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WatchOS 7.5 battery drain

Anyone else having a horrible battery life on the latest watch update? I have the series 5 on watch OS 7.5. Since the update my watch won’t make it 16 hours.

Before the update, I would be able to go to bed with my watch at 100%, use it for sleep mode and wake up alarm. Exercise in the morning for 30 minutes and go on my day. At night I would still have 20-30% battery before charging it.

Doing the same routine, 2 days in a row my watch doesn't make it past lunch. I do not use the always on display function either.

Last night I reset my watch and restored from backup. Charged to 100%, went to bed wearing it, woke up this morning to 70%.

Hope a new update comes fast or wearing the watch is pointless with this terrible battery drain.

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Posted on May 27, 2021 2:35 AM

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DrSamantha825

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Posted on May 27, 2021 6:50 AM

My Series 4 is doing the same thing since this update. I don’t wear it at night, I usually have 20% left when I plug it in every night around 10-11pm. And it actually DIED on me yesterday at 8:30pm at work after only wearing it for maybe 12 hours. Today I put it on at 6:20am, it’s now 8:49am and it’s already at 88% which is totally abnormal seeing as I’ve not done anything with it but check the time and say good morning to my husband via voice text.

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Alex Neil

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Jun 4, 2021 4:32 AM in response to zeromancer1972

I am using the same watch face as day 1.

I tailored it for critical data only.

For me, rather than changing my watch face, I would strap on my old analog watch.

Alex Neil

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Jun 4, 2021 8:24 AM in response to LFCamacho

The article is for iOS.

motics

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Jun 4, 2021 8:33 AM in response to Valdero

I found my issue:

my back glass is broken..

some functions work abnormal

Jun 4, 2021 8:40 AM in response to motics

I wish that was my issue, then it is something I could fix. No broken glass here. Just a broken OS.

Jun 4, 2021 11:12 AM in response to Community User

Maximum capacity at 98%

MJS92

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Jun 7, 2021 9:23 AM in response to cakalaky

Same here for me with a series 6 Apple Watch, and the same for my wife with the SE Apple Watch! 😣

Jun 7, 2021 11:47 AM in response to cakalaky

Just an intermediate report: using the watch w/o restarting it for 4 days now with the "Infograph" watch face. After 12h still 60% left. Hope this makes is to your stats.

cakalaky Author

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Jun 7, 2021 5:14 PM in response to zeromancer1972

I switched to that watch face 3 days ago and I’m seeing the same battery life as you reported. No entirely sure how a watch face could dramatically change the battery life over the update hit.

Jun 10, 2021 7:05 AM in response to cakalaky

I am also facing same issue, my battery drains within 9-10 hours, however, previously it used to go ~15 hours.

Jun 10, 2021 6:19 PM in response to cakalaky

I am also having this issue since update.

Jun 12, 2021 11:45 PM in response to cakalaky

Facing the same issue on Apple Watch 4 after Watch OS 7.5 update. Charged watch to full and at night before bed. In 8 hours while sleeping it drained 47%.