Petr Škuta Practically since the launch of the Apple Watch Series 5, users have been complaining about their durability. The always-on display was thought to be causing the problem. But the cause is possibly software related.
The main draw the fifth generation of the Apple Watch smart watch the display should always be on. However, it soon became clear that the watch was draining faster than many expected. At the same time, Apple gives all-day (18 hours) endurance. The ability to know what time it is, or to check notifications with a glance without turning your wrist, seems to be taking its toll. Or?
Na on the MacRumors forum is now almost 40 pages long discussion thread. It concerns only one, i.e. the battery life of the Series 5. Problems are reported by almost everyone who noticed a faster discharge.
The battery is bad on my S4 compared to the S5. From 100% capacity I lose 5% per hour without doing any work on the watch. In doing so, just turn off the display and the battery instantly improved, now draining at 2% per hour, comparable to the S4.
But a constantly on display can be a bad clue. Problems are also reported by those who use the watch more actively and during the same activities they did with their Series 4.
I'm really surprised how little the battery lasts during exercise. I worked out in the gym for 35 minutes today. I chose the Elliptical and listened to music from the watch. The battery managed to drop from 69% to just 21% in such a short time. I have turned off Siri and noise monitoring, but left the display always on. I'm thinking of returning the 3th gen and starting to use my Series XNUMX again.
The Apple Watch Series 5 isn't the only one with endurance issues
But it turns out that not only the owners of the latest Series 5 have problems. Another user noticed that his Series 4 is draining quickly. He has watchOS 6 at the same time.
I've had watchOS 4 on my Series 6 for four days now. I have noise monitoring turned on. Today, after 17 hours since the last charge, I saw a capacity state of 32% out of 100%. I did not exercise, the usage time is 5 hours 18 minutes and 16 hours 57 minutes in standby. Before installing watchOS 6 I got at least 40-50% under the same conditions. So consumption is higher, but I can still get through the day.
In general, users have observed that by turning off the always-on screen option, they get significantly more battery life. However, it is not clear what is causing the problems on the Apple Watch Series 4. There is no one-size-fits-all solution.
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One contributor suggested that the watchOS 6.1 update will bring improvements. She is obviously aiming for some improvement.
We have 2x Series 5. My wife has watchOS 6.0.1 and I have beta 6.1. We both have noise detection turned off. Her watchOS 6.0.1 drains the battery much faster than my beta 6.1 without exercising. We both get up at 6:30, and then we accompany the children to school, then we go to work. We return home around 21:30. Her watch has barely 13% battery while mine has more than 45% capacity. We both have iOS 13.1.2 on our iPhones. The scenario repeats itself for several days.
The watchOS 6 operating system seems to have some unfinished business that for some reason consumes power faster. So we can hope that Apple will release the watchOS 6.1 update as soon as possible and that it will really fix the problem.
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Dan Pražák 
Pete, you have terrible style. You're trying to be dramatic, but sometimes it just turns out to be a terrible piece of shit. You should always have someone read it, that someone should think about the content and meaning of some sentences, correct it for you, and only then should it go out into the world. This is really scary. But I understand that a person is not born with a pen, and practice cannot be bought like rolls in a samoška.
It's not about the style, it's about the information, and it's there, so if you don't like the style, you have to join a group of writers.
But back to Apple, I think it's going down hill SW leaky like Swiss cheese so security is worth a fart, etc.
It's like you wrote that a bricklayer doesn't need to know how to plaster. After all, it is enough to throw the mortar there... I can't help but wonder.
Mr. Editor has not been a good fit for me since the first article. I only need to read the headline a few times and I already know who didn't write the article. I always thought that this server is mainly used to inform those who are interested in the Apple brand. Other servers are full of biased feelings. So if it's going downhill with someone, it's mainly this server thanks to similar articles.
I am not interested in your feelings, and in the same spirit as you recommended to Mr. "Borek", I recommend that you walk away to the androist club. If it bothers you so much...
I have no problem criticizing Apple, it certainly has a lot of mistakes, but still its ecosystem is completely different from other manufacturers... And anyone who knows Apple knows that it's always worth waiting a while for updates.
Why does it actually last so little, when, for example, the watch gt lasts for a 24-hour heart rate and approx. once a day jogging for an hour, +-1 days?
I have just the opposite experience. AW3 + WatchOS 6 and the battery life has increased by at least half a day. I was quite surprised.