apple Watch when activating Low Power Mode:
- screen always on
- Heart rate notifications for irregular rhythm, high heart rate and low heart rate
- Background heart rate measurements
- Background blood oxygen measurements
- Reminder to start training
- Disable Wi-Fi and Mobile Connections When iPhone Is Away
- Disable Incoming Phone Calls and Notifications When iPhone Is Away
- Making a phone call may take longer
- Background app refresh happens less frequently
- Complications are updated less frequently
- Siri may take longer to process a request
- Some animations and scrolling may appear less fluid
It is of course about a very interesting function which doubles the battery life of your Apple Watch. You can already try it if you have watchOS 9 installed on your watch.
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