Charge your Galaxy Watch with or without a charger

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To ensure you get the most out of your Galaxy Watch, proper charging is essential. Whether you're setting up your device for the first time or using it after a period of inactivity, charging your watch correctly is crucial. As the battery life of your Galaxy Watch can be impacted by various factors such as Wi-Fi connectivity, app usage, and call/message frequency, we've put together some useful tips to charge and manage your Galaxy Watch's battery life.

Note: To avoid potential damage to your Galaxy Watch, it is best to use only Samsung-approved chargers, batteries, cables, and docks.

Charging a Galaxy Watch

Place the Watch on the wireless charger aligning the centre of your watch’s backside with the centre of the wireless charger.

You can also charge the Galaxy Watch via a compatible wireless charging pad or device with similar functionality.

Charging using Wireless power sharing

The Galaxy Watch can be charged with a Galaxy phone via the innovative Wireless power sharing feature.

Step 1. Swipe down from the top of your Galaxy phone with two fingers to open the Quick panel > Tap Wireless power sharing icon.

Step 2. Position the Galaxy Watch back to back with your Galaxy phone (model S10 or higher).

Step 3. When charging begins, the phone will vibrate once, and the watch screen will indicate that it is charging.

Step 4. Disconnect the devices and disable Wireless power sharing on the phone when enough power has been transferred to the watch.

Activating Power saving mode

Activating Power saving mode on the Galaxy Watch will limit the following functions to save battery:

• Turn off: Wake up gesture, Always On Display, and Wi-Fi
• Limit: CPU performance, background network usage, location, and syncing
• Decrease: Brightness and screen timeout

Step 1. Open Settings > Tap Battery.

Step 2. Tap Power saving.