Optimized Charging is Opposite since watchOS 26.2

Since updating to watchOS version 26.2 on my Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS), with Optimized Battery Charging turned on, the Watch charges opposite to what it indicates it will do. In other words, when I place my Watch on the charger, the Watch either shows a partial circle with a hook to indicate it should charge to 80% or it doesn’t show any limitation which should indicate it will charge fully to 100%. Since the upgrade to watchOS 26.2, when the Watch shows me a partial circle with the hook when I place it on the charger, it charges all the way to 100%, rather than to 80%. And when I place the Watch on the charger and it doesn’t show any limitation, it charges it to 80%, rather than to 100%.

Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 26

Posted on Dec 26, 2025 9:18 PM

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Optimized Charging is Opposite since watchOS 26.2

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