Watch Apple Watch: ways to charge smart wrist accessory
Like any other portable electronic device, Apple smart watches are battery powered. So the smart wrist accessory requires periodic recharging. The range of the company has a range of branded chargers. How to properly replenish the energy supply of the battery of the clock and choose the charge - in the review below.
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Types of Chargers for Apple Watch
The manufacturer uses wireless charging technology for the Apple Watch. The process of replenishing the energy supply of the gadget is initiated by attaching the clock backside to a special magnetic device.
Apple and third-party manufacturers produce such devices in a variety of form factors that can be divided into the following groups.
- Apple docking stations, representing a convenient stand with a magnetic mount for hours.
- Mobile round mount with charging cable.
- Case or Case with magnetic charging for Apple Watch.
The buyer has the right to choose any, the most convenient in his opinion, option to charge your favorite device. Someone prefers to put the clock on charge always for the night, and the option of installing a stationary docking station on a bedside table or desktop in the office will seem interesting. In turn, the use of Magnetic Charging involves mobility: the charging process is provided at any time, because the device can be easily moved from place to place, taken with you to the office or a trip.
Convenient in its own charging case, because the gadget placed in it during transportation replenishes its energy store. The battery inside the case itself can be easily recharged via network cable.
Dock Varieties
Many third party companies Thanks to the collaboration with Apple, they officially develop and release their own solutions for charging devices for Apple gadgets, including the Apple Watch. On sale you can find such interesting solutions as a docking station for the iPhone and Apple Watch,not only realizing its main function, but also acting as a spectacular and presentable stand.
The style of such devices is very different: from a strictly minimalist stand to the crest of a wave or pedestal. One of the most popular is Belkin Valet docking station, officially sold through the online store Apple.
Rules for charging smart watches Apple
The manufacturer recommends that when the battery power level is low, the device should be charged. The general procedure for conducting this process is as follows.
- It is imperative for safety reasons. remove the device from the wrist.
- Attach a device back side to the magnetic mount available charger, and the charging itself connected to the network through a proprietary USB-adapter of appropriate power (12 W). Also, a Magnetic Charging USB cable can be connected to a laptop or a Power Bank (external battery) to charge the watch.
- Wait until the watch fully restores energy. The completeness is tracked by the indicator on the screen of the gadget.
How to save energy supply Apple Watch
According to the manufacturer, Apple Watch on a single charge can work up to 18 hours in a mode of diverse loads, and in the mode of intensive conversations up to 3 hours, music can play up to 6.5 hours. In order to save energy, the watch is equipped with a customizable energy saving function.
Important! When economy mode is enabled, many basic functions are blocked. At the same time, the battery saving function extends the autonomy of the device up to 72 hours.
When the battery charge level exceeds the minimum threshold value of 10%, the operating system automatically suggests switching to economy mode. (Power Reserve). In order to save battery power, it is recommended to transfer the clock to the Power Reserve state in the following cases when it is not possible to charge the device:
- long trips in road or rail transport, flight in an airplane;
- during hikes and recreation outside the city, in nature;
- in the exam audience at the conference.
Enabling Power Reserve and performing the reverse action can be performed in the following ways.
- Through the system message that automatically opens when the battery level is low, the economy mode activation menu item.
- Independently open the “Clock control center” tab. Here in the upper left corner pay attention to the figures showing the percentage of battery charge. You should click in this place on the screen to open the eco mode activation window.
Then, in order, press the “Eco mode” and “Continue” buttons.
Reverse action can also be done in two different ways.
- In the tab of the menu "Energy" you need to go on your own. This action will open the system message, and to deactivate the included Power Reserve, you need to click on the "Disable" button.
- While holding the side button of the Digital Crown watch (in the form of a wheel on the device case), turn off the gadget and after a few seconds turn it on again. After switching on the watch will start a new full-featured cycle of work. The action is effective with sufficient battery power hours.
Popular chargers for Apple Watch
Magnetic Charging Charger for Apple Watch 2 m
Belkin PowerHouse Docking Station for Apple Watch + iPhone (White)
COTEetCI Docking Station for Apple Watch - iPhone (Silver, GS2052)
Wireless Network Charging for Apple Watch Series 3, 2 (2 meters)