Anybody notice better battery life on 6.1?

[mikethebigo]

SBTi 44mm, 13 hours in, 64%. I'm very happy with the battery life on 6.1.

 

[xraydoc]

6.1 release version
AOD on; noise meter off; Hey Siri off; background app refresh on
15 hrs stand-by (with >13 hrs connected to phone via BT)
2 hrs use
52% battery left

Very happy.

 

[Renho]

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.

I would say 24 hours is really good! That’s 6 more than rated!

 

[nph]

But very light activities, mostly stand by...

 

[AikiMike]

Here are my stats since installing 6.1

5:00 AM to 8:55 PM currently at 31%
AOD on
Did at 25 minute workout with the YaoYao app

Usage 5 hours 44 minutes

Standby 15 hours, 49 minutes

Happy with the results so far.

 

[Renho]

Here are my stats since installing 6.1

5:00 AM to 8:55 PM currently at 31%
AOD on
Did at 25 minute workout with the YaoYao app

Usage 5 hours 44 minutes

Standby 15 hours, 49 minutes

Happy with the results so far.

Ya 1/3 of battery was usage and you probably got 18 hours. Which watch face?

 

[The Game 161]

just downloading the update now lets see how much better it is now....

 

[AikiMike]

Ya 1/3 of battery was usage and you probably got 18 hours. Which watch face?

Nike Digital. At one point I was using the Solar Dial before 6.1 came out and it appears to kill my battery. Have not tried it since then.

 

[TokMok3]

Maybe too soon to tell. But anybody yet?

S2 after 24 hours with 40%. Very happy with the update.

 

[Ack_]

Update:

I unpaired and repaired my Series 4 watch yesterday afternoon around 1 PM. My usage was considerably better after doing this. As of 5:30 this morning, watch was at 70% even after running the AutoSleep app all night, which means less than 2%/hr battery usage.

Prior to unpairing the watch, I was seeing between 10-15%/hr usage and had to charge the watch 2x a day.

FWIW, if other users are having battery issues, do the un/repair of the watch. It may also help out.

I'll post an update after a few days.

 

[Pinkhousewpg]

Don't know about battery life, but Mickey has stopped talking again

 

[ferretex]

Apple Watch Series 5 44mm (Silver Aluminum)
watchOS 6.1 (Unpaired and repaired yesterday)
First power cycle after the repairing...
Features off: Hey Siri & low brightness.

 

[cosmic68]

Apple Watch Series 5 44mm (Silver Aluminum)
watchOS 6.1 (Unpaired and repaired yesterday)
First power cycle after the repairing...
Features off: Hey Siri & low brightness.

That’s great. Any periods of ‘theatre mode’?

 

[ferretex]

That’s great. Any periods of ‘theatre mode’?

Yes, around 7 hours during my sleep last night. Went to bed at 100%. I’m waiting for it to settle down as I unpaired-repaired it yesterday after seeing similar battery life like on 6.0.1...

 

[Renho]

Don't know about battery life, but Mickey has stopped talking again

mine did that too, you need to enable speak time again in clock settings.
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Apple Watch Series 5 44mm (Silver Aluminum)
watchOS 6.1 (Unpaired and repaired yesterday)
First power cycle after the repairing...
Features off: Hey Siri & low brightness.

Im scared to re pair cause last time my activity data got lost and Apple couldn’t get it back... I’m not seeing any battery improvements from before 6.1

 

[StaceyMJ86]

I fully charge my S4 to 100% before bed. I fell asleep at 11am and woke up at 6:50am. My watch was drained to 32%. Unfortunately I forgot to add AppleCare+ and now I don’t know what to do.

 

[ferretex]

I fully charge my S4 to 100% before bed. I fell asleep at 11am and woke up at 6:50am. My watch was drained to 32%. Unfortunately I forgot to add AppleCare+ and now I don’t know what to do.

Unpair and re-pair your watch...

 

[gymratjudy]

Unpair n re-pair definitely makes a difference.
40mm AOD on, RTW on, refresh n noise off: over 4 hrs of usage including 1 hr 10 min workout standby 1 day 11 hrs. ( Did use theatre mode overnight while using autosleep).

 

[StaceyMJ86]

Unpair and re-pair your watch...

I’m afraid that I’ll lose my achievements.

 

[ferretex]

I’m afraid that I’ll lose my achievements.

If you own a mac, you can do an encrypted backup of your phone and your data will not be lost. Lots of work but that’s the only way...

 

[Donnation]

I fully charge my S4 to 100% before bed. I fell asleep at 11am and woke up at 6:50am. My watch was drained to 32%. Unfortunately I forgot to add AppleCare+ and now I don’t know what to do.

Sounds like a rogue app. It happens from time to time. Hold down the side button until the power off switch pops up then release the button. Then press and hold the Digital Crown and it will kill any apps you have running in the background.

I've had this exact same issue happen before and doing the above corrected it.

 

[StaceyMJ86]

Sounds like a rogue app. It happens from time to time. Hold down the side button until the power off switch pops up then release the button. Then press and hold the Digital Crown and it will kill any apps you have running in the background.

I've had this exact same issue happen before and doing the above corrected it.

I haven’t installed any new apps in months. Everything was going good until I updated to the most recent update. I backed my iPhone up to iCloud this morning, unpaired and re-paired my Apple Watch. We’ll see what happens the next 24 hours.

 

[ferretex]

I haven’t installed any new apps in months. Everything was going good until I updated to the most recent update. I backed my iPhone up to iCloud this morning, unpaired and re-paired my Apple Watch. We’ll see what happens the next 24 hours.

Keep us updated!

 

[Donnation]

I haven’t installed any new apps in months. Everything was going good until I updated to the most recent update. I backed my iPhone up to iCloud this morning, unpaired and re-paired my Apple Watch. We’ll see what happens the next 24 hours.

It doesn’t matter if you haven’t installed any new apps. Processes can still get stuck working in the background. Instead of going through the unpairing process try the method I mentioned above and it will fix your issue.

 

[The Game 161]

Off charge at 12pm and by midnight was on 30% without a workout...so about the same as maybe I would say. Just about get me through to 23.00 on a week day