Listening to music/podcast on iPhone drains Apple Watch battery

I’ve recently noticed that when I listen to music/podcast or any media on my iPhone it causes my Apple Watch battery to drain extremely fast. Is there a fix for this? Is there anyway to not have the controls for media come on on my Apple Watch?

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Posted on Mar 26, 2022 8:06 AM

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Mar 26, 2022 8:13 AM in response to ottoharsh

Setting/display&brightness/ and turn off "auto-launch audio apps.

ottoharsh Author

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Mar 26, 2022 8:24 AM in response to Community User

I’ll try it. Yesterday apple recommended that I unpaid my watch from my iPhone and then pair it back. I did that and when I began listening to a podcast this morning I immediately noticed the battery on the watch was draining fast again.

ottoharsh Author

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Mar 26, 2022 8:14 AM in response to Community User

It is off. I just see the music control option at the top of the Watch screen.

Mar 26, 2022 8:23 AM in response to ottoharsh

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Listening to music/podcast on iPhone drains Apple Watch battery