WatchOS 8.3 Update Causing 3rd Party Wireless Charger to Drain Battery

Well, the stand have double charger: magsafe and watch. While the watch one stopped, the magsafe is charging without any issue.

anyway, i switched back to apple from android, my last iphone was the x, and i’m already starting to regret: going from a complete freedom to a stupid thing not even letting you to use a simple charger!

No, it didn’t affect all chargers, my Mophie charger works fines. My friends Belkin is also working although the person who started this thread. If you have a certified Made for Apple charger contact the company that made it and Apple Support. If you are using a cheap knockoff that is using counterfeit chips and stolen codes you can contact the manufacturer. Apple won’t help you.

If you are using a 3rd party charger that is Made for Apple certified they will work with you. Since they didn’t I’m guessing you have one that has counterfeit chipsets and stolen codes. Contact the company you bought it from.

Yes, I know where I should go if I want to deal with Apple Support. I asked because you answered all customers with same statement. In here, we are trying to handle it because we cannot use our watches just before xmas holiday it means even if I order an official charger, I still need to wait till new year to use my watch. On the other hand, if Apple couldn’t protect its codes, it is not my fault. I didn’t know it was stolen, and currently I cannot contact with its manufacturer. I mean please if you dont have any other idea, please stop spamming same content, people in here already read your comment. There are lots of user who facing same problems and following this topic for a solution. We all know we can buy a charger from apple store.

Oh yes, next time I will check its box and papers in the box. It was my fault, I should’ve guessed some thieves stole some codes from APPLE and after 3-4 months, it might affect my holiday suddenly, without informing or warning.

1- switching to USB C, means switching completely to it! in this way, you can reuse all the plenty cables taht are already in the nature. if they were actually really concerned aboutthe environnement. keeping the lightening connector, is not the right move.

2- my chager stand cost me 90$ not 4$ with 2 year warranty etc. and not from Amazon. and yes, already contacted them.

3- have you checkd personally if the charger is contrefit? with stolen code?

4- of course i will vote with my wallet and chose the right route. HOWEVER, i have also the right to be informed when there is such huge change that will impact definetly my devices. what is the warranty that tomorrow it will not happens with other devices: wall charger, headset, etc???

5- again, the topic here was not the MFI and how cool and lovely is apple, it was to explain that is not a particual situation, but a complete change in the OS with nefaste implication.

Nah, i will say it is morethan a funboy, it may work for apple. if not, no reason why he is so offensed by our mean and bad behaviour.

going back to the real discussion, some of users that installed the 8.4 beta had their charger working again, but not all. i believe 100% they will fix it. a stupid action like this and especially in christmas time will cost them more than a simple unhappy client. the success of a product is how easy you can deal with it. if ti become more and more closed, definetly it will harm

Same problem with Amazon’s BroHonor. I don’t understand why people suggesting to contact with manufacturers, they cannot update the chargers but Apple can update watches for its users

Now my apple charger is not working properly either? Any response from apple on this? My watch is going to be unusable in a day.

Since updating to 8.3 my SE has lost power daily. It’s draining about 10% per hour. Fix this Apple!

No, you don’t have to buy an Apple charger just buy one that is Made for Apple certified.

True that … what you think will apple reverse this in future ? Or its total waste of money now ?

yes lets hope. once the beta opened for the public i will install it and see

Same thing here! Apple Watch Series 7 charged just fine before de 8.2 update and after, it only charges for a few seconds, then disconnects by showing the watch face.

Apple is no help with this. Both mine and my wife's watch SE charged fine on third party chargers until the 8.3 update