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Apps I Created An App That Graphs Battery Levels & Makes Smart Predictions! Perfect For All Of Us Who Care About Battery Life :)
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Yep, mine started showing Accuracy: Ok yesterday. Definitely takes some time. I’ve had a problem where it was showing all yellow bars - rebooted watch fixed that. Also had an issue where I didn’t charge to 100% and it didn’t see that I had charged it at all. Charging to 100% fixed it. Other than that, the app is working really well. Love seeing 43 hours And the charge before (Day). 
Now I want one for the iPhone!
Now I want one for the iPhone!
just noticed the key that suggests orange is when the app has missing data.
BUT...it’s in my dock as a favourite AND on a complication, and battery hasn’t ran below 40% in the time since I installed, so it’s not the, “...very low...in order to save energy...” explanation.
Last two evenings it’s gone orange from around midnight onwards, yesterday it was until midday, and then again from 3 to 5pm, and then last night from midnight through until 9am this morning was orange?
Great app! But yes, battery % doesn’t work for me either. Rebooted the watch but there is no option for battery %. Tried all complications on the Infograph and some other watch faces.
Probably similar to me...the phone app updated but the watch app doesn’t necessarily update at the same time.
If you go into the store app ON THE WATCH and search for BatteryGraph then click it you’ll probably get an “update” button.
The percentage makes this just that much better!
I did have to update via the Watch App Store to get the latest version.
I did have to update via the Watch App Store to get the latest version.
Wow, thank you very much! You gave me a very good tip.
Yes, it worked via the App Store on the watch. Strange, but the main thing is that it works now
A terrific improvement btw!
Thanks again for your support.
That was it. Search for it in the store on the watch, do NOT press the "open" button in search results, but click the app itself. There is the "update" button ?
searching for ”BatteryGraph found a different app though.
You have to search for “BatteryGrapher”....then carry on as above.
This thread prompted me to check the App Store on the Watch and I noticed that a lot of my apps aren’t updating through the watch. Apparently this makes some sort of difference given the battery % didn’t show up till after the Watch update. Sheesh, is there some sort of way to get a full update list in one for the Watch apps like you can on the phone App Store?
Only way I can see is to go App Store>Account>Updates ?? (maybe ?)
Holy crap! It’s there. Didn’t realize you had to scroll all the way down on the main page. Thank you!!!
My series 5 Watch battery indicator was stuck at 100% for up to 16 hours, then started declining and went into power reserve mode shortly after reaching 53%. The Apple Store ran a diagnostic and didn't observe a problem with the watch. I decided I needed concrete evidence of the history of the battery indicator and went to the App Store to see if there was an app for that. There was: Battery Grapher! I left my watch on the charger for 2.5 hours to guarantee the battery was fully charged (remember, the indicator couldn't be trusted) and then started using the watch normally with BG recording the battery indicator value once an hour. I took screen shots along the way, because BG doesn't show a full 24 hours on one screen, and used them to create a little Notes document describing the problem with the watch. That document, with the BG graphs, convinced the genius at the Apple Store that my problem was real and they sent the watch to the service center.
I was not very happy when the service center sent it back with a note saying they couldn't reproduce the problem. It turned out, though, that the first thing they did before even looking at the watch was reinstall the firmware and OS software, something I could not do (nor could the Apple Store). That actually fixed the problem!
Having to monitor my watch so closely taught me something I didn't know before. You know, Apple advertises 18 hour battery life. Well, my series 5 watch runs (with my normal use) 22+ hours before it has to be recharged.
I was not very happy when the service center sent it back with a note saying they couldn't reproduce the problem. It turned out, though, that the first thing they did before even looking at the watch was reinstall the firmware and OS software, something I could not do (nor could the Apple Store). That actually fixed the problem!
Having to monitor my watch so closely taught me something I didn't know before. You know, Apple advertises 18 hour battery life. Well, my series 5 watch runs (with my normal use) 22+ hours before it has to be recharged.
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So i finally got around to downloading the app, overall first impressions...I like it!
The "battery hours till empty" reminds me of the feature in cars I use all the time with "miles before you run out of gas".
One question I have is, how long does it typically take for my watch to gain "good" accuracy? I am on day #2 and it still says "very bad".
Overall Thanks for creating this!
The "battery hours till empty" reminds me of the feature in cars I use all the time with "miles before you run out of gas".
One question I have is, how long does it typically take for my watch to gain "good" accuracy? I am on day #2 and it still says "very bad".
Overall Thanks for creating this!
I just wanted to come back to spotlight this part of OP's post. Really admirable attitude: finding something productive to do in regrettable circumstances. Kudos to you, @j_bird!
If you didn’t already, be sure to update the app from the watch App Store. Then the option should come up. I had this problem too.
The App Store doesn't show an update available to me. Also, the App Store version is marked as 1.0.1. The version I have is marked as 1.0.3! Do I have to delete and reinstall the app on my watch? Or will it get automatically updated when I have the right version on my phone?
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Interesting. I’d try a uninstall and reinstall then.
Just to clarify, you went to the App Store on the actual watch and not the iPhone, correct?
start reading the threads from the top of this page ....
the ’instructions’ are clearly detailed in the various posts.
ps not sure where you find version # from on the watch ‘cos I can’t find any way to determine that ?
There is no % on the gauge, its on the AW screen if you activate the complication and choose the % in the settings.