How to extend Apple Watch battery life while exercising

If you’re a heavy Apple Watch user, you’re probably looking for one. How to extend battery lifeApple made your life a little easier by adding one more feature to get the job done.

watchOS 9.1 can extend your Apple Watch’s battery life by reducing the frequency of heart rate and GPS readings during some workouts. The problem is that you must own one of Apple’s recently released Apple Watch models to use this feature.

How to extend the battery life of your Apple Watch

If you have an Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE (2nd generation), or Apple Watch Ultra, you can customize your GPS frequency and heart rate readings by going to your workout settings.

Reducing the frequency of these reads slightly reduces the accuracy of the data. However, it is useful in situations where the watch is about to run out of battery. This battery saving feature is available in Outdoor Walk, Outdoor Run and Hiking workout modes.

It’s a little baffling to note that the models that can use this feature the most (older Apple Watch devices with degraded battery health) have been excluded from use. I just hope it brings it.

A release candidate for watchOS 9.1 is now available in the public beta channel. That means you can quickly install it with: Enroll your watch in Apple’s beta programSince this is a release candidate, the software is stable and does not have the issues you may encounter in beta. However, if you want to skip the beta program entirely, you can wait until Apple officially releases watchOS 9.1 on his Monday, October 24th.

Download songs without charging your watch

With watchOS 9.1 installed, you can download Apple Music songs without putting your Apple Watch on the charger.

This functionality is a bit hidden. To access, open any playlist or album in the Music app. Tap the three dots to select view album Also view playlistTap the three dots again to select download.

The first time you do this, you’ll be asked if you want to download music while your Apple Watch is charging. Scroll down using the Digital Crown and tap DownloadingThis makes downloading songs to your Apple Watch more convenient.

It’s also worth noting what watchOS 9.1 brings. Matter Smart Home Connectivity Standard on your Apple Watch. If you have a lot of smart home devices, those hats that support the Matter standard will make it easier for them to communicate with each other. This means you can use your Apple Watch to control smart home devices from other brands.