Since I did the latest software update on my Apple Watch the battery has started dying very quickly. I can't get through half a day without having to charge my watch. Is this a software issue? I have checked the settings in the watch app and turned off background app refresh for almost all of my apps. I'm not sure what else I can do, doesn't make sense to have a watch that doesn't even last a day.
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I opened a chat with support, was escalated to dedicated watch rep, he recommended that I un-pair the watch from iPhone, then re-pair and monitor for 24 hours. I did that last night after getting both devices charged up above 50%, and my watch behaved MUCH better today. Will keep monitoring...
Same. I was charging for about an hour each morning while eating breakfast and that would last me until next morning. watchOS 7 was definitely the culprit and now I have to charge at least twice per day. I have been running nothing in the background to see how long it would last and that had no impact. Serious drainage since the upgrade.
Having the same issue here with a very new iphone 11 and very new apple watch series 5. I've tried tinkering a bit with background app refresh (turned all off) but still nothing... Apple, please advise.
Well this is depressing. Last weekend I was bragging to my husband about how my watch battery outlasted his. Updated OS today and WTH! Co e here and only find others in same boat, no answer. Apple....what can we do?
Yeehimself wrote:
Same here. Watch used to last good 30 hours. Now watch could barely last 7. hey Apple. Stop trying to sell us on restart,etc. It’s your programming.
Read the prior posts on un-pair from iPhone, pair again to iPhone.
I think that unpairing/pairing helped with my series 4 battery drain, but now it won’t unlock my iMac - that little box just won’t check! Tried rebooting, signing out with my Apple ID and back in, and all of the voodoo “fixes” I could find on the internet. Finally called Apple - it’s a known issue, they’ve had other reports.
Okay! I think I found a solution. Go to settings on your watch>general> wake screen
Turn off Wake on Wrist Raise
While this might prove to be a tad inconvenient as you have to tap the watch face, I’ve been up for four hours and I’m at 91%
My apple watch series 5 is dying after 5 hours on a full charge. This just started two days ago with the update to the new iOS. APPLE FIX THIS! Can we roll the watch back an update? I cannot stand this.
Usually after an update it can take the battery a little while to recalibrate itself,give it a couple of days and see what happens.
In the meantime try this;
Some Apple Watch users have found if they un-pair the Apple Watch, and then re-pair back to the iPhone, this helps.
There’s a fix to 7.0.3 for this.
Apple watch battery dying very quickly
