Apple Watch battery draining fast after 6.2.1 update

Hey there Comus01,

Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities. I understand you are having issues with the battery life of your Series 5 Apple Watch.

From what you've shared, I recommend following the steps and suggestions found in the resource I've linked below. They should help you get the most from your Apple Watch battery.

• Batteries - Maximizing Performance

Have a good one!

I have the exact same issue with my series 4 with cellular. I have had version 2,3 and 4 of the watch and never had a problem with updates until now. Have shut off and turned watch back on several times over the last few days. Like you, no new programs or changes. This is truly a bad update.

similar issues since updating last week.

Started happening during the last week after I

updated to latest WatchOS 6.2.1 (Model A1978 44mm S4 Nike).

My watch will just be dead randomly when it should have plenty of life

left. Sometimes it will give the red/dead charge indicator on screen

when I attempt to turn it back on. Other times it will be dead, I turn

it on, get white apple logo, and then it acts fine for a couple mins,

then dead again.

My watch seems to be totally fine at the higher charge levels (over 70%), but once it

dips down below, it just turns off randomly.

Super frustrating. Worried this bug will snap my 700+ day 3-ring streak.

I got my S4 around release date. It's approx 17 months old. Never had an issue like this before with any other update. Have tried soft restart, and force reboot (both buttons 10 seconds), and restarting my iPhone (both ways, soft and force).

Have not yet attempted unpair/repair...

Dear friends!

I have a Series 3 that was working perfectly until a week ago... I updated to 6.2.1 and now the battery drains in half a day... Tried to reboot, reset and hard-reset... Nothing works!!

Does anyone know what to do?

Thanks!

Dani

Hey do u got any solution for this issue.... I stopped using Apple Watch as i was having same issue , like its getting turned off automatically even when the battery is fully charged... help me to get rid of this problem

Here's a workaround that worked for me (from another Apple support thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250840427

Charge the watch for long enough that you know it's truly at 100% despite it's incorrect battery measurement/readout.

Power off watch for 15-30 mins (the amount of time is TBD, but I did 30 mins)

Turn watch on.

Done.

In my case (Nike S4 GPS 44mm WatchOS 6.2.1), this fixed the exact problem you described, and the watch started operating as normal once again.

Some people indicate that you might have to do this more than once;

possibly once a week. Not clear. I did it once, then it seemed to fix

my S4 for 48 hours (then I sold it). I was in the process of getting a

S5, so I wasn't able to test my S4 for more than a two days.

Prior to this, I did a bunch of other troubleshooting steps including force restarting watch, iphone, and unpairing/repairing watch. It's possible that the combination of those things was the fix, not clear. Apple doesn't seem to know whats going on here based on everything I've read.

nismo95tt wrote:

Here's a workaround that worked for me (from another Apple support thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250840427

Charge the watch for long enough that you know it's truly at 100% despite it's incorrect battery measurement/readout.

Power off watch for 15-30 mins (the amount of time is TBD, but I did 30 mins)

Turn watch on.

Done.

This is what worked for me! I documented my experience here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251360535

I do have another bit to add to the puzzle. I also have this issue: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7016543#:~:text=Devices%20like%20this%20usually%20don,monitor%20is%20never%20getting%20reset.&text=Same%20here.,it%20can%20charge%20to%20100%25 When the watch is charging, it takes forever to get that last 1% and go from 99% to 100%. If I restart the watch and keep it on the charger, it goes to 100% so quick I'd call it immediate. I don't have evidence yet, but it's suspicious and seems related to battery management problems. Does anyone else see this?

I am having a lot of problems since 6.2.1 update

1. Battery remains stuck at 100% for a few hours and then shuts down
2. Battery drops to 70% especially after a an outdoor exercise and shuts down, and if I use a charger the phone again shows 70% and charges back to 70%
3. I reset the phone twice, did the shutdown and up again - but no use
4. Removed a few apps, and some of the watch optimisations - still no use
5. Had a chat with Apple support but no use. One suggestion was to use the power reserve option, which again is pointless having an Apple Watch

I tried everything without luck. The solution doesn't work for me.

I'm really annoyed with Apple. My three last purchases:

• AirPods Pro: Beeping sound on the right one it's making it useless.
• Apple Watch: Have to charge it every 5 hours.
• Macbook pro: Can't use the keyboard because it repeats "r", "o", "t" and some other keys.

When unpairing, the data is automatically erased.

after unpairing, you will have to pair again to be able to erase tbe data.

So what do you exactly mean?

1. unpairing - data is erased - pairing - as new - erase data - pair again with recovery?
2. unparing - data is erased - pairing with recovery? (This last is what I did, but that didn’t solve the problem.

cheers Jim

After an update it’s common for your Apple Watch to experience decreased battery life. It typically resolves itself within 48 hours. This is a pretty extreme case fo battery drain, so I’d restart your Apple Watch by pressing and holding the side button, swiping the power off slider, and pressing and holding the side button again.

Mine is in my third day since upgrading, and super serious drain issue on Series 5 with WatchOS 6.2.1

I simply cannot pass 12 hours of normal usage. Apparently whenever in the period i receive notification battery drops in less than 1 hour like 15%

Did so many restarts, uninstalled applications but nothing