iOS 10 App Store Background Battery Killer

I am having the same issue, iPhone 7 Plus , apple watch, and Powerbeats2 wireless, app store was using roughly 70 percent of my battery and would last only a few hours. After unpairing my watch and repairing without syncing any music the battery still was draining. I did have photos synced however i do not think thats the issue. After listening to music today on the powerbeats the battery started to drain again. I think it has to do with either syncing content to a apple watch, or listening to music via bluetooth headphones with watch and phone on(maybe music control on watch). I have turned off the headphones , restarted both products, and now am using the lightning headphones. The battery works perfectly.

I have been having this problem too. I got my iPhone 7 on launch day and paired it to my existing Series 1 apple watch. I never synced music to the series 1 watch. After having my series 2 watch for a few days I synced a playlist and went for an outdoor run without the iPhone. It was then I started noticing battery drain. Very quick battery drain, all attributed to the "app store" app. The phone would get so hot it was uncomfortable to even put it in my pocket. After several phone calls with Apple they replaced my iPhone 7 which I got on Monday. I set it all up, paired it to the watch, and Tuesday through Thursday it worked great. Well, this morning it was time for an outdoor run on my workout schedule (if I am doing the rower or weights I listen to bluetooth headphones directly from my phone), so I synced my workout playlist to my Apple Watch S2 and that's when I noticed the iPhone 7 battery start to drain, and yup - the App Store app is now again showing it is sucking down the battery.

Hi,

everyone having this issue, including me, can you report if the issue is still present after the watchOS 3.1 and iOS 10.1 update. I will too.

Thanks

So the update to watchOS 3.1 and iOS 10.1 didn't help. this morning same story 45% battery use from App Store background activity. Watch in flight mode: All good.

Apple please fix this soon.

Thanks

Unfortunately 10.1 and 3.1 didn't resolve this issue for me 😟

I'm worried about the long term damage here.

Yes me too. Has someone posted feedback to apple already?

This resolved my problem.

I removed my music playlist from my Apple Watch, unpaired and then paired again. I haven't added a playlist back, and will hold off on doing so (I really don't need to). One thing that may have also been a contributor was that it was a smart playlist (of loved songs).

Interesting, mine was a smart playlist as well (Recently Added). Was anyone else's a smart playlist?

Mine was just a regular playlist. "Workout" with 88 songs in it.

I faced the exact same issue with all the same devices. Just unpaired and repaired my watch series 2 now. Waiting for battery to hit 100% before I run but will not sync a music playlist. I have a few songs in my playlist that are unable to download from Apple Music. Perhaps it is constantly trying to download those to keep syncing the playlist? I also notice it is only when I am on WiFi.

That's interesting. I too have a couple songs that iCloud Music Library won't let me download. I wonder if that's the issue.

I have this same issue with my brand new Apple Watch Nike+. When will Apple address this with a software fix? Are thy aware of this issue?

To recap:

I sync an Apple Music playlist to my Apple Watch. I workout with the watch and bluetooth headphones and leave my iPhone behind, essentially using my Apple Watch as an iPod. After my workout, I return to my phone for normal use and discover that my watch has somehow lost the previously synced playlist. The watch is now continuously attempting to sync the playlist, which drains my iPhone's battery in a matter of hours all while making the phone very warm to the touch. The battery usage says that "App Store" is using up to 80% of my battery running in the background for 5+ hours. This battery drain and rise in iPhone temperature continues until I totally un-pair my watch.

Apple - fix this now.

I have exactly the same problem. I was using my Apple Watch Series 2 as the "source" of the Music with my bluetooth headphone while I was on a plane for work trip. When I landed, I return to my phone for normal use and also found out that my watch has somehow lost the previously synced playlist. I believe this was what's causing my iPhone battery to drain in a matter of hours and making it very warm to the touch. My battery usage says that "App Store" is using up to 65-67% of my battery running in the background.

The temporary solution until Apple fix this bug:

Un-pair and then repair my Apple Watch and DO NOT sync an Apple Music playlist to your Apple Watch. After I did this I can confirm that my iPhone 6 battery is golden.

This is a very major and annoying bug, Apple please fix this!

Hi guys,

Sorry for the lack of updates. Apples service when calling in for assistance has been pathetic and disappointing up until now. I keep explaining how this bug is rendering my Apple Watch uselsss and how many people are experiencing the issue.

They now requested additional logs but the agent hasn't emailed me the instructions yet.

I urge EVERYONE on this forum. CALL APPLE AND COMPLAIN. Let's get the numbers going and hopefully they will release a software fix.

Mike