Waiting might help some of us! First, I’m sorry you’re also having this problem. I have the stainless watch 4, it’s 3 years old so the battery going bad would not be outside the realm of possibility. After the OS8 update my watch went berserk, the touch screen stopped responding and I had to do a force restart (hold both buttons 10 seconds) I’ve never had problems with it before. After this it was fine for a day, then I went swimming and the watch went even more berserk, it repeatedly dialed 911 and the touch screen wen unresponsive so I had to force it down again, then turn it completely off. After that it was odd and buggy then stopped working altogether and told me the battery was low…even though it had been charging. Then I attempted to unpair, reset to factory and at the last step of getting it paired again….I lost total control of it and it would not turn on again. I only saw the coiled wire with the green lightening icon indicating it was charging. As soon as I removed it from the charger the lightening turned red. It was not really charging. Took it to apple two days ago (Sept 29) and because it would not power on (and it was not paired to my phone remember) they could not run diagnostics. So I was resigned myself to buying a new watch. Then the next day (today) I tried again and the watch was responsive after sitting on charging puck all night. I was able to pair and set up the watch successfully and then I noticed the battery was draining by the minute!! I went back to apple store today and explained all of this and they ran diagnostics….showing my batter was perfectly healthy. 87% actually. So the only options were A) to send it in for a complete re-install of the operating system for no cost, B) Pay for repairs at $400 or C) Buy a new watch (and D) do nothing). Here’s what I think: The OS is draining people’s batteries, and it might regulate itself or not, but for the out of warranty people who have older watches like I do….Apple is perched to try and get $400 to “repair” it. To Apple’s credit, all employees agreed it was not worth spending that much for only a 90 day’s warranty on repairs. What sucks is that apple won’t replace the battery because diagnostics show it’s healthy, they will charge me an arm and a leg for repairs without even knowing what is happening…..and at the end of the day there is not real help (yet) for what is probably an OS problem that is yet to be addressed because not enough time has passed and not enough people have begun to complain.
So waiting might be the solution…..either the watch will regulate itself or if it is deemed an OS problem, Apple will take an action. Maybe! I wish you all the best.
