If you own an
Android Wear smartwatch, you probably already know that the battery in these
smart bracelets barely lasts a full day. This is especially the case if you use
your watch all the time. So here are some tips and tricks you can try to
increase the battery life of your favorite accessory.
1. Block/manage app notifications
Notifications
deplete your smartwatch battery. Although some are essential for you to get the
full experience out of a connected watch, some apps may overload you with
notifications, which then become quite intrusive. Fortunately, Android Wear
offers a simple solution to help you manage notifications. The "Block app
notifications” manager will allow you to add and/or delete apps, thus blocking
notifications from them
To manage
authorized or unauthorized apps, simply:
Ÿ Launch the "Android Wear" app on your smartphone
Ÿ Click on the settings at the top right, next to the three small dots
Ÿ Open the option "Block app notifications”.
2. Disable the automatic brightness setting
As with all
other mobile operating systems, you have the option to automatically manage the
brightness of the screen according to the environment you’re in. Aside from
this feature not being particularly useful for everyone, this option is a huge
power consumer since it constantly tests the surrounding environment and
adjusts the brightness of the screen accordingly.
To disable
automatic brightness, simply:
Ÿ Enter the app menu
Ÿ Open the watch settings
Ÿ Then go to "Adjust Brightness".
From here, you
can choose the brightness intensity of the screen (between several levels -
from 1 to 5), but we advise you to disable the “Auto" option. If you’re in
a darker environment, you can quickly lower the brightness of the screen from
the notification bar. To access this, pull the top panel down and scroll the
screen twice to the right. It’s also worth noting that the Wear Mini Launcher
app does the job very well. And it’s available for free on Google Play.
3. Enable cinema mode
As the name
suggests, cinema mode stops the watch from disturbing you. The smartwatch goes
into a semi-hibernation mode that turns the screen off and can only be switched
on again using the power button. Once woken up, cinema mode automatically
deactivates.
To activate it,
simply:
Ÿ Pull the panel from the top down
Ÿ Click on the watch icon.
Since the watch
remains off during this period of hibernation, your watch’s battery life will
last longer. This is useful if you’re going to the cinema (as the name
indicates), or even during a meeting or if you don’t want to be alerted by your
watch every 30 seconds. Try it and let us know what you think.
4. Limit connectivity
Limiting Wi-Fi,
NFC or location services also saves battery life. Simply speaking, this will
allow you to moderate the watch’s time-consuming search for a network each time
it seeks a connection.
To disable this
option, simply:
Ÿ Enter the app menu
Ÿ Open the watch settings
Ÿ Click on the connectivity menu.
5. Disable wrist gestures
Disabling wrist
gestures can also help increase the battery life of the smartwatch. "Wrist
gestures " allow you to scroll through Google Now cards. To do this, the
function in question will query the motion sensor (as you’d expect), which
requires power and therefore battery.
To disable this
option, you can proceed in the same way as mentioned above:
Ÿ Pull the right drawer on the watch
Ÿ Open the watch settings
Ÿ Then go down to "wrist gestures " to turn it off
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