Apple Watch 7 slow charging with Belkin BoostCharge PRO after 8.5

It’s a noticeable problem, Apple needs to fix the bug, as the charging accessory we use is one of those sold directly from the official Store, albeit third-party. On the other hand, until before the update everything worked very well.

Same problem here. After updating to 8.5 my watch charges very slowly on both the Belkin and apple puck. Can I roll back to the previous version? It used to charge so fast. I tried all of the tips from Michele and it’s still charging slowly. Thanks.

This has been happening with my S7 with the Belkin Boost Charge Pro as well. I have it on the USB-C puck now and it is fast-charging like normal. I’ve tried hard resetting and hasn’t worked, though I might try some of the other suggestions people listed in this thread.

The sad part here is that Belkin’s Charge Pro has the “Made for iPhone” and “Made for Apple Watch” seals so it has been officially licensed by Apple themselves so WatchOS 8.5 definitely broke something with the way the software recognizes the charger.

Already made the change in the settings. There should be no problems with the battery, using charging consciously. In the end I never let charge all night, except for this issue with the update. However, it remains a provisional trick and I expect one of the two, Apple and Belkin, or together, to find a solution.

Also having the same issue. I swapped the Belkin at apple a few days ago and it worked properly for about 10 min then went to slow charge again. I noticed it also creates an excess amount of heat when placed on the belkin. 100% an issue since the software update. Frustrating as the belkin was meant to replace the abundance of charge cords. Hopefully apple fixes this soon.

I bought yesterday me and my wife 2 apple watch 7 and yesterday was working fine. Today made the update and i have original charge and original cable. Now our watches doesn't charge. I've tried everything and same.

I don’t think it’s just belkin, I have an off brand fast charger 3-1 (bought on eBay) that worked perfectly up to when I updated to 8.5, it’s doing the same thing, it runs on 20w plug and as far as I can tell it was working just as well as the branded version, I still get fast charging on my phone so the 3-1 isn’t broken

I am also having this issue, I just returned my first BoostCharge Pro thinking it was defective. Just received the new one today and having the same issue again!! Definitely has to do with the new WatchOS.

No! This is NOT isolated to Belkin chargers! I have multiple third party Apple Watch chargers that have always charges my Apple Watch series 5 without issue. Since 8.5 they all still charge my watch, HOWEVER, what now happens is that while charging, the Watch intermittently emits a ping sound, the face wakes up, then goes dark. This lasts for as long as the Watch is on the charger. When I put the Watch on my Belkin 3 in 1charger, purchased in the Apple store, as well as into an Apple wall plug, the issue goes away. I’ve ran this test multiple time with the same results. I have literally, hundreds of dollars invested in various third party 3 in 1chargers and this is unacceptable! You can’t just brick a charger with an update and say, “Just use an Apple charger”! That’s total BS!

I‘ve been in contact with Belkin support over a couple days. The only workaround suggested was to hard reset the watch. Which didn’t help either. 

I was told today that Belkin  upper management is currently investigating for the root cause of the problem and support is still waiting for their feedback. 

and that replacing the unit will not help at this time since the issue occurred after the iOS update. 

Not much help, but I had a slow charge issue on the Watch 7 cellular using OS 8.5 with the original fast charger that came with it from factory. It was ok for a week or so after the update, then I noticed it was taking ages to charge.

A reboot sorted it, though I also was having battery drain issues which I’m unsure of also being resolved by the reboot. It seems OK so far though was under 40% this morning so will keep monitoring it.

Post 8.5 I was again ending up around 40-45% by wake-up on my alarm every day, but it slowly dropped to being 20-25% at that time with no difference in usage scenarios for me.

40-45% each morning was what I got with the Watch from new, so there does seem to be an ongoing charging and drain issue with almost all OS updates since the one it had at launch.

Odd, works every time for me and been doing it for awhile.

I put in on the charger, wait a couple of seconds for it to go to the Green Time screen, then remove and wait till it flips to normal time and then replace on charger.

I’m in the same boat; I’ve had the AW Series 7 for only one week now.

The Belkin Boost Charge Pro Portable (which I bought from the Apple Store) worked great for the first two days, until I updated watchOS to 8.5.

Fast-charging was a major factor in my choosing Series 7 over the SE; my use requirement for the Apple Watch is pretty much 24/7, so I needed to be able to do quick charge-ups a couple of times a day. For the first two days using the watch, I could do this easily. Since watchOS 8.5, not so much.

I’m sure that disabling fast-charge (on at least some chargers) in the OS update was done in error, but from what I’ve found online, it’s at least the third time that Apple have done this (8.1.1, 8.3, and now 8.5, apparently).

I can understand making a mistake, but to keep making the same mistake repeatedly really shakes user confidence.

The fast-charging design Belkin have deployed in these chargers is surely made to Apple’s specification, so I am really struggling to understand how this problem has arisen in the first place, let alone several times now.

Apple, could we please get some sort of commitment to stop breaking fast-charging with future OS updates? That would really mean a lot to many of us Apple Watch S7 owners, I am quite sure.

Same issue here. Approx 2 hours 30 mins to charge from 0-80%. Very disappointed this issue keeps coming back.

For reference: I'm using the official Apple 20w power supply, and the official USB-C cable-to-puck.

Mine has been fine since I rebooted it, seems to me that it's the same issue they fixed a few versions ago and it has crept back in...using the original Apple fast charging cable that shipped in the box.