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Battery draining during underwater workouts on Galaxy watch 7

(Topic created: 11-03-2024 03:47 AM)
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cleverEyes
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I've got a small question about my Galaxy Watch 7. Generally, the battery is pretty good, but when I work out (swimming for 2-2.5 hours), it drops 70-80%.

It's generally no big deal as I can just charge beforehand, and I'm sure the device is optimized for shorter workout sessions, and I'm sure being underwater is taxing on the tech. But I figured I'd ask since my friends with Apple Watches don't have such problems.
 
Again, no big deal, just curious. 🙂
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realaud
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When you swim, you should put your watch in airplane mode, as neither Bluetooth nor wi-fi nor cell signals can penetrate water and the watch will waste a lot of energy trying to connect.
cleverEyes
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That makes perfect sense to me. I'll report back in a few days if I'm noticing a difference. Thanks so much for the help
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realaud
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I always put my watch in airplane mode while swimming. It does help significantly with battery usage.

cleverEyes
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I've done some swimming with airplane mode. It now takes 10-20% of battery instead of half or more. Thanks so much for the help
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userlQcCM1wRc8
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In addition to Airplane mode, make sure to turn on water lock if you have not already.
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realaud
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Water lock activates automatically when the swim routine is started.  If the OP is doing a 2.5 hour swim, I assume they are turning on the exercise tracker.  Also, water lock activates automatically when a swim workout is auto detected.  There have been times I either neglected to activate the exercise, or the activation didn't complete, yet the water lock had been activated after the swim was detected.

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