Every afternoon, before dinner, I was repeating the ritual: place the Apple Watch in its charger with just 10% of the remaining battery. Until one day, almost by chance, I discovered that The solution had always been there: In a small icon shaped like theater mask.
The Apple Watch is not, from afar, the smart watch with better autonomy. To that I add that my Apple Watch Series 8 already has its battery health by 85%. In recent months I have tried all kinds of tricks to save battery (even those I do not recommend), although it was not so far that I tried and compared the use with and without theater mode.
What really does Apple Watch theater mode
when my partner Isra told me about Apple Watch’s theater mode to save drums, I surprised. Not because it was crazy, but because I felt ashamed that existing such an obvious option to save batterynever fell into the account to activate it.
The genuine intention in this way is to prevent theaters, cinemas and other situations from bothering other people with the brightness of the screen. When activating it, the screen is blocked and it doesn’t matter if we always have the screen function always on (‘Always on Display’) or if we turn the wrist by accident. It will always be offwaiting for us to touch it with the finger, at which time it will turn on.
To Activate this mode You will have to press the iPhone side button, access the control center and click on the theater masking icon. Of course, keep in mind that at that time the silent mode is also activated by default, although you can remove it without affecting the already activated theater mode.
Testing it: thus remains in the face of normal use
I have tested this function making identical use in that of a normal day in order to compare the results with and without theater mode. And everything happens to load the Apple Watch a little while before bedtime, sleep with the watch placed in sleep mode, wake up in the morning, recharge again what I lost at night and make a usual routine the next day.
On a normal day, my use of Apple Watch does not go from 15-20 minutes of home training and 40 minutes of walking on the street monitored with the App ‘Training’ app. The rest are specific uses to see notifications and ask Siri to add a reminder.
These have been Comparison results:
| Time | Battery without theater mode | Battery with theater mode |
|---|---|---|
| 6.00h | 100% | 100% |
| 14.00h | 49% | 55% |
| 19.27H | 0% (went out) | 15% |
| 23.11H | – | 0% (went out) |
As you have observed, with the theater mode I managed to reach the end of the day with drums, without having to worry about loading it as soon as possible. during the day, the average savings was between 6% and 8%, which already seemed to me even well. My surprise was that during the afternoon, which is at least I use Apple Watch, while without theater mode I went out early, with it It lasted almost four more hours.
The good, the bad and the curious
In view of these results, it is normal to think that it is worth activating the theater mode. Objectively it is so if the unique objective is to save battery at any price. However, You have to pay a certain toll That, in my case at least, it does not always compensate.
For example, That the screen is not activated when the wrist is weird And it was hard for me to get used to it. There was a moment that, loaded with purchase bags, a notification came to me that I could not see because I could not press the screen (I tried to find the nose, and it is not a joke, but the bags weighed too much to raise the wrist so much).
Regarding notifications, I must admit that it also feels strange that The Apple Watch sounds and vibrates, but does not light Every time we receive a notification or call, although in a way it is still stimulating to receive the vibration and not know if it is for a new message from a friend or by a simple junk email. In any case, it is not dramatic knowing that just by touching the screen you can get that information.
Is it worth it?
After these tests my self -analysis came and the definitive question: Will I use this way to save battery? After thinking about it, my answer is that yes and not. That is, it depends. As I said previously, my most intensive uses of Apple Watch are when I practice exercise and these are always light and for a short time. The rest of the time I use him, but very punctual.
This leads me to think that perhaps I do not compensate me to give up options such as permanently seeing my reminders with the shining screen function, as well as the time and incoming notifications. Daily I do not usually leave home, so loading it several times is annoying, but feasible.
However, The thing changes if I have to spend a day away from homeeither for work or by leisure. Not having a close plug can be problematic and in those circumstances I think I will choose to use the theater mode since the day starts. In this way, if I need to use the Apple Watch, I will always have it at the distance of my finger.
In short, the theater mode will not convert your Apple Watch into a champion of autonomy, but Yes, it will give you those extra hours that sometimes make a difference. Yes, like me, you usually load it with the right time, this little gesture may change your day to day than you imagine.
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