Subj : The Apple Watch 10 doubles down on fast charging over longer batt To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Sep 09 2024 21:30:05 The Apple Watch 10 doubles down on fast charging over longer battery life, and I think that's a mistake Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 20:23:46 +0000 Description: With its renewed focus on sleep for the Apple Watch 10, Apple may have missed a trick in the battery department. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Apple has announced the Apple Watch Series 10 at its iPhone 16 event , and theres a lot about it that I really, really like, including the new larger screen, thinner body, and lighter weight. Im also itching to try the improvements made possible by the new S10 chipset, such as improved call clarity and the Translate app, while the new Jet Black colorway looks awesome. As a keen surfer, the Tides app is also guaranteed to be a game-changer for me: my go-to app was always the now-defunct Magic Seaweed, which was bought out by Surfline, and a dedicated Apple replacement on my wrist seems too good to be true. However, for many people, the new sleep apnea detection functionality, Breathing Disturbances, could have been the biggest game changer. Breathing Disturbances, a feature reportedly soon-to-be FCC certified, checks across 30 days of sleep tracking for signs of sleep apnea and presents the information in a report to be read by your doctor. It could help millions of undiagnosed sleep apnea sufferers. Along with the new Vitals app from watchOS 11 , Apple seems to be doubling down on sleep and sleep tracking data. However, for these new features to be able to work effectively, users need to be able to wear their Watch overnight, and there's still a big obstacle here: battery life. With no changes advertised at this point, it's almost certainly still going to be a measly 18 hours." (Image credit: Apple) The Apple Watch Series 10 did make strides in the battery department this year, with the introduction of the fastest-ever charging capabilities in an Apple Watch to date. It can reportedly reach 80% battery capacity in just 30 minutes of charge thanks to the new innovative metal back design. Theoretically, its not a problem at all to dap it on a charger for 30 minutes before bed time. However, if you were to charge it to full capacity at 9pm, the watch would be theoretically dead again by 5pm the following day. Youd have to charge it again in the middle of the day, and if you dont have a cable or 30 minutes to hand, youre left with a useless piece of aluminum on your wrist. If you charge it first thing in the morning, it may even die overnight. I know Apples battery life tends to exceed the stated value, but its still ludicrously short. If you forget to charge it, or youre out and about for most of the day, youre left with a new 50mm black mirror on your wrist. Samsung, which made a similar investment in sleep features this year, has its watch batteries cap out at 40 hours. Even the Google Pixel Watch 3 manages 24 hours with the always-on display mode active. I believe Apple would get far more people using the new Breathing Disturbances and Vitals features on their watches, as it so clearly wants people to do, if it could extend the battery life to just 24 hours. If the Apple Watch Ultra 2 can manage 36 hours, whats the holdup? You might also like Apple Intelligence has an official release date but it won't be on your new iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro at launch Two Apple AirPods 4 models launch Apple Watch Series 10 announced with biggest screen yet ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/smartwatches/the-apple-watch-10-doubl es-down-on-fast-charging-over-longer-battery-and-i-think-thats-a-mistake --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .