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And I can’t even install 7.0.1 because it needs 2GB free. Unbelievable! I guess you have to re-pair the watch for every update. I’m so done with this. Waiting for my S6.
FYI on an Apple Communities Thread I mentioned above, someone said they got an SE and are still having the issue after pairing new.
 
Just saw this article but no specific mention of the storage issue.

https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/30/apple-watch-iphone-battery-drain-gps/

I was waiting for them to say everything needs to be fully wiped for our fix. Interesting they’re saying both can be restored from backup, though. Not sure I have it in me to reset my phone, but if this is their solution for all of these issues I can’t image they’ll have an easier one for our storage fix.
 
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