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Using series 5 watch. Since updating my watch goes to under 10% battery after about 9 hours. With watchos 10 it lasted 16-17 hours with AOD and minimal useage. Thoughts/suggestions (besides wait for next os)?
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Dear all,
Let me share all the things that did NOT solve this problem and the one thing that DID solve this for me.
Background: iPhone 13 running iOS17, Apple Watch series 6, updated from WatchOS 9 directly to WatchOS 10.1.1 after which battery life dropped from 18+ hours to 8 hours, and this did not improve for several weeks.
What did NOT solve it:
What DID solve it for me:
The excessive battery drain was solved immediately. This procedure comes with great disadvantages, e.g. I lost all my watch-faces with edited choice of complications, I had to reconnect the Watch with my activity tracker app, I had to rearrange all app icons to the positions I prefer in the app viewer, I had to choose playlists of songs to be downloaded to Apple Watch again, I had to go through my Apple Watch settings and adjust these to my preferences, and probably a few more nuisances. Despite these, I am happy that my Apple Watch lasts through the day again...
I hope this helps some of you...
Tim Apple needs to step in and tell the team to roll it back and apologize to the loyal customer base.
justacustomer wrote:
Tim Apple needs to step in and tell the team to roll it back and apologize to the loyal customer base.
Tell Apple via
https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch
Already did that as have so many others. It's a waste of time. They don't care.
Never had Moby anything...never...ever. Apple watch with WOS10 is not even close to as good as WOS9.
10.1.1 has fixed the battery drain for our Apple Watches
I have updated to 10.1.1 and my battery is still draining in 2 to 3 hours!! How do I fix this, it so frustrating to have such an expensive watch and I can't even wear it. It also take forever to charge because the battery gets so hot that it stops charging
soveliss wrote:
I have updated to 10.1.1 and my battery is still draining in 2 to 3 hours!! How do I fix this, it so frustrating to have such an expensive watch and I can't even wear it. It also take forever to charge because the battery gets so hot that it stops charging
It's time to have the watch evaluated by Apple:
Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple
I went to the Apple Store and they told me to reset the watch. I did that and there's no change, it still drains in a few hours. I made another appointment with them on Friday, so 🤞🏻
So the solution to sudden battery drain following an update is to turn off functions? C’maaaan
Another interpretation is that some third party app is not using APIs properly and needs to be updated by their authors. Uninstall all and if that fixes issue, selectively reenable those you actually use.
Do you have the Moby Fox app installed?
Bibojim wrote:
Do you have the Moby Fox app installed?
I assume you mean Moby Face? If so, no. Nor do I have a battery issue.
Turn off the HR monitor while running?! That's one of the key metrics to monitor and record on a run!
At my appointment at the Apple Store I was told to keep my phone with me. While I ride my bike and go to the gym. WTF?! Why did I buy a cellular Apple watch if I have to keep my phone with me at all times in order to not run the battery down in 2 hours? These are exactly the times I DON"T want to have to lug my phone around. If there isn't some sort of fix for this by the time I need a new watch, this will definitely be my last cellular watch and maybe my last Apple watch. Maybe I'll just go back to wearing a quality timepiece.
my watch went from 93% to 83% in a matter of minutes WHILE ON THE CHARGER after this upgrade. Can I go back to the previous OS? This is really unacceptable. Why would Apple put out such a faulty update?
Apple Watch battery drains after updating to watchOS 10.1
