watchOS 6 breaks third party charging

hi all. i have an apple watch series 4 and just upgraded to watchOS 6. i have two genuine apple chargers and two aftermarket chargers. after watchOS 6, there is now a charging loop when using the aftermarket ones. it will charge for 10 seconds, then seems as if it loses the charging connection, then immediately charges again for another 10 seconds, repeat. the two aftermarket chargers i purchased are:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TH9BVPC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VHP96BB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Posted on Sep 23, 2019 9:57 AM

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Oct 2, 2019 1:15 PM in response to Helbert Pina

I Doubt it is intentional, they make money in licensing the technology to third parties and they resell third party accessories themselves that are affected by the bug. We just have to be patient.

deggie

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Oct 19, 2019 9:10 AM in response to Community User

Yes, I have the Mophie 3 in 1 and it works perfectly.

chripou

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Oct 19, 2019 5:47 PM in response to Community User

I am in the same situation. I did what Nomad propose me and this problem is completly solved now :) just remove the small bumper and try it.

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