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Comus01 Author

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Apple Watch battery draining fast after 6.2.1 update

Since update 6.2.1 my iwatch 5 battery is draining very quickly within 2 minutes it has gone from 100% to 97%, then 97% to 92% within 5 minutes.

You can actually sit and watch the % go down like some ticking timer.

Apple needs to sort this out quickly as the watch is dead within about 3 hours. The watch is rendered useless.

No new apps added or changes made to the phone only the update.

Anyone found this issue since the update?

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Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 6

Posted on Apr 12, 2020 11:39 PM

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Comus01 Author

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Posted on Apr 14, 2020 12:53 PM

Link here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204568

click on iwatch app on iPhone.

once open click your iwatch, in my case Neils Apple Watch.

Then Tap the little i to the right of the displayed watch face.

then tap unpair iwatch.

then on your iwatch go into settings, general, reset, erase all content but remember to keep celluar settings when prompted. Once erased just reconnect to iPhone and restore from back up

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May 28, 2020 6:59 PM in response to wealthychef

Glad this method is helping people fix their watches. Reported- Apple needs to fix this faulty software!

Jul 9, 2020 4:14 PM in response to nismo95tt

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Jul 30, 2020 5:43 PM in response to DaniVelasco

Same problem for me. Hoping someone has a fix. Series 3 dies in a few hours

Aug 3, 2020 3:41 AM in response to wealthychef

Interesting that the feedback form only list options for watchOS up to 6.1.1 & iOS up to 13.5!

QMich

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Aug 23, 2020 10:43 AM in response to DaniVelasco

I had an issue. I turned off heavy rotation and removed music from my Apple Watch. It solved the issue. I believe it was constantly trying to sync the music with my phone.

Aug 24, 2020 10:59 PM in response to wealthychef

I too have had the 99% issue intermittently. I can’t determine what “fixed it”....

Aug 25, 2020 9:02 PM in response to nismo95tt

Did you get a solution? This is exactly my problem and I don't want to break a 9 month perfect record of closing all 3 rings!

Aug 25, 2020 9:58 PM in response to Kotuku123

Nobody has a solution. Apple seems uninterested in the problem although many of us have it.

Sep 18, 2020 9:54 PM in response to wealthychef

So you’re rebooting everyday now?

No longer doing the full charge, then 30 mins powered off type reboot every week or two??

Sep 20, 2020 2:42 PM in response to wealthychef

Has latest WatchiOS fixed this problem for others? Seems to have for me

Sep 20, 2020 5:19 PM in response to Kotuku123

Not mine.

Sep 25, 2020 8:07 PM in response to wealthychef

I still see the same behavior with Watch OS 7, sticking at 99% then flipping to 100% upon a reset. I'm not sure if the other problems with draining are still here but I assume so.

Sep 30, 2020 7:35 PM in response to Comus01

This did work and after 4 days went back to draining fast. Once again, i repeated this step.

Sep 30, 2020 7:56 PM in response to wealthychef

I erased everything on my watch. Worked great for 4 days and today it drained: had to put it back on airplane mode.

Sep 30, 2020 7:59 PM in response to Melinda3212

Have you tried my method yet of resetting at the end of charging? It works consistently for me

Apple Watch battery draining fast after 6.2.1 update