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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Posted on Apr 14, 2020 9:32 AM

Update: I have had to disconnect my iwatch from my iPhone (back it up first) and then reset the iwatch wiping everything from it by going into settings, general, reset, Erase all content and settings. It asked if I wanted to keep cellular settings to which I tapped Yes.

Once completed I then reconnected it to my iPhone. iPhone asks to either set up as a new watch or restore the back up. Obviously I restored from back up.

Since doing this yesterday evening and charging over night my iwatch has now started to hold its charge. Since taking it off charge at 8:00hrs and wearing today it is still at 81% at 17:30hrs so appears to have been sorted the problem.

Worked for me so see how it goes if you have the same problem.

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