This is the video that I always needed thank you! Although I don’t agree with you on the low power mode I don’t think it completely cripples the watch it just turns off the sensors which is something you don’t always want or need but everything else still functions normally like getting notifications and calling siri opening apps setting timers …etc
I think that for example it would be pretty useful to set up a focus mode which automatically activates low power mode when you're home (most likely sit or lying) so that u save battery for when u need it the most. Edit: typo
Really good analysis. Personally I don’t buy either iPhone or Watch to turn off features and prefer to enjoy the experience as it’s designed. When flying low power mode makes sense and saves a ton of battery but I wouldn’t use it day to day. Thanks for the effort it testing all scenarios 👍🏼 would love to see you prove or disprove “saving” battery on iPhone too. Hi to Monty 🐶
Thanks for testing this. I think the Bluetooth off suggestion is also one of those "your mileage may vary" things. The Apple Watch does most of its data communication with the internet via its bluetooth connection to an iPhone, then the iPhone uses its wi-fi connection to actually send/receive data. BT uses less power than wi-fi on the Apple Watch, but is slower. If you use an Apple Watch for any type of home automation like controlling Hue lights, you really notice the lag as the command from your Apple Watch goes to your iPhone via BT, then from your iPhone via wi-fi to the Hue Hub that controls the lights. My guess is if you have a Apple Watch that has to sync a lot of data with its host iPhone (music, photos, workout data, etc.), turning BT off cancels those syncs saving power until BT is re-enabled or the Apple Watch is in its power cradle where it will use wi-fi to sync.
The wrist raise was the first thing I turned off with my series 3 when I got it, and I've kept it that way with my Series 4 and my Ultra. The battery life is pretty good with the Always On Display, though I know turning that off could improve my battery life a good bit. Having the Sleep Focus enabled might also help because it turns the display off while you sleep, so that saves power for sleep tracking.
@@skirtonbear1 focus modes let you change what lock/home screen and watch face are brought up in each mode. You can leave it blank and it won't change.
I learnt a lot of things from you since you test the best tempered glass for iphone. Keep going even though the views not always great but you can see how much people appreciate your effort in the comments section✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
I keep wrist raise off on the Ultra, but also have the (optional) regular HRV readings (from AFib History) active so the gains are very modest. But prior to turning AFib History on, I was getting just about 65-72 hours with wrist raise off. That felt good.
I notice listening to music or podcast via bluetooth to my iPhone compared to listening to music or podcast downloaded to my Ultra2 makes a huge difference.
Turned the notifications OFF and theater mode ON (plus had Do Not Disturb ON) and my watch battery lasted so much longer that day. I just plain forgot to undo those after worship. Watch 6. Had a great uninterrupted day and extra power when I went for an unplanned run.
The comparison with the Apple Watch Bluetooth and WiFi set to off would be useful rather than the phone setting (it'll still be searching for headphones etc... I mainly want extra battery for endurance events without a phone and not needing any WiFi etc. (AW S7). Bluetooth/WiFi/AOD - Off, Wrist-Raise/Low Power Mode-On seems like the best compromise. Hoping it'll last 6.5 hours with 82% battery health like this...
Ive used Thater mode as a quick shortcut to toggle the raise to wake for those time I want to save battery but keep Heart rate data. I would be curious if a complication heavy watch face VS a basic face would affect your battery life.
Silly not to mention some of the other little features that eat battery life on the watch. The environmental sound level measurement is an example of a feature that can chew through battery.
Should Apple have a Whoop-like setting that gives you heart rate data and max battery life? I don’t like Whoop’s subscription model, but I can’t imagine charging an Apple Watch more than once per day for 24/7 wear.
I'm here because I was curious how turning off the Watch's Cellular and/or Wifi would impact battery life. (Leaving the iPhone-&-Watch connected via Bluetooth, but experimenting with wifi off vs cellular off, vs both Off, vs all on.) I'm sure the WatchOS is intelligently balancing which network it uses, but I still have to think that turning off the watch's wifi and cellular antennas when connected to the iphone in normal day to day use has to save more battery ....? Bigger picture: Should wifi & cell be turned off most of the time, except for when you don't have your iphone with you? (I have a series 7 with cellular on 9.6.1, and an iphone 11 pro)
I don’t worried about battery life, I just wanted to see the text and use gps in dark environments but can’t due to auto dimming setting Apple OS. There’s no way to adjust the brightness!
Hi, thank you so much for the video I recently got an Apple series 5, and I have not yet updated to the latest software which is 9.3.1 so I wanted to know what the battery usage will be like on an older Apple Watch
please do the testing for the iphones! also a long term test of keeping the battery health/maximum capacity at 100% would be interesting. I've been doing the internet recommended thing of basically keeping my iphone's charge in between 20%-80% since I got my iphone 14 in october which is a switch up of my standard plugging it in overnight to see how it effects the battery health. probably should do the same with my apple watch to try and keep it's longevity?
