3-Day Battery Life

All-in-one control for Apple Watch to turn off wake on wrist raise and the always on display, plus activate Theater Mode to disable any touches.

Inspired by David Smith: https: or or www.david-smith.org or blog or 2021 or 11 or 22 or glencoe or

Actions Used

Set Theater Mode
Enable Theater Mode to reduce Watch sounds and display activity.
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Set Always On
Enable Always On to show the time even when your wrist is down.
Set Wake On Wrist Raise
Enable Wake On Wrist Raise screen wake behavior.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=3-Day%20Battery%20Life
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=3-Day%20Battery%20Life
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “3-Day Battery Life” end tell

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