Apple Watch Battery Draining suddenly after Software Update

I am having the same issue. Updated 2 days ago and now the battery drains quickly. Normally, I charge my watch around 11pm at night. At that point it has been on my arm since 8 to 8:30 am and the battery is between 55-58 percent. Last night at 9pm it warned me it was at 10 percent. Has NEVER done that. Nothing was different. Watching it today and it is draining much faster than it did before update. It is definitely the update!! Apple needs to fix this now!!!! These things cost too much for them to ruin our batteries like that!!

Same issue, except my watch updated and I’m still having the battery life drain. I can go all day without having low power mode come on and now it comes on by 5:00pm and dies before I go to bed. Even after both iPhone and watch are up to date it’s still happening.

Mine installed without problem (10.4.1) and now suddenly got this battery drain problem, is there any workaround for this until we wait for a fix? And it’s 4 days already for me, it doesn’t matter if I close everything, restart etc problem stays there

I didn't have any trouble installing the update but I still have the battery issues. It sometimes is OK- like for a whole evening- and then the next morning will go from 100% to dead in a few hours. Tracking a run drains it quickly- won't make it through a 10K sometimes. Glad it isn't just me. I have Apple Watch 7.

Same! I was able to get my watch update to go through but my watch battery is still dying much quicker than before. My watch needs to be charged by evening when I could go 2 days before without charging and I have done all the suggestions.

I really hope someone from Apple is reading all these comments.

After having to recharge my phone three times per day I deleted the update (10.4) from my watch and disabled automatic updates so am still running on 10.3.1, despite updating my phone to 17.4.1. Many people have not been so lucky.

Come on, Apple - give us a new update to fix the problem.

I’ve just bought my NEW APPLE SE watch , had it 3 days and have charged it 5 times already. I’ve stopped a lot of things I don’t need and it’s still loosing charge. I think Apple should be responsible. I’ll be taking mine back to where I bought it and see if they can help me.

I am echoing everyone else, it seems. This problem of a fast dying battery started about a week ago, and seems to be getting worse. I did a reboot and that didn't help at all. I have a friend that is having the same problem. I had another update at 4:11am so I guess we will see if that fixes it? I am very concerned that it appears Apple is telling people there is nothing wrong when there clearly IS?

Apple Watch keeps dying after being fully charged to 100%. I was getting 24 hours of service out of the battery. I am lucky to get 8 to 12 hours. I have not added additional programs. I got the watch this summer. So it makes no sense why the battery is not holding a charge for 24 hours.

Similar issue starting 2 days ago: rapid battery drain AND activity rings spinning up even when inactive (sleeping). Was concerned it was a health issue. We'll assume its a watch issue and give Apple a chance to address in an update. Was going to stop by Apple store but we'll give it a chance. Will report to support.

There is absolutely a problem after the latest update. Watch will be at 98% when I start a workout while listening to a podcast, and it dies after just over 30 minutes. APPLE - it's broken. PLEASE wake up and fix it!! You don't keep customers by burying your head in the sand.

I am having the same problem with the Apple Watch update 10.4 stalling at 2/3 through. I have tried deleting & starting over but to no avail. I am also having the problem of the battery drain on my watch. I am trying the work around that iTMOM608 suggested but haven’t tried starting back to updating the iOS. 10.4. I hope Apple sees these complaints & does something about them! If anyone finds a solution please post it & let me know.

same issue here, it's the 3rd time my watch's battery drained within 3-hour after ios update. Then, the battery issue continued for the next 2-3 days before it gets back to normal. I have no clue why this happened and I still couldn't find a solution online.

I’m also having the same issue.

The battery doesn’t last a full day (morning to night) on the series 5.

Before, the battery was reaching around 40% at the end of the day.

The issue started after the watchOS 10.4 update, and it’s still there after the watchOS 10.5 update, the update didn’t solve the issue.

I changed the iPhone that’s paired with the watch, that also didn’t solve the issue.

Me too!! Ever since I upgraded to a new iPhone 15 Pro the other day my Series 7 watch has been dying in a couple of hours. It normally lasts an entire day. Both phone and watch have most recent software updates. The battery even depletes when it’s charging. It was fine when paired to my 13 pro, also on the current iOS, but ever since getting the 15 my watch is basically useless.

Apple needs to fix this asap. There’s no reason a 2 year old $800 watch should die that fast.