[thewataccount]

> Has anyone tried having two apple watches so one can be worn while the other charges?

It's terrible that it's come to this IMO. The Apple watch has some great features and can't directly compare, but I can't help compare it to Pebble watches almost 10 years ago - weeks worth of battery life. Even when it "died" it would work for days longer as a watch.

I know the Apple watch has different features, constant heart rate and accelerometer monitoring, etc - but how are we supposed to use it for sleep monitoring (my usecase) if we need to charge it at night anyway? I find it's really, really good at it and I want to use it so badly.

Surely this is a stupidly huge flaw if the battery life is so low that people are considering a second watch just for monitoring the second half of their day (sleeping)?

(I still own an apple watch, and I know there's still a large community supporting them but I wish they were still manufactured)

[jquery]

This may be true for older Apple Watches, but it's not true for the latest Apple Watch. I get 3 days of battery life on regular usage, and a full charge only takes about an hour. Throwing it on the charger while I take a shower or wash dishes is enough to keep it topped off.

[thewataccount]

Admittedly mine is a bit older and I haven't kept _super_ up to date with people's experiences.

Which model do you have? I'm pretty sure the real expensive one (ultra?) has pretty good battery life, I'm not sure about the others

[nebula8804]

Here is an article that compares charging times on the newest vs somewhat old apple watches: https://www.androidauthority.com/how-long-does-apple-watch-t...

Also Apple introduced a "Low Power Mode" on WatchOS 9 that allows you to potentially get 60 hrs on the Apple watch ultra. This link discussed what is disabled in this mode. Seems like it would work for your use case or at the very least you run low power mode during the day and turn it off at night for better sleep monitoring: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/enable-low-power-mode-apple...

[kayodelycaon]

I have a series 5 and it easily last 24 hours, with the screen on the entire time. It charges pretty fast. Haven't measured it but I never have to think about battery life.

[thedanbob]

Even older ones are decent. I have a 4 and it's probably got about 2 days of battery life. I put it on the charger for an hour every morning as part of my routine.

[alwillis]

The first thing I did was turn-off the always on display, which save a lot of energy.

I also turned off the background processing of most apps, which saves battery. Same thing with location if the app doesn’t require it to function properly.