I upgraded my Series 9 to WatchOS 10.2 last night, and just got a low battery warning (at 10%). The watch was on the charger last night, and it's 7hours since it was removed.
Is anybody else seeing dismal battery life? Hopefully this is a fluke, but if it persists, then we have a real problem here.
If the battery drains too fast after an update, see all the replies to:
has anyone had battery issues with the 10… - Apple Community
Battery Drain since watchos 7.4 - Apple Community
WatchOS 7.5 battery drain - Apple Community
FWIW, in some cases, unpairing the watch, completely erasing it, then pairing and restoring the backup will resolve the battery draining issue after an update. (Simply unpairing and pairing again may not work.)
Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Also, some people have found that simply waiting a few days after an update resolves the battery draining problem.
Also see:
Apple Watch battery drain - the ultimate … - Apple Community
If the battery drains too fast after an update, see all the replies to:
has anyone had battery issues with the 10… - Apple Community
Battery Drain since watchos 7.4 - Apple Community
WatchOS 7.5 battery drain - Apple Community
FWIW, in some cases, unpairing the watch, completely erasing it, then pairing and restoring the backup will resolve the battery draining issue after an update. (Simply unpairing and pairing again may not work.)
Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Also, some people have found that simply waiting a few days after an update resolves the battery draining problem.
Also see:
Apple Watch battery drain - the ultimate … - Apple Community
Found a solution:
Unpair, and then repair your watch to your phone.
I know it sounds crazy, but I did it out of frustration one night, and the next morning everything was working as normal again, no more insane battery drain.
Give it a couple days... Mine recovered and is back to what I expect (almost 24 hours) after that first couple days after the upgrade. I'm not sure what's going on behind the scenes, but this is the second time an upgrade wiped out battery life for a couple days, then seemed to recover fine.
Let it run for a few days. There are millions of watches not having this problem. If you’re still having this problem … back the watch up and wipe it and start again. After this if you’re still having this problem… wipe the watch again… don’t add anything to the watch and see if there still a battery problem. If your still having this problem call Apple Support and let them deal with this.
It must be something related to the upgrade (maybe post processing). The first day I got < 7 hours. The next day about 12 hours. And I'm back up to only using half the battery from 6am -> 10pm.
Same problem with Ultra (v1)… in 7 hours battery goes from 100% to 0%.
When running 10.1, the battery would only drop to about 80% in that time.
Waiting to hear back from Apple Support having installed ‘Watch OS Logging Profile’ at their request.
It’s ironic that you hear rumours of Apple killing products by increasing battery drain in a FW update, then you see it for yourself.
my Apple Watch 7 worked fine, no problems at all and I got 3 days use before it needed recharged. After updating to watchOS 10.2 - my battery only lasts 10 HOURS! So yes I take that as definitive proof of the FW tactic to boost sales. Of course Apple won’t keep this post up - they actually have trolls to scour this site to remove FACTUAL answers that they don’t want you to know about - even though it’s true, it’s “a secret” so they'll no doubt remove it. But yes it’s affecting everyone who DOESN'T have one of the latest Apple Watches (surprise surprise)…….
furthermore, YOU shouldn’t have to fix an issue that THEY have created, I.e being told YOU need to/should try to unpair, delete then redo it all over again. They created this problem so it’s their job to fix it not yours. God knows they make enough money to offer a far better support platform than the copy and paste (from other websites) gang we currently get.
So this is apparently still an issue, as I have just started having this problem on my SE first edition. My watch charged overnight, but by the time I got to my morning exercise class 3 hours later, it was down to 10% and my exercise was not logged at all. Charged it 6 hours ago and now again, 10% juice warning.
APPLE, if this is your way of making people get a new watch, think again. FIX THIS NONSENSE.
Same problem with series 7; started with 10.1 like most people, no change with 10.1.1, and 10.2 made it even worse.
I now have 10% after 8 hours. Can’t even make it a full day.
We all have the same problem . Mine is empty after 5 hours . It’s the new watch se . I bought it two month ago and I don’t use it . First time in my life I’m in a situation where I buy a defect produce from a big brand that know it’s not working . I wonder why they keep selling those watches. They should wait before it’s fixed .
Similar thing happened to me, though I was lucky to even get 6 hours. Then, about 5 days later, my watch died completely. Went to Apple Store and they said my only option was to buy a new one. Appalling and terrible.
Wow! After an hour of online chat, Apple Support response: ‘your battery’s fine’.
Hoping for a solution in WatchOS10.3!
I have series 6 but i don’t update 10.2 but my watch battery drain so fast like its charge 30% and goes to 0% within 1/2 hour anybody tell me the issue??
I have series 6 but i don’t update 10.2 but my watch battery drain so fast like its charge 30% and goes to 0% within 1/2 hour anybody tell me the issue??
Got this problem too. Apple Watch SE 2022. Full battery gone in 6-7 hours, no matter what I’m doing. Apple please make update to fix this!!!!🙏🙏
WatchOS 10.2 drains battery in ~6 hours?
