the battery on my apple watch (series 8), purchased in late march, suddenly drains much quicker. i've only had it for a little over a month and i didn't change any settings so this is quite baffling to me.
any idea what is going on?
thanks!
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Apple Watch Series 8, watchOS 9
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
My watch is not even 3 months old. This just started with the last update. I charged it at 8:00 last night. I did nothing but watch tv and sleep. It is 9:33 a.m. and it is down to 7%. I did not use any apps on the watch or anything. The only thing I am getting is notifications. This is ridiculous!
look at the list of remedies above your post
Reject it if you bought it from Apple
As none of the updates have been shown in sny quantity to cause battery drain in themselves, check out the link 2 posts above yours for hardware and third party software conflicts
Two tests that Apple don't have time to do.
How to check your Apple Watch battery fo… - Apple Community
Apple Watch battery drain - the ultimate … - Apple Community
Put mine on at 6 am, it’s now 3 pm and the watch is dead. I never had the problem until it updated to 10.4.
Do the overnight battery test.
How to check your Apple Watch battery fo… - Apple Community
Remember, Off charge, Powered off.
Similar problem BUT different pathway to get there. I have two Apple Watches (7 and 6) that normally last 28-32 hours (non-cellular, rarely play music, time depends on amount of workout time). They've been pretty consistent for the past year plus. Sudden change starting in the past week or so, they are both lasting under 24 hours. I have not changed my usage patterns, so it would seem like a SW upgrade may have increased battery drain. Anyone else having this issue? Any suggestions?
The suggestions by LD150 are good, and I'll do those, but that would not seem associated with my pattern.
JeffreyS1964 wrote:
My 5 month old Apple Watch 8 series has started dying in roughly 8 hours….APPLE THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'VE CAUSED!!…”FIX IT!”
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Same things happening to me. My watch isn’t even that old. But ever since the latest update the battery drain has been faster than normal. Right now for instance. I got my watch off charge like maybe 15-20 minutes ago from 100% and it’s now down to 94% and it’s just sitting on my wrist. I’m not listening to music, or anything. I really don’t understand what’s going on. It’s frustrating.
I also have an Apple Watch 8 bought brand new less than a year ago. It worked great for the first few months but now I can’t even get through the day without having to charge it at least 2 times. I have removed as much as I can from it app wise, I wear it overnight to get my sleep app running but that’s it, all notifications are off, I have to tap it to get the screen on so it’s not just coming on all the time. I spent a lot of money for this watch and am extremely disappointed in Apple with all these complaints I do believe it’s a software issue! APPLE FIX THE ISSUE OF YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CUSTOMERS!!!!
I have a new Series 9 watch with apple care. The battery drains within 6 hours despite being optimized. I have seen 4 geniuses during 3 appts and spent time chatting and online trying to figure it out. I finally agreed to send it back to be repaired. Wait for it…The genius said to me that because they cannot find a problem with the 3 tests that they ran numerous times and despite having apple care and having it be less than 6 months old, the repair would be on me?! And there is nothing to repair because with their few tests they can’t find the problem?! So now what?
Either battery is failing or its the third party software you installed.
Apple Watch uses a LOT of battery - Apple Community
There is a lot to work through, if you really want it to he fixed try everything on there
Same problem. I have the Apple Watch SE 2. Just got it 2 months ago and at first it was amazing. The battery lasted 2 days without a charge. Now since it updated to 10.4 I’m lucky if it last 3 hrs. What is odd is in the battery life in the watch settings it says 100% capacity remaining and the last full charge was 78% 3 days ago. I know that’s not true as every morning it’s at 100% when I put it on and then a few hrs later it’s dead. This is extremely frustrating and makes the watch unreliable now.
My W7 45mm started draining much faster about a month or so ago. No usage change, apps, or anything else changed. For 19 months it been the same, charge it in the late evening, put it on for sleep tracking, used only for notifications and the time (duh). I always end the day with about 50% or so. Now, same pattern and usage, and by the end of the day it's down to 25%.
Clearly something changed last month-ish and I hope Apple will be pushing an update to correct this soon.
Apple Watch battery drain
