Apple watch series 2 battery life

[FaisDogg]

Not sure what happened with my series 2. The first two days I would be at 56% when I went to charge it at night. This is two work outs and a wear time from 3am-10pm. My series 0 would always be around 5%, so I was enjoying the extra battery. Unfortunately lately my series 2 is ending the day with 10% battery or less. The usage is the exact same and I always have my phone with me. I have even double checked to make sure I didn't have a lot of apps docked and their were none. I have decided to return my series 2 as there isn't a real reason for me to upgrade. I never use the gps, speed increase isn't that noticeable in most situations, I still swam and showered with my 0.

I notice that too, for some reason series 2 battery hasn't been lasting as long as I expected. And haven't used it for outdoor run, so it's not the GPS.
Today I came back from work, my watch had 64% charger. Just left it on the side table for about 6 hours (not connected to charger) picked it up battery was down to 31%. Series 0 used to sit in standby and only lose 5-10% hours later.

 

[dstrauss]

To Whom it May Concern (looking at you Rene and Serenity):

Please ask your contacts at Apple to make a "puck only" charger with a lightning port - then I can carry it anywhere with my usual ravel package of a charger and cable and can recharge everything from my watch to an iPad Pro!

 

[anon(153966)]

The battery life on my Series II, is better than on my 1st Gen. Rather impressive actually...

 

[CarAholic22]

Not sure what happened to mine but my battery kept draining faster and faster. Before I returned it, it was dying by 5pm.

 

[Garz]

I'm getting 2 day battery life on series 2.

 

[anon(153966)]

...same here, two days on my Series II. Albeit, I do need to make a point about using it more, i.e. not picking up my phone to read emails and such.

 

[tcuprof]

I'm getting 2 day battery life on series 2.

Does that include any activities that use the watch's gps? Battery life has been a complete non-issue for me with my orig AW. My only concern is that the gps may change that.

 

[eyecrispy]

...same here, two days on my Series II. Albeit, I do need to make a point about using it more, i.e. not picking up my phone to read emails and such.

Wow. What are you using it for?

 

[anon(153966)]

Wow. What are you using it for?

Mainly notifications (email & iMessage).

 

[eyecrispy]

Mainly notifications (email & iMessage).

Thx. Sound like it'll be single day for me bc I use it for my runs and workouts.

 

[Garz]

Does that include any activities that use the watch's gps? Battery life has been a complete non-issue for me with my orig AW. My only concern is that the gps may change that.

No GPS. I'm actually at the end of day 2 and still 44%. So if no GPS, it's possible to get 3 days or close to it.

 

[nnahorski]

The battery life is sufficient for me. I typically take my watch off the charger around 5:30 a.m. for a 40 to 50 minute run, and use it throughout the day as well. I put it back on the charger around 10 p.m. or so, and have around 30 to 40% battery life remaining. Without using using the GPS I could likely go 2 days without a charge, although I'm not sure why I would. I already charge my iPhone and iPad every night whether they need it or not, and while it would be nice to have multi-day battery life on the watch, it certainly is not a deal breaker for me to charge it every night.

 

[eyecrispy]

The battery life is sufficient for me. I typically take my watch off the charger around 5:30 a.m. for a 40 to 50 minute run, and use it throughout the day as well. I put it back on the charger around 10 p.m. or so, and have around 30 to 40% battery life remaining. Without using using the GPS I could likely go 2 days without a charge, although I'm not sure why I would. I already charge my iPhone and iPad every night whether they need it or not, and while it would be nice to have multi-day battery life on the watch, it certainly is not a deal breaker for me to charge it every night.

Your usage pattern sounds in line with mine. I would like to wear my AW to bed for sleep tracking and to use the silent alarm, but since it needs to be charged overnight, I just use my fitbit.

 

[anon(153966)]

I just can sleep with my watch on. As a matter of fact, when it comes to jewelry, I can only have my chain on. Even my wedding ring has to come off.

Yes, weird, I know...

 

[James Falconer]

I just can sleep with my watch on. As a matter of fact, when it comes to jewelry, I can only have my chain on. Even my wedding ring has to come off.

Yes, weird, I know...

You're so quirky (kidding)

 

[nnahorski]

Your usage pattern sounds in line with mine. I would like to wear my AW to bed for sleep tracking and to use the silent alarm, but since it needs to be charged overnight, I just use my fitbit.

True, the silent alarm would be nice, and I do use a Fitbit solely for that purpose. That way I don't wake my wife up for those early morning in the dark runs

 

[eyecrispy]

True, the silent alarm would be nice, and I do use a Fitbit solely for that purpose. That way I don't wake my wife up for those early morning in the dark runs

Yes! Exactly! I haven't used an audible alarm in 2 years. My husband is thankful bc I get up so early to run and workout.

 

[Mac Guy]

I could likely go 2 days without a charge, although I'm not sure why I would... and while it would be nice to have multi-day battery life on the watch, it certainly is not a deal breaker for me to charge it every night.

Same here. It's not a big deal at all for me to just plop the Watch on a charging stand. I slept with it to use Sleep++, no problems. I charged it during my morning routine getting ready for work, and occasionally at night during my bedtime routine. It has never needed an overnight charge.