WatchOS 7.5 battery drain

So I got the Apple Watch 6, the newest model, updated to the latest software, I have the latest phone iPhone 12 pro max and my battery does not last more than 10-12 hours a day, sometimes less. I brought it to the apple store, they sent it out and it ended up being replaced, and now the new one does the same thing. I also bought the same watch for my wife a few weeks ago for her birthday, same issue. My friend also same issue. So what is going on ? my series 2 lasted longer and my wife's series 3 lasted longer. I even turned off the Always On option on both of our watches and had to turn off my cellular which I pay for monthly and it still happens, so I'm hoping theres a way to fix this in a software update, but I really wanna know how many other people are having this same issue ? My Apple Watch 2 used to last me from the time I woke up and went to bed and still had like 30-40 percent battery life left on my old watch. Not anymore with the new one.

You are correct that turning off Bluetooth stops the watch from connecting to the phone. It does fix the battery drain though. There is something constantly communicating from the watch to the phone or vice versa. This started for me with the update to 7.5.

Not sure why it is only some people getting impacted but I posted earlier and said I was having an issue, then my watch completely freaked out and would not charge or turn on. Went to the apple store and sent it in. Was covered under warranty so they sent me a new watch. I am now back to using version 7.5 and am having no issues and definitely no upgrading the software. There is obviously something wrong hear that Apple won't admit whether it be a hardware issue, software issue, or combination of the 2.

I didn't have an issue with 7.5, but there's something going on. I have a Series 6, wear it every day. Generally, I don't do much with it, don't run a lot of apps - mostly texts, news, the random pulse reading, the rare exercise. Even without exercise, my watch generally cuts completely off after 12-14 hours of wearing. I used to go to bed, it'd be at 30 or 40%. Now it's dead before I even put it on the charger.

I saw a recommendation to remove, reset, and re-pair the Watch. I really don't want to go through the hassle, but I think I have to. This is crazy - my Watch isn't old at all (says the woman who had a Series 2 and a Series 3 before it).

I too have same issue with my SE. Took off from charger at 7 AM and 10% by 1 PM. It was fine until yesterday just after update seeing the issue.

Same here. I have 2 watches a series 5 and a 6 and both don't last thru the day since the OS7.5 update. Battery health is 100% on both.

Still good day 2 after powering off and on.

Defo an update issue. It happened with two past releases. Then they fix it. Now with the release of OS 7.5 the issue is back.

Yes. Same issue here. Turned off precise location. I will see what happens.

Thank you.

Could you please try it for just a day and post the results?

yes, Battery Health dropped from 86% to 76% and service is recommended :-(

I also have a series 6 that I got this past November. Battery health is 100%. Before upgrading to 7.5, I’d still have about 40% battery remaining after 24 hrs. After the upgrade, I was down to 10% after about 18 hours. I haven’t made any other changes so I agree that the problem must be in the os.

Has anyone else noticed their watch getting unusually warm? I have noticed it intermittently when the battery starts quickly draining as it has done after the last OS update to 7.5, but I also noticed that it was quite warm this morning when I took my watch off the charger. Also, it was dead this morning after 3 hours, which included a workout and a few podcasts. I really wish Apple would say "oops" and get this fixed. My watch is pretty much useless for everyday use at this point.

My watch would last all day, battery used to last 16,-18hrs after the update to 7.5 my battery won't even last 8 hrs. Had to turn off my watch before my shift was over yesterday 5/1. Also the watch gets very warm while charging not like before. I've unpaired and completely rest the watch. I hope it works better. Just got the series 6 only in March so it's not the battery!