the battery on my apple watch (series 8), purchased in late march, suddenly drains much quicker. i've only had it for a little over a month and i didn't change any settings so this is quite baffling to me.
any idea what is going on?
thanks!
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Apple Watch Series 8, watchOS 9
Something else is going on here. This battery draining started happening all of a sudden to me as well with no change in my usage patterns but after the last update. It was a series 7 so I figured it was time to upgrade anyway. I bought a series 9 yesterday, set it up and the battery is draining in a matter of like 3 hours. This has to be a software issue. I did the remedies above even though I shouldn’t have to on a new watch. They do not work. Please help.
This is a massive issue. Ever since I updated my watch (series 6) to 10.2 my battery is dead by 3 PM daily. Nothing has changed in my day-to-day and yet the battery is dying immediately. We need a fix ASAP
My 5 month old Apple Watch 8 series has started dying in roughly 8 hours….APPLE THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'VE CAUSED!!…”FIX IT!”
Ditto - rapid battery drain and now my step count stopped recording on Christmas Eve. The resymc in the watch app does nothing; as someone reported previously the button appears non-functional. I would expect to get an “are you sure” or a progress bar or wheel - SOMETHING! Nada!
1st observed this month.
As another poster observed it goes from 0% to 100% really fast too after it crashes and dies.
far too many Nov/Dec 2023 posts on this to be a one off.
I use my watch for normal usage and to track exercise. This morning, I took the watch off the charger, went for a run, and noticed the battery was at 22% at 1 pm. I then charged it to 95%. Now it’s 7 pm and the battery is at 11%. I changed nothing with my usage and the watch is only a few months old.
The only update in the last week was the 16.4.1(a) iOS update which was security patch.
You can remove that (a) rapid update from the iPhone if you think it was that, (Settings, General, About, iOS version) but if it was that, then check you don't have any VPN or security apps on the phone as it can cause a lot more traffic between the two devices if it goes wrong.
I opened the box to my brand new Apple Watch on Monday and I have not been able to keep it charged the entire day unless I take it off and charge it in the middle of the day
My W7 45mm started draining much faster about a month or so ago. No usage change, apps, or anything else changed. For 19 months it been the same, charge it in the late evening, put it on for sleep tracking, used only for notifications and the time (duh). I always end the day with about 50% or so. Now, same pattern and usage, and by the end of the day it's down to 25%.
Clearly something changed last month-ish and I hope Apple will be pushing an update to correct this soon.
Your response isn’t helpful. The comments here are predominantly from people whose battery suddenly starts draining rapidly, for no apparent reason….many have newer watches.
I agree. This is so frustrating to not being able to get a full day of battery life. And when you look at other,(much cheaper) brands, they get up to 7-10 days battery life. Apple really needs to fix this. They won't even do a battery replacement under apple care for me as my battery health is at 84% and they only cover it if it's under 80%.
Same things happening to me. My watch isn’t even that old. But ever since the latest update the battery drain has been faster than normal. Right now for instance. I got my watch off charge like maybe 15-20 minutes ago from 100% and it’s now down to 94% and it’s just sitting on my wrist. I’m not listening to music, or anything. I really don’t understand what’s going on. It’s frustrating.
It is not normal that we have to do all that nonsense. Why do we have to even after software updates?
Series 7, Watch OS 10.2
same issue here. Contacted for support, suggested fixes DON'T.
Response 2x's from Apple- call momentarily, yesterday 2 case #'s.
Still waiting...
Same thing started happening to me. No change in usage.
This started with the watchOS update to 10.0 and it has not been fixed so far (as of 10.2).
I have heard this specifically and seen it mentioned on one of the larger Apple related web/media sites (not an Apple site).
When I first bought my Series8 watch in March I was getting ready almost 48hours of use out of it, now (12/30) I am lucky to get half of that if I don't use too many apps.
I've even gone in and adjusted settings, turned off background updates for apps that I can live with them only updating when I use them.
I've looked at the battery health and Im still at 93%, and looked at the battery drainage by app to see how I might be able to tweak settimhsvor delete battery hogs to no avail.
My personal opinion is that Apple, starting with WatchOS 10 has basically overstuffed and under optimized Sustem Services and the underlying WatchOS.
I Sam Marcos fortunate that using a 20W USB C charging block my watch can fully recharge in an hour or two
Same on my Series 8,
unfortunately for me I’m a 61yo severely disabled man with life threatening, potentially lethal health issues and I bought my Apple Watch to assist me in tracking these problems and to communicate with my health care team. Having my watch die a few hours into my day, or not be able to track my health issues a couple of hours into my day simply isn’t a viable option for me, as the consequences could be lethal for me.
so, c’mon Apple - get your poop gathered into a single pile and fix these inexcusable issues please !
Apple Watch battery drain
