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It charges to 80% in 45 mins. I don't wear it overnight, but some friends who do, charge it in the office without much of an impact to usage. For me it's never

It charges to 80% in 45 mins. I don't wear it overnight, but some friends who do, charge it in the office without much of an impact to usage. For me it's never been a problem, it wouldn't have changed my usage pattern to have 1 week of battery.

t0mas88 5y ago
I charge it when I shower and get ready to go to bed, then put it back on to wear overnight because I like the sleep tracking. Never runs out of power.
pwagland 5y ago
The challenge, at least for those that want to use the watch for sports, is not the "daily" use, but that the watch runs out of juice so quickly when using its location tracking, aka GPS sucks battery. So, the reason that I want longer battery life is not, per se, to charge once a week, but so that I can use it on a longer run, and not be afraid that the battery will give out as I get close to the finish line.
- quitit 5y ago
  Without any special preparation my apple watch will last a full day of hiking while recording the GPS/heart rate/etc. (i.e. 5-7 hours hikes in the mountains.) Cellular, on the other hand, can drain the watch relatively quickly. Mine lasts 2-3 hours when streaming music from the cloud and relaying to bluetooth headphones during a workout (i.e. when it can't piggy-back off the phone's cellular.)
  - ncr100 5y ago
    would be nice to reverse-charge from phone to watch - is this possible?
    - herbstein 5y ago
      The S10-line from Samsung has that feature so it's certainly not impossible
    - deleted 5y ago
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    - Tagbert 5y ago
      There was speculation when the 8/X came out that they would have that feature. I would love it. Too many times, I have forgotten to charge my watch in the morning and only remember when I go to to run errands and see it in red. It’s not like you can just plug it into a lightning cable in the car and top off. I refuse to get a watch charger just for the car.
    - quitit 5y ago
      That's not possible (and probably ill advised as the watch will usually outlast the phone) - however it is possible to charge your devices from an iPad.
spike021 5y ago
My issue is that I wear it overnight and through the day. And what happens is that around an hour before bedtime, the battery gets to 20-30% but since I'm not constantly checking, I forget about that and don't take it off my wrist to charge it. The only low battery notification I get is at like 10%. It'd be handy (heh) at least if we could get better notification reminders that align with our schedules to know when exactly to charge the watch so there's enough power for a night of sleep.
- D13Fd 5y ago
  My Apple watch pops a notification to "charge before bedtime" if it's going to die while I'm asleep. Does yours not? Maybe it only does it if you have the sleep features enabled?
  - spike021 5y ago
    That's odd, I definitely have the sleep features enabled and it's a Series 6.
    - Tagbert 5y ago
      There is an option in the Watch app on the phone (what?). Look under Sleep for “charging reminders”. It will give you a reminder on your phone just before bedtime and you can use that time to charge it up before sleep tracking. It gives you the reminder no matter what charge level it is at.
      - D13Fd 5y ago
        Mine definitely only gives the reminder if it actually needs to be charged. I don't get the reminder if it doesn't.
- nanidin 5y ago
  Another downside to wearing at night and charging during the day - automatic updates don't happen automatically.

t0mas88 5y ago

I charge it when I shower and get ready to go to bed, then put it back on to wear overnight because I like the sleep tracking. Never runs out of power.

pwagland 5y ago

The challenge, at least for those that want to use the watch for sports, is not the "daily" use, but that the watch runs out of juice so quickly when using its location tracking, aka GPS sucks battery. So, the reason that I want longer battery life is not, per se, to charge once a week, but so that I can use it on a longer run, and not be afraid that the battery will give out as I get close to the finish line.

quitit 5y ago
Without any special preparation my apple watch will last a full day of hiking while recording the GPS/heart rate/etc. (i.e. 5-7 hours hikes in the mountains.) Cellular, on the other hand, can drain the watch relatively quickly. Mine lasts 2-3 hours when streaming music from the cloud and relaying to bluetooth headphones during a workout (i.e. when it can't piggy-back off the phone's cellular.)
- ncr100 5y ago
  would be nice to reverse-charge from phone to watch - is this possible?
  - herbstein 5y ago
    The S10-line from Samsung has that feature so it's certainly not impossible
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
  - Tagbert 5y ago
    There was speculation when the 8/X came out that they would have that feature. I would love it. Too many times, I have forgotten to charge my watch in the morning and only remember when I go to to run errands and see it in red. It’s not like you can just plug it into a lightning cable in the car and top off. I refuse to get a watch charger just for the car.
  - quitit 5y ago
    That's not possible (and probably ill advised as the watch will usually outlast the phone) - however it is possible to charge your devices from an iPad.

spike021 5y ago

My issue is that I wear it overnight and through the day. And what happens is that around an hour before bedtime, the battery gets to 20-30% but since I'm not constantly checking, I forget about that and don't take it off my wrist to charge it. The only low battery notification I get is at like 10%. It'd be handy (heh) at least if we could get better notification reminders that align with our schedules to know when exactly to charge the watch so there's enough power for a night of sleep.

D13Fd 5y ago
My Apple watch pops a notification to "charge before bedtime" if it's going to die while I'm asleep. Does yours not? Maybe it only does it if you have the sleep features enabled?
- spike021 5y ago
  That's odd, I definitely have the sleep features enabled and it's a Series 6.
  - Tagbert 5y ago
    There is an option in the Watch app on the phone (what?). Look under Sleep for “charging reminders”. It will give you a reminder on your phone just before bedtime and you can use that time to charge it up before sleep tracking. It gives you the reminder no matter what charge level it is at.
    - D13Fd 5y ago
      Mine definitely only gives the reminder if it actually needs to be charged. I don't get the reminder if it doesn't.
nanidin 5y ago
Another downside to wearing at night and charging during the day - automatic updates don't happen automatically.