How to Save Smartwatch Battery Life

• Airplane mode: Turns off connections, including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LTE, and GPS/GNSS. You can turn them back on individually, or turn off Airplane mode again and turn everything back on.
• Theater mode: Temporarily turns off the screen and puts notifications and incoming calls on hold.
• Do not disturb: Turns off all notifications and incoming calls, but you can usually set exceptions for repeat callers, specific contacts, and alarms.
• Convenience store mode: Usually mirrors Do Not Disturb by turning off all notifications and incoming calls, except for repeat callers, specific contacts, and alarms. WITHSleep mode on the Apple Watch, the screen will also darken and show a simplified watch face.

Change the display settings

The screen is the biggest drain on your smartwatch’s battery, but there are a few things you can do to reduce power consumption.

Apple Watch

• Go toSettings>Display and brightnessand you can decrease brightness, rotateAlways onturn off the display, switchWake on Wrist Raise switch off and choose a shorter oneWaking time.
• You can also save a modest chunk of battery life by choosing a watch face with a black background and minimal complications or animations. You can long-press on the current watch face to scroll through, edit, and select options, but it’s easier to scroll through options on an iPhone inWatchesapplication onGallery of facestable

Google Wear OS watch

• Go toSettings>Display, and you can changeBrightnessswitchAlways on screen andAmplification of sunlight switch off and choose a shorter oneScreen timeout. You can also go toSettings>GesturesswitchTilting to wake up off.
• You can also save battery life by choosing a watch face with a black background and minimal complications or animations. Long press on the current watch face to browse, edit and select options. You can browse watch faces in the Wear OS app on your phone.

Samsung Galaxy Watch (Wear OS models)

• Swipe from top to bottom and tap onBrightnessdecrease brightness icon. Go toSettings>Display switchAlways on display turn off and reduceScreen timeout.
• Changing to a simple watch face with a dark background can also save battery life. Long press on the current watch face and slide or rotate the bezel to cycle through the options. It might be easier to openGalaxy Wearables app on your phone and browse itDials table

Reduce notifications

A constant stream of notifications drains your smartwatch’s battery, so it’s worth ditching any you don’t need. Here is the procedure.

Apple Watch

• Open upWatchesapp on the connected iPhone and selectNotificationonMy watch table You can adjust some settings above. Scroll down to find each app and decide what (if any) notifications you want them to send to your Apple Watch.

Google Wear OS watch

• Open upWear OS application, go toSettings>Notificationand you can chooseBlock app notifications. Additional options can be found in the watch manufacturer’s companion app (if there is a separate one).

Samsung Galaxy Watch (Wear OS models)

• Open upGalaxy Wearables application, tap onClock settingsand then tap onNotificationand you can decide what notifications you want to receive.

Break connectivity

You can always use Airplane mode to quickly cut all connectivity, but you can also cut things individually. Most smartwatches connect to smartphones using Bluetooth LE (Low Energy), which is the least energy-intensive option.

Apple Watch

• Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and tap to turn it offWiFi andMobile data. You can also go toSettingsto turnBluetoothoff.

Google Wear OS watch

• Go toSettings>connectivity,and you can turn aroundWiFi,Mobile dataandBluetooth off.

Samsung Galaxy Watch

• Go toSettings>connection,and you can turn aroundWiFi,Mobile dataandBluetooth off.

Turn off the voice

If you don’t use voice commands with your smartwatch, you can save battery life by telling it not to listen to your voice assistant’s wake words. Here is the procedure.

Apple Watch

• Go toSettings>Siriand turn offListen to Hey Siri andRaise to Speak.

Google Wear OS watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch

• Go toSettings>Google>Assistantand turn offHello Google.

Samsung Galaxy Watch

• OPENBixbygo toSettingsand turnVoice wake up off.

Reduce noise and vibration

Smart watches emit various sounds and vibrations and are often redundant. Turn them off or lower the volume and you can save some battery life.

Apple Watch

• Go toSettings>Sounds and hapticsand you can turn off sounds and vibrations or lower the volume.

Google Wear OS Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch

• OPENSettings>Sound and vibrationand you can turn off various sounds and vibrations and lower the volume level.

Limit background app update

By default, many of your apps work behind the scenes to update data, but that can drain your smartwatch’s battery, and you probably don’t need every app to update all the time (it’ll download data when you open it anyway). Here’s how to limit background app refresh.

Apple Watch

• Open upWatchesapp on the connected iPhone and tapGeneral>restore background apps to completely disable or disable individual applications.

Google Wear OS watch

• This is managed automatically on Wear OS watches, but you can restrict app permissions by going toSettings>Apps and notifications >App permission (Be careful because some apps won’t work properly if you restrict their permissions).

Check battery usage

Finding out what’s draining your smartwatch’s battery makes it easy to fix. Check your battery usage to see what changes might be effective. Unfortunately, there is no way to view this information on the Apple Watch, but you can check the battery statusSettings>battery>Battery status.

Google Wear OS watch

• Open the Wear OS app or companion smartwatch app on your phone and go toSettings>Advanced settings > Watch battery to see which apps are draining your battery.

Uninstall the apps

Any apps you don’t use should be uninstalled to ensure they don’t affect battery life.

Apple Watch

• squeezeDigital crown tap and hold anywhere to bring up the app screen and selectEdit apps. Click onX andDelete the application to get rid of any apps you don’t want.

Google Wear OS watch

• squeezePower supplyscroll down and tap onGoogle PlaythenMy app. Tap on any app you want to remove, scroll down and tap onUninstall.

Samsung Galaxy Watch (Wear OS models)

• Go toApplicationtap and hold on the app you want to get rid of, then tapUninstall,thenOK,orDeleteicon and then tapcheck mark confirm.

Turn off other functions

There will likely be a few other features and functions on your smartwatch that can be disabled to save battery, so check your device’s settings. For example, on Apple Watch, you can go toSettings>Activityto turn off reminders, orExercisesswitch toLow power mode during training and turn onFewer GPS and heart rate measurements. Dive into the settings and turn off anything you don’t need or want to use.

Get a charger and a portable battery

If you don’t want to turn features off, you can always up your charging game. An extra charger on your bed, desk at work or even in your pocket or bag can make all the difference. Unfortunately, most smartwatches require proprietary chargers, but Apple Watch owners have a few options, like the OtterBox 2-in-1 Power Bank with Apple Watch Charger ($50) and the Satechi Quatro Wireless Power Bank ($100).

For more options, check out our Best Apple Watch Accessories, Best Wireless Chargers, Best Portable Chargers, and Best Apple 3-in-1 Chargers guides.