I just got the new AW Ultra and the battery lasted me about a day and a half. Then Without meaning to I turned off the Always On and it’s been 12 hours since last full charge and it just hit 90%…. That’s such a relief.
I turned Raise to Wake off but leave AOD on.
I was going to get the SE but it not having always on display is a deal breaker for me. if i’m wearing a watch out i want it to look good, not just a blank screen
I just turned it on when I go outside. When I’m in the office, it’s not necessary
I have it on during workouts and if I wear short sleeves. But in winter with hoodies and heavy jackets I have it off most of the time sicne I can’t just glance at it like I can during summer.
Y’all with the Ultra/Ultra 2 are lucky. I picked up an S5 when the S6 was new specifically to use with AoD. Fast forward to current year and, with both the degraded (80%) health and watchOS 10 being a battery hog, AoD makes the difference between being able to track my workout after work or my watch not even making it to the end of the workday.
That said, it definitely looks nicer when the watch on your wrist isn’t just a black screen. I can live (well, have to live) without AoD since I can just flick my wrist upward, but it feels more respectable when you and people around you can see a watch face on the black rectangle on your wrist, or that’s how I feel at least…
I definitely leave it off now after a short test of not using it it’s a tremendous difference for me I have the ultra
If you leave it off, just get a SE
First thing I turned off. I don’t see the watch face if it’s not facing me. I don’t care if other people know the time from my watch. lol
It would drive me nuts to have a blank screen even for a second
i turned it off. it looks ugly when the screen is idle. raise to wake does an amazing job already
I have an automation that turns on cinema mode, switches always on to off and sets my watch face to night mode, this comes on every night and off in the morning, that helps a lot
kinda a waste of a key feature by turning it off. Ultra has good battery. no need to pick at every little thing to save more battery.
This!
I keep it off on both my phone and watch. While I understand the need for it on the phone, I really don’t get it on the watch, and the battery drain that comes with it. I can’t see the watch unless I lift my wrist up…in which case the display lights up anyway.
I like the aesthetic of having the AOD on though I found out I basically have to choose between that or Raise on Wake because the battery life on my AWS8 is atrocious with both enabled. I chose to go with AOD but honestly think the watch is more functional with Raise on Wake.
I turned it off and I get 3 days of battery life.