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watchOS 6 and 3rd Party Chargers Issue

Hello!

Just wanted to check in with others - it seems like watchOS 6 might have broken support for 3rd party wireless chargers. Anybody else noticed that as well?

I had been using this 3-in-1 Baseus model for a while now without issues, but unfortunately my watch (Series 4) barely charged at all overnight after the latest update. I tried different bricks, including the iPad Pro 11 one, to no avail. Upon closer inspection earlier today, I noticed it keeps "restarting" the charge cycle every 10 seconds or so.

Any suggestions?

Cheers,

Jose H Pina

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Posted on Sep 20, 2019 4:14 AM

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Sep 23, 2019 10:02 AM in response to Helbert Pina

Absolutely have this problem. I have two different aftermarket chargers, both have the issue. Here is my post.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250659406

chripou

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Sep 30, 2019 8:12 AM in response to Helbert Pina

Same here..

Here's my video showing the patern that occurs every 2 minutes or so ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfPHGdcPiSQ&feature=youtu.be

Helbert Pina Author

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Oct 2, 2019 5:29 PM in response to Jetfly757

Unfortunately, it looks like it’s up to Apple - they have to fix it in a future update...

Dmcr85

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Oct 3, 2019 10:08 AM in response to Helbert Pina

Yeah it happened to me as well, my series 5 now is not working with my Baseus chargers, the Apple original charger is working tho...

hopefully they will fix it :( IOS6.03 ?

Helbert Pina Author

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Oct 3, 2019 2:18 PM in response to deggie

Baseus chargers are definitely not MFi certified. Thing is, that never stopped them from working before watchOS 6.

Helbert Pina Author

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Sep 20, 2019 7:40 AM in response to julieda

That's different from what I'm experiencing. The issue here is trouble charging an Apple Watch (Series 4) running watchOS 6 using a third-party charger with an authentic iPad Pro 11 (USB type C) brick, connected to the wall outlet. 🙁

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Oct 1, 2019 7:51 PM in response to nileshkt

#UPDATE

Unfortunately, the issue is still here. Tried again a few minutes ago and the intermittent charging was back. Let me know if you had better luck. Guess I’ll have to go back to my “fix”, using the stock charger again...

Helbert Pina Author

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Oct 3, 2019 2:40 PM in response to deggie

I had absolutely no idea how complex Apple Watch actually is - I though it was just a good old QI charger in the little puck! Thank you for the explanation! It's a big mess... I guess there's little to no chance the charger I purchased will ever work with my Apple Watch again, then... :(

One question: is that the same for the wireless AirPods case as well? It seems to be working fine for now, as well as my 11 Pro, so at least I only lost the functionality for 1 out of 3 devices...

deggie

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Sep 21, 2019 12:32 PM in response to Helbert Pina

Reading his thread he is using an Apple Charger and he does not have the same issue you do, he is just muddying the water.

nileshkt

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Oct 1, 2019 3:36 AM in response to Helbert Pina

Hopefully! Fingers Crossed - It thats the outcome, surely Apple have had the bug or a strategy but being rolled back due to 1000s of complaints or compatibility matters

Oct 2, 2019 5:11 PM in response to Helbert Pina

This is happening to me as well. Only started with Apple Watch 6 release. Anyone know how to fix this?

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Oct 3, 2019 2:44 PM in response to deggie

I'll keep that in mind for the future, thank you!

JonErvir

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Nov 25, 2019 11:38 PM in response to Helbert Pina

Im experiencing this issue as well with my Baseus 3 in 1 Charger. Any luck for a solution?

Helbert Pina Author

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Oct 1, 2019 3:33 AM in response to Helbert Pina

#UPDATE

It looks like watchOS 6.0.1 (that dropped last night/early today, not sure) might have fixed the issue. I have updated it earlier today, and left the watch on my 3rd party charger for about a minute before leaving for work and it didn't show the intermittent issue. I will only be able to know for sure tomorrow, after leaving it on the charger all night long, but I'm hopeful. Fingers crossed!

Oct 16, 2019 5:14 PM in response to Helbert Pina

Hi there,

I have the same issue with my Apple Watch 5 running iOS 6.1..

I recently purchased 2 third party chargers and they both do the same as you describe.

My Apple Watch keeps chiming as if I had just placed it onto the charger. Over and over and over again..

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