Optimized charging on series 9?

[Abbie C]

Was it always there? Or is it the new update. I woke up this morning to my watch charged to 75%. I’ve never had that before. Is this new? For the record this is my 3rd watch lol

 

[EdwinG]

Optimized Charging was introduced in watchOS 7, a little bit over 3 years ago.

Optimized Charge Limit is a new feature from this year.

About Optimized Battery Charging on your Apple Watch - Apple Support (CA)

With Optimized Battery Charging, your Apple Watch learns from your daily charging habits to improve the lifespan of your battery. And supported Apple Watch models offer additional battery charge optimizations with Optimized Charge Limit.

support.apple.com

 

[Abbie C]

Optimized Charging was introduced in watchOS 7, a little bit over 3 years ago.

Optimized Charge Limit is a new feature from this year.

About Optimized Battery Charging on your Apple Watch - Apple Support (CA)

With Optimized Battery Charging, your Apple Watch learns from your daily charging habits to improve the lifespan of your battery. And supported Apple Watch models offer additional battery charge optimizations with Optimized Charge Limit.

support.apple.com

I never noticed it before today. Do I leave it on? Is it better for the watch?

 

[EdwinG]

I never noticed it before today. Do I leave it on? Is it better for the watch?

It depends on your usage of the Watch.

If you can get through your usual usage with a 80% charge, I would leave it on. It should help extend the longevity of the battery in the long-term.

 

[Abbie C]

It depends on your usage of the Watch.

If you can get through your usual usage with a 80% charge, I would leave it on. It should help extend the longevity of the battery in the long-term.

I tend to put the watch on around 6:30 am and take it off around 11 pm. I typically have about 50% left. I guess it’s ok to leave on. I just never saw it before so I wasn’t sure. Thanks for the help!

 

[Annie_M]

@Abbie C - I'm the kind of person who wants my devices charged to 100% when I take them off the charger. However, I do understand the merits of optimized charging. I will be interested to see how you do with this, if you decide to pursue it! Please update us when you can!

 

[Abbie C]

@Abbie C - I'm the kind of person who wants my devices charged to 100% when I take them off the charger. However, I do understand the merits of optimized charging. I will be interested to see how you do with this, if you decide to pursue it! Please update us when you can!

I’m the same way which is why I’m hesitant. I had the series 7 for two years before the battery became a slight issue. And by slight I mean I got 11-12 hours before I felt the need to charge as opposed to almost 18-20. And it wasn’t dead lol. So I may turn the feature off. We’ll see.

 

[Annie_M]

I have a series 7, and I'm still getting an average of 25-27 hours between charges, and I'm not using optimized charging.

 

[Abbie C]

I have a series 7, and I'm still getting an average of 25-27 hours between charges, and I'm not using optimized charging.

I’m sure I would have gotten about that too lol. I don’t sleep with it on so I don’t know

 

[tcuprof]

I use it on my watch because I'm rarely under 50% when I switch from day watch to night watch. I charge my iPhone to 100% however, because I don't care about longevity of the battery.