Yeah they had a breakup She was a hot friend from crossfit class he got to help with videos even though he's married with a kid. Things got strange when he rented a separate house away from the wife so he could do late night videos alone with Val and get her drunk. She moved to Ecuador with her kids and sings in a band now.
*This is an aside, but if you get an EMF reader, you'll always want to keep Bluetooth off on your watch and phone. Check how much radiation comes from the phone and watch with Bluetooth on with the EMF reader. It's 3x more than standing 6 inches from a microwave that is in use. YIKES. Hence why I do not use an Apple Watch, and keep bluetooth OFF on my iPhone nearly always except to sync certain devices once every few days.*
At some point you realize that turning off every single setting that makes the Apple Watch useful negates its existence. If you're not going to use any of the features for fear of consuming battery life, then just buy an analog watch and be done with it. People stress way too much about this stuff imo. Turn on optimize battery charging and switch to low power mode when necessary.
Or the Wifi. That was one thing I wanted to test but ran out of time. For the S8, BT off test, it was still tethered to Wifi so the Apple watch was still using it's modem.
Something is strange is going on with my AWU. From 100% charged at 5:30am, and at 8:00am, my AWU is already at 70%. How?! 🤔. All I did was put it on and went to work.🤷🏽♂️
@@MobileReviewsEh … I figured it out. Optimize Charging was the culprit. It learned my charging patterns and decided 80% is what I needed to start the day with. After my last 100% charge, it then went into its optimizing charge. Easy fix. Everything’s good now. 😓
Hello. I've got an S10+ and was thinking how to protect it. Mous seems to be the best case though I'm not sure how well the edges are covered... It seems as if they only tested the case with iphones! I've therefore looked at the screen protectors but what a chaos!! For impacts tempered glass seems to be the way to go, however it is... **Difficult to install and leaves adhesive from the liquid that is hard to remove. **Fingerprint sensor becomes useless (even with whitestone dome) So, does it make sense to replace the stock film with one of these tempered protectors? And if so which one should I pick? It should be cheap and tick the above boxes. Thanks!
The doggo is THE charm of this channel 😀🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
thank you for making unbiased videos to help people out
This is the video that I always needed thank you!
Although I don’t agree with you on the low power mode I don’t think it completely cripples the watch it just turns off the sensors which is something you don’t always want or need but everything else still functions normally like getting notifications and calling siri opening apps setting timers …etc
I think that for example it would be pretty useful to set up a focus mode which automatically activates low power mode when you're home (most likely sit or lying) so that u save battery for when u need it the most.
Edit: typo
Thank you. Always good to see Monty!
Thanks!
Damn! That doggo is so calm, like he is meditating! 🙏
Really good analysis. Personally I don’t buy either iPhone or Watch to turn off features and prefer to enjoy the experience as it’s designed. When flying low power mode makes sense and saves a ton of battery but I wouldn’t use it day to day.
Thanks for the effort it testing all scenarios 👍🏼 would love to see you prove or disprove “saving” battery on iPhone too.
Hi to Monty 🐶
I want to do that but the views on this video are hella low for the amount of effort I put in.
agreed.... don't think it too much😆
Doesn’t make sense to me why they would turn off the heart rate and gps for workouts when that’s basically what you need for your workout
Thanks for testing this. I think the Bluetooth off suggestion is also one of those "your mileage may vary" things. The Apple Watch does most of its data communication with the internet via its bluetooth connection to an iPhone, then the iPhone uses its wi-fi connection to actually send/receive data. BT uses less power than wi-fi on the Apple Watch, but is slower. If you use an Apple Watch for any type of home automation like controlling Hue lights, you really notice the lag as the command from your Apple Watch goes to your iPhone via BT, then from your iPhone via wi-fi to the Hue Hub that controls the lights. My guess is if you have a Apple Watch that has to sync a lot of data with its host iPhone (music, photos, workout data, etc.), turning BT off cancels those syncs saving power until BT is re-enabled or the Apple Watch is in its power cradle where it will use wi-fi to sync.
Great comment.
The wrist raise was the first thing I turned off with my series 3 when I got it, and I've kept it that way with my Series 4 and my Ultra. The battery life is pretty good with the Always On Display, though I know turning that off could improve my battery life a good bit. Having the Sleep Focus enabled might also help because it turns the display off while you sleep, so that saves power for sleep tracking.
From my tests on the Ultra, keeping the AOD during the night had a positive effect.
Hate that Sleep Focus changed my watch face and locked me out, so I refuse to use it.
@@skirtonbear1 focus modes let you change what lock/home screen and watch face are brought up in each mode. You can leave it blank and it won't change.
