WatchOS 9 Low-Power Mode Brings More Battery Life to Apple Watch
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Apple on Wednesday announced a low-power mode on Apple Watch Series 4 on, running WatchOS 9. The feature gives you up to 36 hours of battery life on a full charge.
Low-power mode still maintains core features like activity tracking and fault detection, Apple said during the “Far Out” event, while temporarily disabling other features like always-on display and auto-workout detection.
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