If you care about your Galaxy Watch 8's battery health, activate this feature

One UI 8 Watch, which debuted with the Galaxy Watch 8 series, is a major upgrade. It brings several new health features, a new UI design, and new and improved apps. It also brings a feature that you should check out if you care about your Galaxy Watch's battery health.

Galaxy Watches get battery health protection with One UI 8 Watch

Samsung has added a new battery health feature with the One UI 8 Watch software. It's called Battery Protection, and when you activate it, your Galaxy Watch will get charged only up to 90%. When the battery level drops to 85%, it charges the battery up to 90% again. This helps keep the battery health in good condition in the long run and improves its lifespan.

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As you can see in the screenshots above, you can activate the battery protection feature by navigating to Settings » Battery and then enabling the Battery protection toggle. You can also activate it from the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone by navigating to Watch settings » Battery and then enabling the Battery protection toggle.

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There is another new battery option called Auto power on. When it is activated, your Galaxy Watch turns on automatically when you keep it for charging once it has run out of the battery completely. This saves your time, as you don't need to turn on the smartwatch manually.

Only the Galaxy Watch 8, Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025) are running One UI 8 Watch right now. But older smartwatches, incluidng the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch Classic, will get the new update. However, it might take a few weeks before the update arrives on those wearables.

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

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First Samsung device: T100

Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.

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If you care about your Galaxy Watch 8's battery, activate this feature

Galaxy Watches get battery health protection with One UI 8 Watch

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

[email protected]

First Samsung device: T100