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Q: Watch OS 3 Draining Battery Very Quickly

Since updating to Watch OS 3 last night, my Watch's battery life depletes ridiculously fast. Every 20 mins, I witness a battery drain of at least 4-5% without usage. It is even worse when I am using the workout app. I have turned off background app refresh and the problem still stays. I've also tried rebooting the phone & watch as well as unpaired and restored from backup. Still nothing. 

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iPhone 6s, iOS 10

Posted on Sep 14, 2016 3:36 AM

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  • by eightzero,

    eightzero eightzero Oct 2, 2016 9:26 AM in response to huff825
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    Oct 2, 2016 9:26 AM in response to huff825

    FWIW, my Apple tech support person did confirm it had been reported to the engineering teams; and that she expected a future OS update to fix it. Something is in the works.

  • by drjwr,

    drjwr drjwr Oct 11, 2016 9:13 AM in response to eightzero
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    Oct 11, 2016 9:13 AM in response to eightzero

    We'll see:   The oddity of my watch problem is that the very significant battery drain did not happen until I switched from Apple Watch Series 0 (so to say) to Apple Watch Series 1, each running OS 3.  While my first Apple Watch (OS 3) would finish a day with 50% battery or more, after 12 to 16 hours at the hospital, the Series 1 ends at about 15%, with exactly the same setup on the watch.

  • by Tornadogirl,

    Tornadogirl Tornadogirl Oct 13, 2016 6:26 PM in response to drjwr
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    Oct 13, 2016 6:26 PM in response to drjwr

    Update on Apple Watch battery issue...sent AW in to get looked at and Apple completely replaced it. I've set it up again, but then realized that the watch is on OS 2.2.2. I think I am going to leave it as-is for now until they get the battery issue resolved on OS 3. There is nothing that compelling that I NEED OS 3 for! PLUS, I can track my battery life to make sure the all-day battery life pre-OS 3 wasn't a figment of my imagination.

  • by kevsan1,

    kevsan1 kevsan1 Oct 14, 2016 10:11 AM in response to Tornadogirl
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    Oct 14, 2016 10:11 AM in response to Tornadogirl

    I have just notived in the last few days that my battery life is really bad also, when did 3.0 come out, I have it but I have auto update on soo not sure  when I got it.

  • by Deb Shofner,

    Deb Shofner Deb Shofner Oct 14, 2016 4:36 PM in response to falloutgirl91
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    Oct 14, 2016 4:36 PM in response to falloutgirl91

    I upgraded to the Series 1, 38mm a week ago.  By the evening, the battery is drained!  I have unpaired it a few times and then re-paired, to no avail!  I still have my original Apple Watch, also running OS3 and no problems with the battery.  I hope Apple comes out with a fix soon!

  • by eightzero,

    eightzero eightzero Oct 15, 2016 3:07 PM in response to Deb Shofner
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    Oct 15, 2016 3:07 PM in response to Deb Shofner

    One more data point: I stopped using the workout app, and my battery life returned to pre-watchOS3 levels. I decided to test it again today. A 30 minute outdoor walk burned 10% of the battery: from 94% pre workout to 84% post workout. Pretty clear then that it is the workout app doing this.

     

    This prohibits the use of AW as a fitness tracker. No one wants a 5 hour limit. Given this function is a premier feature of the AW, it is still surprising to me that Apple has not yet issued a fix for this bug.

     

    I have forced quit the workout app. I'm sort of curious to see if the battery drain continues. If so, I'll try a restart. That seems to have stopped it in the past.

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