Apple watch 4 battery drain when connected to AirPod Pro & using Fitness app, without iPhone

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Apple watch 4 battery drain when connected to AirPod Pro & using Fitness app, without iPhone

This is a recurring problem. The watch battery drains from 100% to <10% within 30 min of using the Fitness app while connected to a pair of Bluetooth headphones. Without an iPhone in sight.

This was fixed a few months ago when I had a problem with the BT connectivity with Bose Soundsport Free via AppleWatch exchange (mailed it in and got another one back)

I am not using AirPod Pro, and the problem has come back.

It occurs only when I listen to music/podcast, use the Fitness App, and no iPhone in BT's range. It seems like the problem occurs when I notice that I have problems controlling the volume through the watch.

This is really frustrating. Ready to toss out the AirPods!

Posted on Oct 15, 2020 12:33 PM

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Answer 1

JCorHelps

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Oct 20, 2020 11:02 AM in response to Panaray

Thanks Panaray,

If that is the case, let's try resetting your AirPods and then restarting the Apple Watch.

Reset your AirPods

Restart Apple Watch

Take care!

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Answer 2

JCorHelps

Community Specialist

Oct 22, 2020 5:03 AM in response to Panaray

Hey Panaray,

Thanks for trying those steps.

To verify, are you running the latest version of iOS and watchOS?

What do you see for Battery Health under Settings > Battery on your Apple Watch?

If you've made sure your devices are updated and you don't see any alerts under your Battery Health, we recommend contacting Apple directly next: Contact Apple Support

Cheers.

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Panaray Author

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Oct 20, 2020 9:03 AM in response to barberlives123

The battery capacity is perfectly fine. It only occurs during the use case described in my original post. I suspect a SW (or FW) bug.

i have been quite disappointed with the problem coming back after the transition from Bose to AirPods Pro.

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Answer 4

Panaray Author

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Oct 21, 2020 8:28 AM in response to JCorHelps

I am afraid the typical countermeasure does not appear to solve the problem. This is the reason that led to the hardware exchange. The problem appear to have something to do with Bluetooth. I am now having problems keeping good BT connection with my AirPod Pros. (No problem with Bose).

I recall several instances when the watch battery went from >80% to <10% (while listening to podcast and fitness app running—no IPhone nearby), I encountered problems adjusting for volume.

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