Apple Watch Guide Highlights 12 Tips, Doubling Battery Life to 72 Hours in Low Power Mode
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Updated · How-To Geek · May 23
Apple Watch Guide Highlights 12 Tips, Doubling Battery Life to 72 Hours in Low Power Mode
5 articles · Updated · How-To Geek · May 23
A new Apple Watch guide rounds up 12 lesser-known tricks, from flashing a paired iPhone’s LED during a ping to skipping the 3-2-1 workout countdown.
Low Power Mode is the biggest battery-saving feature: Apple says it can stretch a Series 10 from 18 to 36 hours and an Ultra 2 from 36 to 72 hours.
That gain comes with trade-offs, including disabling the always-on display, background heart-rate and blood-oxygen checks, automatic workout detection, and reducing some workout accuracy.
Several tips focus on faster everyday use, including tapping the top of the screen to jump to the top of a list, pinning favorite timers, swiping on the keyboard, and setting temporary mute periods.
The guide also highlights accessibility and utility features such as one-handed Assistive Touch gestures, a built-in tip calculator, and flashlight modes including red light and flashing visibility alerts.
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