Google details what constitutes 24-hour battery on the Pixel Watch

Since the launch of the Pixel Watch earlier this month, one of the biggest complaints — besides its size being too small — is how long the battery lasts. From the get-go, Google was transparent in calling out the “up to 24 hours battery” disclaimer in the device’s specs. Still, users have reported seeing very different results across the board, with some claiming that the battery could last either much more or much less than what Google claims.

In response, Google has updated the “Charge Google Pixel Watch and improve battery life” section on its support pages, which was discovered by the folks at 9to5Google. In it, the below usage stats are named as what 24-hour battery life is based on:

• 240 notifications

• 280 time checks

• A 5 min LTE phone call.

• 45 min LTE and GPS workout with downloaded YouTube music playback

• 50 minutes of navigation (Google Maps) while connected to a phone via Bluetooth

• The watch configured with the default settings, including the Always-on display set to off

This is really helpful information considering many have the always-on display setting turned on and are forced to charge the watch mid-day to top it off. Another important observation is that LTE phone calls — albeit a short one — and workouts using LTE and GPS are included in this battery life estimation, which begs the question of how much battery is saved on the Wifi/Bluetooth only model.

However, now that we have a better idea of what to expect as far as app usage to get the battery life that was advertised, we could still make adjustments to the way we use the Pixel Watch in order to get more time in between charges. To help with that, we have put together a quick guide on which settings to tweak in order to do just that. Let us know in the comments below if Google’s guidance on 24-hour battery life on the Pixel Watch is just about what you expected, or if you expected more or less.