Use Low Power Mode on your Apple Watch

Low Power Mode reduces the amount of power that your Apple Watch uses so that you can save battery life.

How to turn on Low Power Mode on your Apple Watch

1. To open Control Center, press the side button.

2. Tap the battery percentage button.

3. Turn on Low Power Mode.

You can also turn on Low Power Mode in Settings.

1. Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch.

2. Scroll down, then tap Battery.

3. Turn on Low Power Mode.

Each time you turn on Low Power Mode, an information screen appears. Scroll to the bottom, then tap Turn On or Turn On For. If you select Turn On For, you can choose On for 1 Day, On for 2 Days, or On for 3 Days.

When your Apple Watch is in Low Power Mode, a yellow circle icon appears at the top of the screen.

The battery percentage button in Control Center, the charging animation, and the time in Nightstand mode all turn yellow in Low Power Mode.

Use Low Power Mode based on battery percentage

When your Apple Watch battery goes down to 10%, a Low Power Mode alert asks if you want to turn the feature on.

Low Power Mode turns off automatically when your battery is charged to 80%, unless you chose to turn it on for a number of days.

Low Power Mode turns off these features

• Always On display

• Double tap gesture

• Time in Daylight

• Heart rate notifications for irregular rhythm, high heart rate, and low heart rate

• Background heart rate measurements

• Background blood oxygen measurements

• Start workout reminder

Low Power Mode turns off these features when your iPhone isn’t nearby

• Wi-Fi and cellular connections

• Incoming phone calls and notifications

Low Power Mode affects these features

• Making a phone call can take longer

• Background app refresh happens less frequently

• Complications update less frequently

• Live Activities update less frequently

• Siri can take longer to process a request

• Some animations and scrolling might appear less smooth

Workouts in Low Power Mode

When you use the Workout app in Low Power Mode, your battery lasts longer while metrics such as heart rate and pace are still measured.

You can turn on Low Power Mode in Control Center or Settings, or you can have Low Power Mode turn on automatically:

1. Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch.

2. Scroll down, then tap Workout.

3. Tap Low Power Mode.

Now Low Power Mode will turn on automatically when you begin any workout in the Workout app.

Preserve more battery life with reduced GPS and heart rate readings

When you do an outdoor walking, running, or hiking workout with the Workout app, you can have your Apple Watch take fewer GPS and heart rate readings. Reducing the frequency of these readings can extend your battery's use significantly during long workouts.

This feature is available with watchOS 9.1 and later on Apple Watch SE (2nd generation), Apple Watch Series 8 and later, and Apple Watch Ultra and later.

1. Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch.

2. Scroll down, then tap Workout.

3. Tap Fewer GPS and Heart Rate Readings.

Now the feature will turn on automatically when Low Power Mode is active and you begin an outdoor walking, running, or hiking workout in the Workout app. Your watch needs to be in Low Power Mode for this feature to work.