(I changed the subject line after determining that the problem was with BT interference. Hopefully it will help with future searches)
Greetings,
I've been struggling with battery life on the previous S2, and sadly, the S3 isn't any better. The only way I could ever get through a whole waking day of very limited use would be to keep my phone with me at all times, so the watch never loses BT connection. This of course defeats the entire purpose of having the watch.
Of course, I've tried all the usual suggestions to improve battery life, but the real problem seems to be the power it takes to communicate when BT is lost. Unfortunately, BT range is soooooo limited that if I walk into the next room it drops. During the day, I spend some time in an area where the connection is on the borderline, so it drops, reconnects, drops, etc, and I'm sure this is consuming a lot of battery.
I've tried leaving the cellular "always on", because someone mentioned that it takes a lot less power to maintain it than to make the connection initially. Unfortunately, that turned out to use even more battery power.
The main question (for anyone who's still reading <g>) is about WiFi communications. Should the watch be able to communicate directly to the phone if they're on the same WiFi, or does it always have to go out through internet then back to the phone? I've noticed that it first connects to WiFi, then even though it can make a connection, it also turns on the cellular, which makes no sense to me.
Thanks,
Rusty
Greetings,
I've been struggling with battery life on the previous S2, and sadly, the S3 isn't any better. The only way I could ever get through a whole waking day of very limited use would be to keep my phone with me at all times, so the watch never loses BT connection. This of course defeats the entire purpose of having the watch.
Of course, I've tried all the usual suggestions to improve battery life, but the real problem seems to be the power it takes to communicate when BT is lost. Unfortunately, BT range is soooooo limited that if I walk into the next room it drops. During the day, I spend some time in an area where the connection is on the borderline, so it drops, reconnects, drops, etc, and I'm sure this is consuming a lot of battery.
I've tried leaving the cellular "always on", because someone mentioned that it takes a lot less power to maintain it than to make the connection initially. Unfortunately, that turned out to use even more battery power.
The main question (for anyone who's still reading <g>) is about WiFi communications. Should the watch be able to communicate directly to the phone if they're on the same WiFi, or does it always have to go out through internet then back to the phone? I've noticed that it first connects to WiFi, then even though it can make a connection, it also turns on the cellular, which makes no sense to me.
Thanks,
Rusty
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