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Apple Watch 6 battery draining in Watch OS 7.6.2

I did not have any issues with battery in watch os 7.5, or 7.6, but since I went to 7.6.1, 50% of the life is gone. Meaning my battery used to last from 7am until 10pm, without doing a workout or streaming music. By 10pm it would be about 35%, now it goes from 100% to 50% in like 4 hours.

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Posted on Aug 2, 2021 7:41 PM

If the battery drains too fast after an update, see all the replies to:

Update 6.2.1 Battery Draining Too Quickly… - Apple Community

Battery Drain since watchos 7.4 - Apple Community

WatchOS 7.5 battery drain - Apple Community

FWIW, in some cases, unpairing the watch, completely erasing it, then pairing and restoring the backup will resolve the battery draining issue after an update. (Simply unpairing and pairing again may not work.)

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Also, some people have found that simply waiting a few days after an update resolves the battery draining problem.


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Aug 2, 2021 7:41 PM in response to bm3088

If the battery drains too fast after an update, see all the replies to:

Update 6.2.1 Battery Draining Too Quickly… - Apple Community

Battery Drain since watchos 7.4 - Apple Community

WatchOS 7.5 battery drain - Apple Community

FWIW, in some cases, unpairing the watch, completely erasing it, then pairing and restoring the backup will resolve the battery draining issue after an update. (Simply unpairing and pairing again may not work.)

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Also, some people have found that simply waiting a few days after an update resolves the battery draining problem.


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Aug 3, 2021 1:13 PM in response to bm3088

My apple watch series 6 has the latest update which is 7.6.1. My battery doesn't even last the whole day like it used to and it dies faster than ever. I had no issues with my battery before this update and how can I improve my battery life? Please help and let me know what I can do. Thank you!

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Aug 3, 2021 1:22 PM in response to Brandon_671

FWIW, in some cases, unpairing the watch, completely erasing it, then pairing and restoring the backup will resolve the battery draining issue after an update. (Simply unpairing and pairing again may not work.)

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Also, some people have found that simply waiting a few days after an update resolves the battery draining problem.


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Aug 3, 2021 2:35 PM in response to bm3088

I charged my watch to 80% this morning, and in the last 5 hours it's depleted down to 23%. It was on my wrist while I have been working, so I'm not doing anything unusual, nor strenuous. 80% should last me through to before bed. I am running OS7.6

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Aug 4, 2021 5:48 AM in response to bm3088

I didn't have any battery issues with previous versions of watchOS. Ever since I updated watchOS to 7.6.1, watch needs charging twice a day as compared to charging once is 2 days. Tried all the suggestions, including erasing complete data, resetting the watch completely and re-pairing with iPhone. Nothing helps.

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Aug 4, 2021 6:30 AM in response to Nagaraju A

Before the watchOS 7.6.1 update, I typically charge the watch as I shower and I would usually have 80% battery life whenever I charged in the morning around 9AM and in the evenings around 830PM.


Since the update, however, the battery is drained to 50%! It’s terrible!


Whatever the update dis is consuming a ton of power. I hope there will be some kind of patch soon!

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Aug 6, 2021 6:39 PM in response to bm3088

Good afternoon I’m having the same issue, I use to used my Apple Watch all day long at work and to workout and just charge it at night when go to sleep and having 30% of battery. Now after the 7.6.1 software update the battery drain so fast that by 3 pm when I get out from work is on 20% just using it to see the texts messages and notifications. Just unpairing the watch and erasing it don’t get rid of this issue.

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Aug 8, 2021 8:23 AM in response to bm3088

The same thing is happening to me. My watch battery would last almost three days without being charged. Now it runs out in 4-5 hours. I have unpaired and erased everything. Started from scratch like setting up a new watch and that did not help. This is frustrating.

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Aug 9, 2021 5:58 AM in response to bm3088

I am having this same issue after updating to 7.6.1. I would charge before going to bed as I wear my watch to track sleep. Before the update when I woke up it would be in the high 80%, now it is down to high 50% when I wake up. I hope they fix this soon as I see a lot of other people are also having this issue.

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