Apple Watch battery draining fast after 6.2.1 update

I hope I never find out what the "snake screen of death" is but I imagine it's a screen with a snake on it that means your watch is doomed. Dramatic.

A message that I now regularly get with the original loader for my Apple Watch (4) is this one.

Anyone else sees this? It does charge though.

I did that and it didn't work. Watch is dead by 7 pm and not sending health data to the phone. Super annoyed!

Update**after the online and phone support. They stated it was my battery. I still don’t agree but I did pay $94 for battery replacement. That included shipping, part and labor. I was sent a replacement watch, apparently they don’t replace batteries. Now I could have used that money to upgrade but my watch has sentimental value (anniversary gift) and I have stainless steel version. Since getting the replacement I paired it with my phone, charged it but didn’t use it. Waiting for screen protectors. The replacement watch drained from 100% to 77% while sitting on my dresser while I was out for work. I was gone maybe 8 hours total. I did another chat because I didn’t understand why. I was told to unpair, shutdown, turn on and repair. I did do that. Today I left it at home again fully charged. I been gone 9 hours and battery is at 94% after returning. Regardless I still think the update did something to my watch to begin with. I went from being able to go almost 2 full days on a complete charge Pre-update to battery drain and charging issues immediately after update. I hope more people keep sharing their stories.

Also there was a video on YouTube about watches and when Apple says it’s a battery issue but might not be, look for it and try the steps if you’re considering repairing or replacing.

So far, since the update people have complained from series 2(me) through series 5 about the same issues after the update.

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

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

Thanks! Yeah, that's where I am too. I have a lot of apps that track a lot of things, and resetting my phone to factory and reinstalling everything from scratch would be a horror show. I will look into it, though. I'm getting tired of the old "recharge to 100%, turn off, wait 30 minutes, restart" trick that works reliably but is a short-term fix.

Same issue, looks like i am on version 6.2.8. Had issues starting around July 1 but finally acting on it. I have tried all the solutions above (re-start, unpait/repair) but i can't do the I am able to unpair the iphone and iwatch.

After i unpair, I am not able to get into the watch to get to settings etc without re-pairing to iphone.

After it was paired, i reset all and kept cellular plan.

Fingers crossed

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?

Correct. I never do the 30 min power off any more. I just wait for charge to reach 99% and then reboot the watch. When it comes back online, it works fine and shows 100%. If I don't reboot the watch, it sticks at 99% forever and that's when it tends to have problems. I think the software is confused about battery levels. It's a bug.

I had the same problem when I installed watch0S7.0. Suddenly my battery was draining so quickly that by mid morning I was down to 28%. I’ve rarely had this happen. I followed your instructions and it’s 20:40 and I still have 41% on my battery. So thank you, it seems to have worked.

I had the same problem when I installed watch0S7.0. Suddenly my battery was draining so quickly that by mid morning I was down to 28%. I’ve rarely had this happen. I followed your instructions and it’s 20:40 and I still have 41% on my battery. So thank you, it seems to have worked.

Sorry, I posted this on the wrong post initially.

Interesting, it will be interesting to see if that works for you for more than a few weeks. Mysteriously, my battery issues unsolve themselves whenever I do the more involved wipeout dance. :-) Let us know either way!

Sil

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