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

My Nomad Base Station also stopped working after updating to 8.3

For me it's working again in 8.4 with my KKM 4-in-1 charger (bought on Amazon)

I'm having a similar issue with my BlueBolt all-in-one charger. (Charges iphone, watch and earpods). The watch isn't charging, but charges fine on Apple branded puck chargers. Was working fine for me until WatchOS 8.3

I bought 3 in 1 wireless charger from Virgin Mega Store Dubai… with brand name switch … it charges my phone and airpods perfectly but since updated my watch it has same glitches of charging fluctuations…which previously was charging like breeze

Oh, please, is there no such thing as personal responsibility anymore? How hard is it to look at a box or the paperwork and see if it has the mFi logo? How much did you pay for this knockoff anyway and who made it?

So you honestly think Apple should issue an update that makes sure all counterfeit devices with stolen codes should work? And what happened to the cable that came with your Apple Watch? Did you lose it?

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.

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.

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.

Please be advised that Apple Watch Series 7 is not compatible with our BoltHOME Charger. Thus your watch will not charge properly with our product.

Unfortunately, we do not allow returns due to incompatibility issues.

Forget it. Apple screw-ed all the 3rd party chargers. All of us that we have the stands 3-in-1 or 2-1 lost the apple watch part. Apple should have warned about that. Now thousands of stands are good to be in the trash bins. And already 2 updates since the big change and it seems that it is Game-over.

and for the MFI, deggie: seriously your advise is to contact the manufacturer and ask him nicely to adhere to MFI programs when we are now on the 7th generation of watches?? This is the right way???

when I put the watch on the charger, it only charges 5% or less and then stop charging, so if they solve it, I’m going to charger it by 5 percent and disconnect and connect again till reach 50% :)

Apparently its fixed in 8.4 b1. Lets hope so

yes tried a restart and reset. works fine on original apple charger but not third party

There’s a lot of discussion about this in other forums, confirming that while not as widespread, OEM charging is also badly impacted by the update.

8.4 it works fine with AW 5 and the "Andi be free Wireless Charger 3 in 1“.