I'm just not getting the battery life you guys are reporting

[Dconn1975]

So I've turned my wifi off again but my battery still drains. What else can I do to get the full two days that alot of you are getting. Is my unit defective? Should I have Amazon replace it?

 

[Jaycemiskel]

If you're doing things like playing Pandora on the watch, you're not going to get 2 days. Sounds like you're using it more than most people.

 

[Dconn1975]

If you're doing things like playing Pandora on the watch, you're not going to get 2 days. Sounds like you're using it more than most people.

I rarely use Pandora if any but do you think since I have it downloaded that it's draining the battery? I'm just not getting these reported battery life. I've used Pandora twice. I also have YouTube downloaded but again I don't use it. Will these apps simply drain my battery in the background?

 

[stmiranda]

The Fit apps kill my battery so I stopped using them. If you're using.g them, try disabling. For me, I didn't need them.

 

[Dconn1975]

The Fit apps kill my battery so I stopped using them. If you're using.g them, try disabling. For me, I didn't need them.

Good to know as I don't use the fit apps really. When I walk I use my Google fit app on my phone plus I've heard the Zenwatch 2 is not the most accurate for counting steps or keeping track.

 

[wyelkins]

I rarely use Pandora if any but do you think since I have it downloaded that it's draining the battery? I'm just not getting these reported battery life. I've used Pandora twice. I also have YouTube downloaded but again I don't use it. Will these apps simply drain my battery in the background?

I just gave up on trying to get 2 days. Pebble spoiled me with 6 days. I could probably get a day and a half on the Z2 but I just put it on the charger every night. I have it turned up bright and don't worry about any battery saving features. I don't think I would sleep with it on anyway.

 

[Jaycemiskel]

I rarely use Pandora if any but do you think since I have it downloaded that it's draining the battery? I'm just not getting these reported battery life. I've used Pandora twice. I also have YouTube downloaded but again I don't use it. Will these apps simply drain my battery in the background?

If you're not using them, you should be OK. I personally have never gotten 2 days from my device because I'm constantly getting notifications, most I could probably make it was a day and a half.

 

[recDNA]

I'd be happy with ONE full day.

 

[AndroiDudeJ]

Me too. I put mine on at 1230 this afternoon. It's now 812pm and I'm already down to 33%.
Not using any fit stuff or anything but standard monitoring, AFAIK.
Ridiculous.

 

[AndroiDudeJ]

I use either podkicker or tunein on my Note 4. The transport controls always show up on my watch.
I don't know how to get rid of it.
Is it draining my battery even if I don't ever actually use it?

 

[touchthatpad106]

Ever since Wear 2.0 my battery life is not as good as before and my usage hasn't changed. I could make it through a day before, but now I can barely make it through a day and sometimes barely even a half of a day. I thought you used to be able to check what was draining your battery like on your phone, but I couldn't find the setting anymore.