Any suggestions? I paired by watch with my 6 Edge about a week ago, and the drop on the battery on my phone has been pretty crazy, was at 100% at 6am, down to 24% at 2pm. This never happened before, and I'm not using the phone excessively.
I think I might have found the solution, and I'm not thinking it's the phone/ watch pairing. Verizon Wireless mobile account has a set up wizard that will run a diagnostic on your phone if you are logged into your account. I checked, and it was FB Messenger that was sucking the life from my battery. I've uninstalled, and it is much better.
While I expected the watch/ phone pairing to drain it a bit, I didn't expect it to drain that quickly. Disappointed that Verizon suggested I just buy a brick, rather than point me in that direction to begin with- as it resolved the problem that changing settings on the Samsung, and running Samsung diagnostics wouldn't.
Thanks for the details of your battery concerns, Daveswife. I am also a consumer and I know how important it is to have enough juice in my phone for my entire day. My resources indicate that a usage percentage as described on your post is normal considering that a Bluetooth connection means that your phone uses battery non stop to be connected with your Gear 2. Your phone and battery are working as designed and battery usage is normal.
I personally resolved my battery concerns while using Bluetooth accessories with a power bank that I keep handy. You can find several power source options at this link: http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/batteries/
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Are there settings on the watch and/ or the phone I can change the settings to maximize what I have for battery life on the phone before buying external packs? Thank you!
I'm guessing your Gear S2 is Bluetooth only? I have the S2 as a standalone and while it has more features paired over Bluetooth it drains both batteries faster.
It's also wifi- but not sure if that would be helpful to turn on?
