that’s what the whole point of 6.1 since 6.0 was terrible for battery life!
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Anybody notice better battery life on 6.1?
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that’s what the whole point of 6.1 since 6.0 was terrible for battery life!
FWIW - I was seeing roughly the same battery life on 6.0.1 on my S5 as I was seeing on 5.3.1 on my S4 - roughly 3.6%/hour not counting workouts.
So far today I'm seeing under 3% per hour not counting my lunchtime run which burned 30% for a 45 minute outdoor run streaming a podcast over cellular. 82% just before my workout (5:52 standby 0:49 usage), 52% afterward (6:44 standby 1:41 usage). Now 48% (8:01 standby 1:54 usage)
Numbers for the first two or three hours aren't really to be trusted IMHO, especially not until the watch has been through a few cycles. I wouldn't draw any conclusions from what you're seeing at this point.
This is similar to me. Whilst at work and not connected to any WiFi networks-Watch seems to do worse. It’s connected to my iPhone there.
at home, it seems to calm down a bit.
Similar to above. 13 hours, 64% left. Normal day, AOD on and 40 mins workout, all 3 rings closed.
AOD off
18.5 hrs standby
2 hrs usage
No GPS usage no exercise
68% left
Awesome if it continues like this
18.5 hrs standby
2 hrs usage
No GPS usage no exercise
68% left
Awesome if it continues like this
no offense, but i don't think anyone wants to see results with AOD off, the whole point of the Apple watch 5 is for the AOD.
44mm Series 4 here. I installed 6.1 last night before bed and charged overnight. Here are my stats today:
Time Since Last Full Charge
Usage
2hr 31m
Standby
11h 1m
Battery Level
79%
I think this is a new record high for me.
What are some of the apps that people are running that actually need Background Refresh? I leave it disabled and just rely on push notifications for apps, plus the complications that I have on my watch face keep themselves up-to-date even with Background Refresh disabled.
Time Since Last Full Charge
Usage
2hr 31m
Standby
11h 1m
Battery Level
79%
I think this is a new record high for me.
What are some of the apps that people are running that actually need Background Refresh? I leave it disabled and just rely on push notifications for apps, plus the complications that I have on my watch face keep themselves up-to-date even with Background Refresh disabled.
Yes, I get that but before 6.1 battery was bad even with AOD so I switched it off. Tomorrow I’ll try with AOD on
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but AOD is the whole point with same battery life.Try it with it on. I bet you get same or close to same.
Edit-nm I saw ur reply
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40mm, AOD on, RTW on, refresh off
Standby 5 hrs:18 mins
Usage 2hrs 28 mins (includes 1 hr 10 mins workout)
At 73%, so not really seeing an improvement at the moment. Hoping it improves.
Standby 5 hrs:18 mins
Usage 2hrs 28 mins (includes 1 hr 10 mins workout)
At 73%, so not really seeing an improvement at the moment. Hoping it improves.
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So I see a drain of almost 4% and was hoping for closer to 2% like I see others report here.
Refresh off, noise off, AOD and RTW on. Just finished 24h with 6.1 AW5 and 10% left at 24h of standby and 3 hours of very light use. This is pretty much identical to 6.0.1 for me.
I will try repairing and maybe a reset of the watch to see if it helps.
Refresh off, noise off, AOD and RTW on. Just finished 24h with 6.1 AW5 and 10% left at 24h of standby and 3 hours of very light use. This is pretty much identical to 6.0.1 for me.
I will try repairing and maybe a reset of the watch to see if it helps.