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Charge Apple Watch
Charge Apple Watch. In a well-ventilated area, place the included Apple Watch Magnetic
Charging Cable or Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Case on a at surface, plug it into the
included power adapter, or a power adapter you use with iPhone or iPad, and then plug it into
a power outlet. When using the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Case, keep the case open.
Position the back of Apple Watch on the charger. The magnets on the charger align Apple Watch
properly, and you’ll hear a chime (unless Apple Watch is muted) and see a charging symbol on
the watch face. The symbol is red when Apple Watch needs power and turns green when
Apple Watch is charging.
WARNING: For important safety information about the battery and charging Apple Watch, see
Important safety information on page 81.
Check remaining power. On Apple Watch, swipe up on the watch face, then swipe to the
Battery glance.
You can also add the battery indicator to many of the watch faces, including Modular, Color,
Utility, Simple, Chronograph, and Mickey Mouse. With the watch face showing, rmly press the
display, tap Customize, then swipe to the left until you can choose individual feature locations.
Tap a location, turn the Digital Crown to choose Battery, then press the Digital Crown to exit.
View the
percentage
of remaining
battery life.
Use Power Reserve to stretch available power. You can put Apple Watch in Power Reserve
mode to save power when the battery is low. Apple Watch continues to keep and display time,
but other apps aren’t available for use. Swipe up on the watch face, swipe to the Power glance,
tap Power Reserve, then tap Proceed. You can also press the side button until you see the slider
appear, then drag it to the right.
