Is anyone else experiencing battery drain from the recent update? I have a new watch and this recent update, in under an hour (53 minutes to be exact), had my battery go from 55% to 39%.
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Apple Watch SE
EBeth0001 wrote:
I did charge it to 100%. It’s been 16 minutes and it’s at 82%. I’ll let it drain to 50% and then power it down until I decide what to do with it.
My advice is to keep using the watch if possible. Put it back on the charger if necessary, but keep its alive and let it sort out its post-update tasks instead of shutting down and having to start over, and over, and over...
You won't do any real harm to the battery by leaving it on the charger for a day or so. The charging system on Apple Watch is intelligent, and it will just stop the charge to prevent over charging, and continue to use the charger power to run the watch.
I and many other users have noticed that battery usage is often much heavier than normal for a few days after a software update. We believe this is because the internal storage gets reindexed after the update is installed, and there is probably a lot of processor work to do this and clear all the remains of the previous version. Usually this clears after a few days and everything is back to normal. However, you need to let the software do its job and not keep making it go back to the start line by shutting down.
@branta_uk does make a good point. Using “no charge” was an error on my part as I proofread. It seems ironic that the proofread introduced an error. I’m sorry for that.
I should have used “automatic shutdown” or “full cycle” like I did everywhere else in my post.
As a side note to @EBeth0001 continuing to use the Watch a few hours then recharge will progressively shorten the reported Watch battery life.
The automatic shutdown occurs at about 10% of capacity on my Watch Ultimate using the default settings it had when I bought it in December 2022.
My watch shuts down a few times per month, usually while I’m asleep.
Just a moment ago the Maximum Charge was still 99%.
Raicya, I’m not sure what that page is supposed to tell me. I understand what causes battery drain by my watch was on my wrist and it was draining without me doing anything.
Same. Charged to 100% yesterday afternoon and woke up this morning to battery at 16%. Down 84% in 17 hours of minimal use is a dramatic difference from the previous dot release.
these dont' help us
my watch is within warranty. I am chatting with apple support. they're doing a diagnostic through the phone. I'll post a quick update when the diagnostic is finished.
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@Dah•veed did yours have a similar battery drain issue, did resetting fix the issue?
I had short battery life issues after an update and it has solved the issue.
Battery is still draining faster than before the update, but not as bad as when it was first updated… I hope they come out with another update and one better for battery health soon.
How is your watch now?
I didn't do any hard reset, just the normal habit. It's 4:20 pm in my current location, and my watch is at 66%, which seems to be normal from before the update
I’ve also let it sit on the charger for over 48 hours to let it re-index. No luck there either
I did charge it to 100%. It’s been 16 minutes and it’s at 82%. I’ll let it drain to 50% and then power it down until I decide what to do with it.
The battery health has just decreased another 1% to 89%. If your watch battery is draining fast, you may want to monitor the battery health as well. I’m no longer going to power up my watch at all.
Battery drain on my Apple Watch after watchOS 9.5.2 update
