apple watch battery loses power quickly

Hi

Battery life varies depending on use and other factors. Examples are detailed here:

http://www.apple.com/watch/battery.html

Apple's tips for maximising battery life on Apple Watch are detailed here:

http://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/#watchtips

If your Apple Watch is experiencing significantly shorter battery life than Apple's examples suggest that you should expect, then Your Apple Watch may require battery service.

Before contacting Apple, it may help to follow these steps, which have previously resolved battery life issues for some users:

If you have not yet done so, update your iPhone and Apple Watch to the latest software, starting with your iPhone (be sure to make a backup first):

• Update the iOS software on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
• Update the software on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart both your iPhone and your Apple Watch, turning both off together and then restarting your iPhone first:

• Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
• Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

If you have ever (not necessarily recently) previously used the Workout app and/or any third-party fitness tracking apps to record workouts on your watch, check on your watch to see whether there is a paused activity within any of them. If there is, end that activity from within the app on your watch (not your iPhone).

• If in doubt, remove any third-party fitness app from your watch.

Unpair and re-pair your watch:

• The Watch app on your iPhone takes a backup of your watch automatically when unpairing via the app.
  • When setting it up again, initially choose to Restore from Backup. Most data and settings will be restored, with some exceptions (eg Apple Pay cards, passcode).
  • If the issue persists, consider instead unpairing and setting it up as a new watch.
• Unpair your Apple Watch and iPhone - Apple Support
• Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Some users have previously experienced battery life issues in connection with using corporate profiles and/or Exchange Calendars. If you are using an Exchange Calendar, one or more of these steps may help:

• Archive your Exchange Calendar for all items before today.
• Remove / delete all old inbox messages relating to calendar invites (accept and decline notifications).
• Create a rule in your Outlook Mail account that moves all future accept and decline replies, immediately upon receipt, into a separate mail folder that does not sync with your iPhone and Apple Watch.
• Check your Exchange Calendar for errors.

Finally, it may help to:

• Remove third-party apps from the Dock and/or from your watch and then monitor battery performance after adding them back, one at a time.
  • https://help.apple.com/watch/#/apda1bf1a95b
• Remove watch face complications and monitor battery performance as you add them back:
  • Change the watch face on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Having tried the previous steps, if the issue persists, I suggest contacting Apple Support (remote diagnostics and/or mail-in service may be available, if required), making a Genius Bar reservation or visiting an Apple Authorised Service Provider for assistance, including - if recommended - to have your watch inspected and serviced:

Apple Watch Service Answer Center - Apple Support

I have tried all the recommended possible solutions to no avail. I will be contacting Apple via the genius bar in one of my local stores. I have also noticed that the back of the watch remains lit up after I take it off battery until I put it on my wrist. Possibly this indicates a further issue.

Mine is doing the same after update to watchos 4.1. Have tried every article on prolonging life. Case ****** with Apple Support. I've had on two hours this morning - down to 64 % from 100% overnight charge. I'm about to chunk it.