The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 is getting a battery diagnostic tool

Battery life was one of the most disappointing things about the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5. Despite Samsung touting bigger upgraded batteries for the Watch 5 series, the claims didn’t hold up in our initial testing. However, it looks like Samsung is adding a tool that lets you check your Watch 5’s battery health from your phone. It won’t entirely fix the issue, but it’ll at least help users better maintain their watches.

9to5Google first spotted support for the tool in the Watch 5 series’ most recent update. While the feature isn’t live yet, it’ll be called “connected device diagnostics” and works through the Samsung Members app. On top of battery health, the diagnostic tool will also let you run tests on the touchscreen and other features...

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