Apple Watch battery drain

Make sure to turn off background app refresh and  check walkie talkie is not accidentally turned on.

Check there is no workout running (yellow circle at top if screen.)

Make sure you have no VPN or VPN based ad-blocker on the iphone. Uninstall it then remove any profiles (iPhone Settings, General VPN & Device Management)

Force restart your watch i.e. press and hold both the side button and Digital Crown for at least 10 seconds, then release both buttons when you see the Apple logo. 

Then while the Watch is restarting Force Restart the paired iphone   Force restart iPhone – Apple Support (UK)

Try it for a couple of days especially if you sync photos to your Watch.

If the battery still drains  then Unpair the watch and then pair it again. 

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK) 

Set up your Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK) 

More info

Apple Watch - Battery - Apple (UK)

Batteries - Maximising Performance - Apple (UK)

 If it still discharges after all Watch resets try this user tip

Apple Watch battery drain - the ultimate … - Apple Community

This started with the watchOS update to 10.0 and it has not been fixed so far (as of 10.2).

I have heard this specifically and seen it mentioned on one of the larger Apple related web/media sites (not an Apple site).

When I first bought my Series8 watch in March I was getting ready almost 48hours of use out of it, now (12/30) I am lucky to get half of that if I don't use too many apps.

I've even gone in and adjusted settings, turned off background updates for apps that I can live with them only updating when I use them.

I've looked at the battery health and Im still at 93%, and looked at the battery drainage by app to see how I might be able to tweak settimhsvor delete battery hogs to no avail.

My personal opinion is that Apple, starting with WatchOS 10 has basically overstuffed and under optimized Sustem Services and the underlying WatchOS.

I Sam Marcos fortunate that using a 20W USB C charging block my watch can fully recharge in an hour or two

I’ve recently had this issue and I done two things. 1) a factory reset 2) couldn’t find the clock face I had prior to factory reset so had to change to another. My theory is… with the latest update the face I had set as my default is no longer an option so suspect the watch and iPhone were constantly trying to find the face hence the battery depleting so quickly and likely why only some users having this battery 🪫 issue. Anyway not sure which one but I’m on 71% after 9hrs. Good luck anyone currently having issues and hope this fix works for you too.

My watch has been doing this since November. I have automatic updates on, but the newest update was not downloaded. The update wouldn’t work, so I had to power off my watch and turn it back on then install the update. Ever since the update my watch battery lasts all day again, actually I can wear it all day and it not even be half dead by the time I put it on the charger for the night. Hope this works for some of you. I know how frustrating this has been.

I turned off the watch and unpaired it and then connected it again. The battery is now holding a charge.

in my specific case, I noticed it started draining after I enabled notifications in the weather app, and gave it always access to location. I disabled both and restarted watch and it seems to be back to normal.

The MacObserver.com How To Fix WatchOS 10.3 Battery Drain Issue on Apple Watch https://www.macobserver.com/tips/how-to/fix-apple-watch-battery-drain-issue-after-watchos-10-3-update/

Transparency: The latest software update has fixed this issue for me.

I hope yours, too. After 2 months of disappointment, it is good to have my Apple Watch back.

Apple, please up your FAT, UAT processes and etc. If your product was in a production / operations environment you would not survive with the amount of bugs you have been introducing in recent years.

This worked for me— power down using the side button and let it rest for a couple of hours. Then I attached the charger and powered up. Back to normal.

I turned my iPhone 8 series Watch "OFF"...it took about 3 minutes to come back on, then the battery drainage issue went away. Apple obviously did a software update, that for some unknown reason, continued to run in the back ground, unseen.......RESTART YOUR WATCH.....That should fix the issue, if this is the cause, like it was with mine.

BobHarris wrote:

The MacObserver.com

How To Fix WatchOS 10.3 Battery Drain Issue on Apple Watch

https://www.macobserver.com/tips/how-to/fix-apple-watch-battery-drain-issue-after-watchos-10-3-update/

Somebody must have read my user tip

but missed some of it out.

Apple Watch uses a LOT of battery - Apple Community

Problem solved.

Did reset on watch. December 17th, back to normal.👍👍

Weird. I was replying to another post but must of just posted in general. Anyhow, might not work for everyone but unpairing and then pairing as a new Apple Watch worked for my battery drain ln issue.

Restart the watch. If that doesnt fix it unpair and set up again as a new watch.

well, i mentioned that I was having the same issues with my series 8 iwatch as well, but now I think it has improved after I charged my watch with a different Original adapter, of course, i left it on the magnetic charger and it lasted up to a day or more i think, so you should try changing ur adapter and stoping plugging the charger to ur laptop instead. I hope this works because i know how frustrating it is, Nevertheless, Apple, should drop a statement at least or we will think they are not taking us seriously as loyal customers.