Lol that old dog. So cute. Just chilling while your hyper LOL
Great video. Great info. Thanks for doing this. Just got the junk ultra and trying to know how to optimize it .
Love Doggy ❤
That Beautiful Doggy is a great Partner listener
I learnt a lot of things from you since you test the best tempered glass for iphone.
Keep going even though the views not always great but you can see how much people appreciate your effort in the comments section✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
I keep wrist raise off on the Ultra, but also have the (optional) regular HRV readings (from AFib History) active so the gains are very modest. But prior to turning AFib History on, I was getting just about 65-72 hours with wrist raise off. That felt good.
Love the work and time you put into these videos. Much respect. Love the AWU
Thank you!
Good video, clear, quick and, concise. Thanks
Gotta love that dog!! 😂
this video’s perfect! literally what i wanted to see
I notice listening to music or podcast via bluetooth to my iPhone compared to listening to music or podcast downloaded to my Ultra2 makes a huge difference.
Yes, doing the Apple's recommendations for power saving for the iPhone would be awesome
:)
Theater mode is my goto on my series 7
It’s a faster way to turn off wrist raise and alarms without having to navigate the settings maze.
Geat tip, thats a no brainer if one leaves the watch on during sleeping 👍
Cool video!!! Great as always!
Turned the notifications OFF and theater mode ON (plus had Do Not Disturb ON) and my watch battery lasted so much longer that day. I just plain forgot to undo those after worship. Watch 6. Had a great uninterrupted day and extra power when I went for an unplanned run.
Great analysis
I use the always on display my regular screen. I turned off raise to wake and as many notifications as possible.
I have everything on and draining battery on my Ultra. I want everything, hahaha. I just watch your videos for Monty. 😀 Thanks!
Wow just the video i wanted! Can we also explore Always On Display ON but Wrist Raise OFF on the Series 8?
I probably won't for this round. Maybe next time though I noticed that in general, the effects of the battery saving tips was about 1/3 of the AWU.
Thanks but complicated! I’ll just recharge.
The comparison with the Apple Watch Bluetooth and WiFi set to off would be useful rather than the phone setting (it'll still be searching for headphones etc... I mainly want extra battery for endurance events without a phone and not needing any WiFi etc. (AW S7). Bluetooth/WiFi/AOD - Off, Wrist-Raise/Low Power Mode-On seems like the best compromise. Hoping it'll last 6.5 hours with 82% battery health like this...
Great Video 🎉
Thank you! 😁
What about turning WIFI off on the Apple watch? Would that help?
LOLOL the stylus used on the Ultra, so funny man!
I actually use a stylus a lot when I'm working out in my unheated garage gym...easier than trying to poke screens with "touch sensitive" gloves.
Nice content and I watched it to the end, but now i need to take calm breaths because you talk so fast that it makes me stressed up😂
Look at Monty with his little tie, how old is he ?
Coming up on 15 years.
@@MobileReviewsEh that’s quite an age! Hope he have many years to come to make great reviews !
Ive used Thater mode as a quick shortcut to toggle the raise to wake for those time I want to save battery but keep Heart rate data. I would be curious if a complication heavy watch face VS a basic face would affect your battery life.
That would be a good test.
Silly not to mention some of the other little features that eat battery life on the watch. The environmental sound level measurement is an example of a feature that can chew through battery.
Apple mentions it on their list?
@@MobileReviewsEh Rare for you to limit yourself to what the vendor says.
Should Apple have a Whoop-like setting that gives you heart rate data and max battery life? I don’t like Whoop’s subscription model, but I can’t imagine charging an Apple Watch more than once per day for 24/7 wear.
AW6. Needed to know this when I forgot my charger. Would love to know if there are SECRET charging methods
They should make a focus for watch os so we can save the battery during the night hours when we don’t need our Apple Watch as much.
What about turning on greyscale in accessibility in settings?
you didn’t cover that
I was wondering how movie mode would work? I use that every night when I go to sleep to keep the screen off.
What about turning off wifi?
HI ! Can I ask what kind of workout you put on your apple watch when you do weight training in order to track calories? Thank you
Good video but please brother speak slowly. I did like maybe 100 rewinds in whole video
I'm here because I was curious how turning off the Watch's Cellular and/or Wifi would impact battery life. (Leaving the iPhone-&-Watch connected via Bluetooth, but experimenting with wifi off vs cellular off, vs both Off, vs all on.) I'm sure the WatchOS is intelligently balancing which network it uses, but I still have to think that turning off the watch's wifi and cellular antennas when connected to the iphone in normal day to day use has to save more battery ....?
Bigger picture: Should wifi & cell be turned off most of the time, except for when you don't have your iphone with you?
(I have a series 7 with cellular on 9.6.1, and an iphone 11 pro)
I don’t worried about battery life, I just wanted to see the text and use gps in dark environments but can’t due to auto dimming setting Apple OS. There’s no way to adjust the brightness!
