Essential mode is a power-saving mode of TicWatch Pro. The battery life can reach 30 days in this mode. Functions supported in the essential mode: time and date display, step counting, heart rate measurement, sleep tracking, NFC for bus and subway, etc.

You can switch the watch to essential mode in any of the following ways

• Long-press the function key in the lower right corner, and click the “Essential Mode” option in the pop-up menu

• Enter system settings, and click System> Essential Mode

• Find and open the “Essential mode” in the application list and click the switch button on the homepage

You can also slide to the second screen in the “Essential mode”, turn on the “low-battery automatic switch” function, and set the threshold value. The watch will automatically switch to the endurance mode when the corresponding value is reached to extend battery life.

Long-press the power button until the startup picture appears to exit the essential mode and enter the Wear OS smart mode.

In the essential mode, click the function key in the lower right corner to start measuring the heart rate. Result can be obtained after 10s.