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

Absolutely an issue connected with OS8.3 and third party chargers!

I have multiple chargers due to the fact I travel for work, have a home office, two vehicles, and a workplace. I opted for a few third party chargers because they go missing in travels. Now, they’re all useless!

I hope this is something Apple plans on addressing very soon!

Yes and have been on chat about it.

it needs to be raised on this chat facility and apple support because we should not have to have this 8 3 problem.

Apple stopped putting chargers in the box this. Fine but why put a different plug on it. It should have stayed as usb A.

I am demanding a usb c charger sent for free now they have purposely put software on the Watch to prevent the use of our old series chargers both Watch and iPhone chargers

It will do you no good to discuss it here. Apple never included a power adapter with the aluminum watch. If you have an older Apple or mFi certified charger it will work with the Apple Watch 7. And technology moves on, all manufacturers have gone to USB-C and are no longer including power adapters.

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Georgyboy3 wrote:

We should not have to buy an accessory to charge the Watch because apple changed the plug type. Not sell it with a charge any more but leave the plug usbA as it was to use previous series and iPhone chargers

I had my first post deleted

I have been on chat for 3 weeks now.

please add your weight to put right this injustice

These posts I answered were victims of Apple preventing customers charging their Apple Watch series 7 watches with the 1st party Apple series 4 5 and 6 chargers they used since they’ve bought the Watch 3 months ago.

Software 8 3 has purposely prevented this continued use of these chargers.

Why should there being told the obvious truth be deleted.

The forum needs to know the truth

Sorry, but that isn't so. I have charged my watch with 8.3 on an original Apple USB-A cable with a USB-A power adapter and it works fine.

This is a user-to-user technical support site operated by Apple. No Apple management will see your posts here. And since Apple has never supplied a power adapter with the Sport Apple Watch I'm not sure about your reasoning on getting a free one. But you can call Apple Support and ask to be transferred to Customer Service and see what you can do there.

In the meantime if you are near a Best Buy they have the Anker Nano 20W USB-C power adapter on sale for $16.95 in white and it is smaller than the Apple charger.

Yes that is what I found out the hard way. This adapter gets round the 8 3 update which stops anyone using usb A chargers of older series Watch chargers altogether.

The usb c to usb a adapter is not something customers have in the house.

The Apple chat line insist I should buy the dedicated usb c charger. That works to cut means this is the only thing that will charge it.

we should be able to use any 5v usb a jack though such as in the car. In the side of sofa and chairs etc.

they should bring out a fix update (3weeks gone now though)

put a charger with usb A in the box.

or Yes this adapter you happen to have and what borrowed to prove the problem.

Apple chat won’t listen to this.

apple support are still to this day 3 weeks trying to blame it all on my Watch

best of luck with this everybody

unfortunately, it is somehow a mouvement from Apple to ban any 3rd party charger and force to buy new adapters.

however, i'm charging a AW7 with usb A genuine charger that was there in my house beside the type C. don't know how long it will last until they will ban also the brick wall? by the way, deggie is only foccusing on MFI and such answers. i think he is missing the most important point: when all the other manufacturer are improving the portability and to reuse what ever is available: any kind of cable, any kind of charger, apple is moving in a way to make everything more closed. if at least we got the option to downgrade the os version! funny thing, i changed my galaxy watch and my note20 ultra moving to apple ecosystem, and that only from one month ago. stupid move from my self.

Yes, I am focusing on Apple chargers and one of the 200 companies that belong to the MFI program. All of the others can only make theirs work through stolen codes. Really isn't fair to the 200 honest companies that are in the MFI program. Encourage the company you like to use to join that program and the problem goes away for you.

and do youthing it is fair for thousands and thousands of costumer who bought a "simple" cable/charger? it is fair for earth to waste tons of plastic and devices that became obsolete in one day? do and now you said 200 companies. a bet you tell me only 20 companies that they have stand for AW7??

be more realistic. this is the real world. when a company is only looking for exclusivity, ignoring its customer, there is an issue. either iphone and AW are now without a brick wall included. tomorros they will remove also the cable, with the excuse of looking for earth, buuuuuuuut, you cannot use what you already have and must purchase what was supposed to be included in the first place.

Actually - what is my biggest concern - there seems to be no technical reason. These 3rd party chargers were just disabled for many user with a software tweak that came silently with the latest update. No explanation, no warning and likely no reason except preserving business for vendors with MFi license.

Would be like... hmm... you got a Tesla and then an update will restrict you to charge your car only on Tesla charging stations - even disabling to use the electricity you may generate with your own photovoltaic system.

Exactly!!! This is all our concern, and more, what will be next? I believe it is the most stupid move, you dynamite the trust of you client, making them awake that what they bought belongs to apple and it can do whatever they want at anytime.

You have it backwards with Tesla. It would be like if Tesla only let Teslas use their charging stations. Which they do.

Or if you are driving a stolen Tesla and Tesla puts out an update that disables your stolen car without warning.

No, they had it right as you can currently charge your Tesla on non-Tesla chargers today. If Tesla didn't allow you to charge on non-Tesla chargers tomorrow, and only no Tesla "approved" chargers that would be the same situation here. You are only allowed to charge on Apple "approved" charge cords.

Exactly the same situation comes with my Prestigio Revolt A8 combo charging device. While iPhone would get an excellent load with it, Apple Watch stops the charging after app. 5 minutes. The vendor already noticed this issue, calling update to watchOS 8.3 as its main reason: https://prestigio.com/news/revolt-apple-watch-os-8-3