Are you facing Apple Watch 6 battery draining issue? And looking for an easy and quick solution? You are in right place. According to users, Apple Watch 6 was working really fine at its 7.5 and 7.6 OS versions. But the recent update to OS 7.6.2 has decreased the battery life to almost 50 %.
After any update, it’s common for an Apple Watch to show decreased battery life. This typically resolves itself within 48 hours or in some cases, it may take a couple of days to complete the installation running in the background. Battery usage of your Apple Watch may come back to normal after those installations. So we advise you to wait few days before following the tweaks mentioned below.
This is a pretty extreme case of battery drain, so I’d suggest restarting your Apple Watch by pressing and holding the side button, swiping the power off slider, and pressing and holding the side button again.
If still, you are facing extreme battery issues read this post to the end. If you are facing the same issue with your Apple Watch 6 you can follow the below-mentioned solutions to resolve your problem.
Unpaired and erase To prevent Apple Watch 6 Battery Draining
The easiest and common method to get your 100% battery life again is to unpair and erase all data from your Apple Watch 6. Unpairing your Apple Watch will reset your watch to its factory default setting. Here’s how you can do this:
- Your Apple Watch and iPhone must be placed together as you unpair them.
- Open the “Watch” app on your iPhone.
- Click on the My Watch tab and select All Watches.
- Click on the info button available next to the watch that you want to unpair.
- Tap on the option of Unpair Apple Watch.
- If you have GPS + Cellular models, you would asked to keep or remove your cellular plan.
| A Little Tip For You! Here, I suggest keeping your plan if you want to pair your iPhone and Apple Watch 6 again. If you thinking not to pair your Apple Watch and iPhone again, remove your plan. Also, if you aren’t going to pair it with a different watch or iPhone, you would have to contact your carrier to cancel your cellular subscription. |
- Now Tap again to confirm your settings. There are chances that you would ask to put your Apple ID password to Disable Activation Lock.
- Your iPhone creates a new backup of your Apple Watch before removing all content and settings. You can use the backup to restore a new Apple Watch. You’ll see the Start Pairing message, once your Apple Watch 6 is unpaired.
How to erase your Watch without your iPhone
- On your Apple Watch navigate the following route: Settings> General> Reset> Erase All Content> & Settings.
- Type your password if required.
- For GPS + Cellular models, you would ask to either keep or remove your cellular plan. (Follow the same above-mentioned tip here.)
- Select on Erase All to confirm. This will reset your Apple Watch to its factory default settings.
After resetting, you can again add and set your Apple Watch 6 on your iPhone and restore the data your iPhone backups before unpairing your watch.
How to reset your Apple Watch if you forgot your passcode
If you have forgotten your password for Apple Watch 6 follow the steps here to reset your watch.
- Don’t forget to put your watch on its charger.
- And keep it there until all the steps are completed.
- Hold the side button until you see Power Off.
- Press the Digital Crown and hold it until you see Erase all content and settings.
- Click on Reset, then tap Reset again to confirm your procedure.
- Now wait for this process to finish, then set up your Apple Watch again along with its password. When asked, restore from a backup.
According to Apple, the watch should last at least 18 hours when charged an overnight charge. The watch should last this much even after its functioning like factoring in things like receiving notifications, using apps, factoring in things, and doing a 60-minute workout. But if all this and other metrics are causing battery draining then the methods mentioned here will surely restore your Apple Watch battery life to its 100% efficiency. Please post your other queries as comments to this post.
How to Optimize Apple Watch Battery Usage ?
Generally, an Apple Watch charging should last up to 18 hours before it requires to plug into its charger again. But if you are experiencing any trouble then try these general steps to optimize your Apple Watch Battery.
The simplest way is to shorten the watch “wake screen” time, un-pairing and re-pairing it along with other simple adjustments.
A Wake Screen on Wrist Raise feature is available on your watch you can turn it off. It will only wake the display when you tap the screen or turn the Digital Crown. The “Wake Screen on Wrist Raise” option is available at top of screen at the top of the screen, simply disable it. Here, take a note that sets the wake time of the watch to 15 seconds because setting it to 70 seconds will drain the battery quickly.
- Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
- Tap “General” on the My Watch tab.
- Tap on the “Wake Screen” option.
- Select “Wake for 15 seconds” by tapping on this option.
Aside from this, repair and unpairing your watch from iPhone can optimize your Apple Watch battery life. Another way to save battery life is by turning off the workout mode.
Disabling “Background App Refresh” can also help restore your original battery life. Turning on the “Reduce Motion” feature will also prevent the Apple Watch 6 battery from draining.
So, next time your Apple Watch is losing its battery fast, try following the steps mentioned here.
- Turn off the Background App Refresh feature.
- Turn off push notifications by selecting the “Custom” option available under Notifications.
- Disable Workout mode after your exercise routine
- Enable Reduce Motion [Watch App->My Watch ->General ->Accessibility->Reduce Motion (swipe to turn it on)] .
All this will help your watch not to lose it’s charging fast again. Also, the below-mentioned steps will help guide each step of unpairing your Apple Watch from your iPhone or without it.
Apple Watch Battery Optimization Tips
Here we listed out a few Apple Watch’s battery optimization tips, choose appropriate steps as per your lifestyle requirement.
- Make sure your Apple Watch is update to the latest software
- Turn on Power Saving Mode to disable heart sensor. On iPhone Open Apple Watch app ->My Watch -> Workout -> Turn on Power Saving Mode. if you want to monitor your heart rate then use Bluetooth Chet strap instead of builtin monitor.
- Disable Wake Screen on Wrist Raise function. Instead tap the screen or press the Digital Crown to turn on the display.
- iPhone’s Bluetooth must be enabled all the time otherwise it may drain the battery on Apple Watch.
- Monitor Apple Watch’s Battery Usage Information. Go to My Watch -> General -> Usage
- Apple Watch connected to a computer that is in sleep mode or in power off mode will drain battery. So keep the Computer plugged in and Power on when your watch is connected to it.
- Turn off Always-On Display
- Watch Face: Black or dark watch face will turn of pixels in Apple Watch screen and it will prevent battery draining. Reduce the brightness too.
- Limit Notifications: Turn off notifications of unwanted applications. Open Apple Watch app ->My Watch ->Notifications
- Limit Complications: Complication feature on your Watch frequently access multiple apps to get the updates like weather, appointments etc. So it is better to avoid unwanted complications updates.
- Turnoff Background App Refresh
- Turn off Media Playback over Cellular
- Disable features like “Hey Sir” & “Raise to Speak” functionality listed under My Watch > Siri
