Latest Apple Watch update draining battery faster

Has anybody found a solution for this, other than erasing content/repairing? Those don't work for me, I have tried 10x, but any watch I am pairing to my iphone drains drastically. I had faith in 17.5.1 update from yesterday, as they wrote they have fixed several important bugs, but I see no change.

Those who STILL face this issue on 21.05.2024 or afterwards, can you please check your phone's and watch's storage? Isn't the "other"/system data section very big?

I got a 15 pro max a month ago and revived an old series 4 (2018) iWatch from family. It worked great! It would last up until bedtime, then I'd put it on a charger (so I'd get say 16 hours out of it). It was a few iOS/watchOS versions behind so it installed one, and it seemed ok, then THIS LAST ONE KILLED IT. I lose about 1% a minute. I have (sorry, to your point) Erased it several times. Unpaired and re-paired. Erased again. Repaired again. Then I just didn't even pair it. I just left it on. It still drained fast. I don't have any apps on it. I didn't change the default face. The OS update has killed the battery life. I'm livid. Its a perfectly good watch, and was just a few weeks ago! ugh.

I just updated to 10.1.1 version which said would fix battery issues - IT DID NOT. Same issue today. I'm ready to ditch my Apple Watch at this point.

Check how many notification got turned on in your phone and watch if you have one. Updates seem to reset them and they suck power.

I am trying now this, because have the same issue, but if you don’t have bluetooth turned on, then you won’t receive any notification on your watch no?

Facing the same issue now in 2024 with Apple Watch SE 44mm 2nd Gen.

Settings > General > Reset > Erase all content and settings.

After that, just pair my watch to my iPhone.

That fixed it for me

Same!!!