My battery indicator stays at 100% and then will die without warning. Has anyone had this issue? It started doing this within 2 weeks of receiving the watch, the update (6.1) did fix it temporarily and then a couple of days ago, it started again.
Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 6
I had the same issue and had tried all of the usual suggested solutions. I then found a tip that I had not seen before and it worked for me (for a week now at least). I'll share it in hopes that it works for others as well.
Lo and behold, it worked! The battery went to 65% and ticked down in normal increments without shutting off. I have fully recharged every day since and it the battery continues to work normally. I can't explain why that worked, but I hope it works for others having the same problem.
At this point, I have not had any issues with the wash, as my bigger issues have been with the phone. He would have to enroll in the Apple Developer Program, but it is honestly worth it when it comes to being able to test the software and see how it will work on your watch.
Interesting, you seem to be the first I’ve heard have phone issues as well (at least with watch too). I kind of wondered if it was my phone but I got a new phone. Actually the problem started again a few months after new phone after being resolved for a good while.
My phone is fine, other than a few minor beta bugs. Months ago, a former Senior Advisor who I knew theorized that it was the phone that was at fault, because it was syncing the software to the watch. He suggested a hard reset after I received the new one, and said I should restore everything from the iCloud. While the issue reappeared, it confirmed the phone issue since it never appeared for the technicians.
If he’s a senior advisor, did you ask if he could see any other complaints about this issue? It’s kind of hard to believe that they don’t know about this.
Maybe we all got the same batch. I got mine I think 10 months ago in South Florida at a Bestbuy.
I am currently seeing this with my Series 5 Titanium. It will show 100% for hours and suddenly shut down. When I put it on the charger, it usually shows mostly charged (70% or higher). This is really annoying.
When did you buy it? The shutting off of the phone and watch for about 25 minutes does help. Now that I do it more often (that is before the problem gets bad) I realize the watch never actually displays the correct battery level.
TL;DR: try manually putting your watch into power reserve mode and then turning it back on to recalibrate the battery meter.
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Like others here, this issue cropped up on my Series 4 when sleep tracking shifted my overnight charging routine to morning and evening top-ups. I have worn this watch since launch day in 2018 and never had the problem; figured it was beta-related until I read this thread. Same symptoms: battery stuck in the 90-100% range, but would die in the middle of the day, especially after a workout. Back on the charger, it’d immediately show 100% and not charge further. Hard resets and leaving the watch shut off were unreliable fixes.
But I just found something that worked. I manually put my "100%" watch into power reserve mode, then turned it back on. The battery meter immediately showed the truth: 10% remaining. Now it’s charging normally again. Maybe this will work for y’all too.
Good luck!
Try a forced reset;
To force reset your Apple Watch, press and hold both the side button and Digital Crown for at least 10 seconds, then release both buttons when you see the Apple logo.
I tried this. Once it restarted no change.
The problem appears to be rectified now. Is anyone else in the same position?
So mine seems to be working now, but does Apple Team read these posts? I’m disappointed that nothing has been said about this issue.
Apple replaced my watch since it had only been a month old. I’ve had the new watch for a little over a month now and haven’t had an issue with the battery.
Mine is also still working correctly now following several hard resets, so if you have this issue and you’ve tried a full reset, it may be worth doing it again?
Thanks very much. Yes, I am out of the USA.
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Battery Indicator stuck at 100% All day
