Improve Galaxy Watch 4 battery: How to turn off the remote connection

My relationship with smartwatches is still difficult in 2022. On the one hand, I find the gadgets practical and they would even help me as a regular runner in terms of health, on the other hand, it annoys me to charge the wearables every night. That was my biggest criticism with the Galaxy Watch 4 review.

However, I discovered a setting in the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic's menu that is supposed to improve the battery life according to the Samsung forum. It is called "Remote Connection", is activated by default and guarantees a connection of the smartwatch to the smartphone even when the Bluetooth connection drops. The smartwatch then switches to the Wi-Fi module and synchronizes the data via your home network.

How to deactivate the "remote connection" function

However, it is not necessary that the Galaxy Watch 4 constantly synchronizes with your phone even without a Bluetooth connection. If your smartphone is not within range anyway, you cannot view the data anyway. So it's enough if the Samsung smartwatch transmits its information to the cell phone when you approach it. If you agree with me, you can turn off the feature as follows:

Turn off remote connection on your Galaxy Watch 4:

1. On your phone—not the smartwatch.
2. Open the Samsung Wearable app.
3. Go to the Settings of your Galaxy Watch 4 or Galaxy Watch 4 Classic.
4. Tap on Advanced settings.
5. Disable the Remote connection option.

That's it! Now it's just a matter of paying attention to how the battery life of your smartwatch behaves over the next few days. Since the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic just arrived in the editorial office for a review and for some tutorials like this one, I wasn't able to test the battery life myself yet. So feel free to share your experiences with me in the comments!

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