Apple Watch battery drain after Update

This update is hammering my usability as a watch, which now only lasts 8 hours on a full charge, as opposed to the 24 hours I am used to.

Apple, take responsibility here, and suggest a fix - an update or provide some guidance.

I have restarted it - no change.

As a Series 1, 4 and now 7 watch user, this update is impactful

You are NOT addressing anyone at Apple here. This is a user to user only forum.

If you want someone at Apple to know you have an issue, use this link to provide feedback --> Feedback - Watch - Apple

Ps: I'm using 9.5.1 and am having absolutely NO battery drain issues whatsoever. At a minimum, did you restart your watch after updating (something highly recommended after every OS update)?

Might try these - all of them.

Apple Watch uses a LOT of battery - Apple Community

It is your portfolio of software combined with the update, or your battery, that is causing it, not the update on its own.

Most people are seeing better battery life after 9.5.1. Did you restart your watch, after updating it? If no, restart your watch. Then give it a couple days as after any OS update, your watch has to reindex all of its data, which depending on how much memory you're using, can take a couple days.

I'm on a Series 6 watch and I'm lucky to get 12-14 hours right now. Pre-9.5.1 I could go 30 hours.

I usually sleep with it on, get out of bed, work out for 45-60 minutes, charge while in the shower and be back at 100% battery when starting my work day.

Post-update I can not longer sleep with it on, charges overnight, do my workout, charge, be at 100% at 8 am. 7 hours later I'm under 40%.

After the update, the watch was restarted. Re-did all of the background app refresh settings so that it was a minimum of them active.

Hope Apple pushes a better update soon.

Im getting the issue as well.

Brand new series 8 bought last May 2023, watch was fine till this update happened and it barely last 3-4 hours. This is crazy.

im glad im not the only having this problem, so it’s definitely an issue with 9.5.1

were probably those unlucky ones hahaha

Yes several times i tried restart, since i updated a day ago. Still no change. This only started happening right after this annoying update, everything was working fine prior.

from having to charge once day to having to charge 2-3 times to day, has rendered the watch pretty much a liability to use.

Just as many peope have said that 9.5.2 has cured the battery problem in 9.5.1 so the claims are illogical for both.

And you cannot go back a version.

Apple Watch uses a LOT of battery - Apple Community

work through it particularly looking at iPhone software and cleaning it up.

The software problem is most probably in your iphone.

If you don't want to go through all the options presented many times above (ok so you didn't read any of it) then do this

Apple Watch battery drain - the ultimate … - Apple Community

I agree. I was born in the 1950's and I'm not going back to banging steel studs in my boots and radios with 90volt zinc carbon batteries that ran for 5 hours then were thrown away. Cars in my country did 15 to the gallon and lasted 7 years then rusted through, TV's lasted 3 years then the CRT went.

My wifes iphone 7 and ipad mini 4 are both 5 years old with original batteries.

I use my 3 yr old iphone all day on this forum and my watch has 50% battery left at bed time. Watch battery health is 96% after 10 months, phone still 87% battery health.

Plenty of things to try above to reduce battery usage.

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The last update killed my battery! - Apple Community

and for Watch...

Apple Watch uses a LOT of battery - Apple Community

I had a similar problem but the battery didn't drain so fast, only maybe 50% faster. I solved my problem by unpairing the watch from my iPhone and repairing it. Check the Apple support website for instructions on how to do this. Click Here for Apple Instructions

18 hours is specified by Apple for normal use on all Watches except Ultra, and is to be expected.

2-3 days is a freak battery life and goes against the advice to charge every day.

Apple Watch uses a LOT of battery - Apple Community

After about a month, I could solve the problem. I found the solution here, and it boils down to :

• Un-pair
• Re-pair
• Force restart iPhone
• Force restart Apple Watch

I don't know if the last two steps are required, but it worked (at least for me) : the watch battery now uses about 5% of capacity per hour, which seems back to normal for my watch and my usage.

I have had the same problem a few months ago (after a watchOS update), and again last week when upgrading to watchOS 10. In both cases, I solved it like this (see also my previous posts much above) :

• Un-pair the watch
• Re-pair the watch
• Restart the iPhone
• Restart the watch

It works, but it is a hassle : I lost the watch configuration each time and had to do it again by hand.

It is obviously a software problem, it affects many people and has lasted for a few months at least. What is Apple doing ?

This is from pascal_sartoretti hopefully its help. Coz it works for me

I have had the same problem a few months ago (after a watchOS update), and again last week when upgrading to watchOS 10. In both cases, I solved it like this (see also my previous posts much above) :

• Un-pair the watch
• Re-pair the watch
• Restart the iPhone
• Restart the watch

It works, but it is a hassle : I lost the watch configuration each time and had to do it again by hand.

It is obviously a software problem, it affects many people and has lasted for a few months at least.