I do have a problem with messenger .Don't get alerts ! Can you help me please? Thank you in advance!😍 I have 8 series watch
Subbed cause of the dog
🐾MONTY!!🐾
the low power mode while exercising takes heart rate at certain times instead of all the time just so you know
I’ve always wondered this. Thanks!
:)
Hi, thank you so much for the video I recently got an Apple series 5, and I have not yet updated to the latest software which is 9.3.1 so I wanted to know what the battery usage will be like on an older Apple Watch
I did all the tests on 9.3, not 9.3.1. Since it's a minor update, I doubt battery life will be impacted much.
Would ❤ to see the girl back. Did they ever explain? The watch video was ok.
Hello Monte!
Woof! - Monty.
please do the testing for the iphones! also a long term test of keeping the battery health/maximum capacity at 100% would be interesting. I've been doing the internet recommended thing of basically keeping my iphone's charge in between 20%-80% since I got my iphone 14 in october which is a switch up of my standard plugging it in overnight to see how it effects the battery health. probably should do the same with my apple watch to try and keep it's longevity?
I will!
May i just ask that Val will no longer appear in all your future videos? Kinda miss the way when you guys review the products together
Yeah they had a breakup She was a hot friend from crossfit class he got to help with videos even though he's married with a kid. Things got strange when he rented a separate house away from the wife so he could do late night videos alone with Val and get her drunk. She moved to Ecuador with her kids and sings in a band now.
Hi! Could u do a review on the best phones/watches for kids? Age 10 :)
*This is an aside, but if you get an EMF reader, you'll always want to keep Bluetooth off on your watch and phone. Check how much radiation comes from the phone and watch with Bluetooth on with the EMF reader. It's 3x more than standing 6 inches from a microwave that is in use. YIKES. Hence why I do not use an Apple Watch, and keep bluetooth OFF on my iPhone nearly always except to sync certain devices once every few days.*
You’re paranoid
Fun!
Bro i was born in Cernobal 1 month before it exploded !! Radiations pls
Whatever happened to Val? Really enjoyed having her on your show and now I miss having her around! Is she ever coming back?
At some point you realize that turning off every single setting that makes the Apple Watch useful negates its existence. If you're not going to use any of the features for fear of consuming battery life, then just buy an analog watch and be done with it. People stress way too much about this stuff imo. Turn on optimize battery charging and switch to low power mode when necessary.
wouldn't the ultra just use LTE if you turned Bluetooth off? curious to see what its power consumtion would look like
Or the Wifi. That was one thing I wanted to test but ran out of time. For the S8, BT off test, it was still tethered to Wifi so the Apple watch was still using it's modem.
Really confused as to why the bluetooth toggle on the phone does anything at all to the watch. It's not supposed to. Super weird.
That's what I thought!
thank you
You're welcome
Where did you get the dog tie? :)
A to the Z
I wanted to hear the dog’s opinion on how to save battery life on my apple watch :(
Something is strange is going on with my AWU. From 100% charged at 5:30am, and at 8:00am, my AWU is already at 70%. How?! 🤔. All I did was put it on and went to work.🤷🏽♂️
Yikes. That's abnormal. Normally, I can go two days on my AWU without charging.
@@MobileReviewsEh … I figured it out. Optimize Charging was the culprit. It learned my charging patterns and decided 80% is what I needed to start the day with. After my last 100% charge, it then went into its optimizing charge. Easy fix. Everything’s good now. 😓
why? charge it ever night and you can use fully daily.
Monty removes his collar and tie when he's not 'working'. These videos take so long he has to nap.
True story.
I just realize monty has a tie on.....That is so freaking cute it hurts me
Monty takes his job very seriously.
Hello. I've got an S10+ and was thinking how to protect it.
Mous seems to be the best case though I'm not sure how well the edges are covered... It seems as if they only tested the case with iphones! I've therefore looked at the screen protectors but what a chaos!! For impacts tempered glass seems to be the way to go, however it is...
**Difficult to install and leaves adhesive from the liquid that is hard to remove.
**Fingerprint sensor becomes useless (even with whitestone dome)
So, does it make sense to replace the stock film with one of these tempered protectors? And if so which one should I pick? It should be cheap and tick the above boxes.
Thanks!
or you can get a Garmin and pretty much not worry about battery life (I kid:)
Grayscale, grayscale, grayscale. And you still can have everything still running. And color back on when you need it.
How big of a difference do you think that will make? The screen is still on regardless.
Do you really want to save a fuck ton of battery life ? Dont pair it to a phone. I have an apple watch and S23U and ill lose like 20% DAILY
Monty didn’t look this wise at the Beginning of his Presidency. He’s in his second Term Right?🫡
Monty's in his 4th term now.
It’s Canada Monty is Prime Minister. Aaron is leader of the opposition.