Q: Battery Life Terrible After Updating To WatchOS 2.2
Updated to 2.2 yesterday morning. My battery was dead about halfway through my day. Re-paired with iPhone last night and I was half dead after 4 hours of usage this morning. I don't want to have to start fresh given that I have many months of Activity data that will be lost. Any suggestions?
Posted on Mar 25, 2016 7:50 AM
Hi Adam
If you have been using the Workout app and/or a third-party app (eg Strava) to record workouts, check whether there is presently a paused activity within the app. If there is, end the workout from within that app on your watch (not your iPhone).
Otherwise, the following steps have helped to resolve issues with battery life for some users:
- Try restarting both your iPhone and watch. Turn both devices off together, then restart your iPhone first:
- To turn your watch off: press and hold the side button until you see the Power Off slider; drag it to turn off.
- To turn it back on: press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo.
- If that does not help, next try unpairing and re-pairing your watch. The Watch app on your iPhone takes watch backups automatically, including a fresh one when unpairing. When setting it up again, choose to restore your watch from backup when offered the option. Most data and settings will be restored, with some exceptions (eg Apple Pay cards, passcode).
For the best performance from your watch, keep both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth permanently enabled on your iPhone.
Posted on Mar 25, 2016 8:02 AM