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magna42 Author

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after undate to watchOS 26 have poor battery life

After updating to WatchOS 26 my battery draining faster

Apple Watch Series 7

Posted on Sep 28, 2025 2:13 AM

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Ingo2711

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Posted on Sep 28, 2025 3:22 AM

If force restarting the watch and the iPhone does not help, erasing and pairing the watch again would be the next step.

Force restart iPhone - Apple Support

To force restart your watch, press and hold the Digital Crown and the Side button together for about 10sec, until the Apple logo comes back again.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

It might also be, that apps like Podcasts, Music or Photos, for example, are still syncing data between the iPhone and Apple Watch.

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