Apple Watch: power reserve - how to turn on the function

With the power reserve, the Apple Watch has a function that helps you save the battery of your smartwatch. If the battery level of the Apple Watch is very low, the power reserve is automatically activated. How you can also turn on the power reserve manually, we explain here.

Apple Watch: power reserve

Power reserve is a feature of your Apple Watch that automatically turns on when the Apple Watch battery level is too low. You can tell if the power reserve is active by the lightning bolt icon that appears next to the current time on the watch display. In addition, however, you also have the option of switching on the power reserve manually.

1. To do this, swipe up on the watch face of the Apple Watch to open its control center.
2. Tap on the battery percentage display there and move the slider next to the "Power reserve" entry to the right to activate the power-saving mode.
3. Please note that the connection between Apple Watch and iPhone is disconnected in power reserve and the watch shuts down completely.

Power Reserve: How to recharge your Apple Watch

If the battery level of your Apple Watch is so low that power reserve has been activated, it is necessary that you recharge the watch as soon as possible. To do this, please connect the magnetic charging cable to the appropriate power adapter and plug it into a power outlet. Then place the charger on the back of the Apple Watch to start charging. While the Apple Watch is charging, you will see a blue lightning icon on the display and the watch will be in alarm mode.