12 Tips to Extend Apple Watch Battery Life

Publish date: 2024-07-03

Turn off Background App Refresh

Apps associated with complications on your current watch face will continue to refresh, even when background app refresh is turned off. Abigail Abesamis Demarest

When Background App Refresh is on, apps can exchange data between the iPhone and Apple Watch, so they always have current data when needed. 

This can affect battery life, so you can turn the feature off entirely, or select specific apps to turn off. 

1. Open the Watch app on iPhone.

2. In the My Watch tab, tap General.

3. Tap Background App Refresh.

4. Turn off the feature entirely by tapping the toggle next to Background App Refresh. To turn off the feature for specific apps, tap the toggle next to the respective app.

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