I updated the software on my SS 10 watch this morning and by 3:00 I was down to14% battery. Anyone else noticing this? I don't recall having battery issues with any other update.
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Update killed my watch battery.
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It is not unusual for the watch and or iPhone to use more battery after updating to a new OS (and sometimes a minor update) because they are indexing.
This happens to some people on almost all OS updates, usually rebooting fixes it. It can take sometimes up to a week to see normal
Behavior again.
If it persists for several days, a un-pair/re-pair is often suggested. In such case it is highly recommended to setup the watch as new and not restore from backup. Hopefully you won't get to that point
The watch was normal temperature when I updated it.. It is now at 80% at 10:50. I have been wearing it since around 6:30 so I will see how the day goes.
I'm a week into WatchOS 26 on my Apple Watch Series 8. Tonight marks the second night since updating that my Apple Watch battery has gotten down to zero. My watch is usually around 10% when I take it off for the night, so this is unusual for me. I've tried the restart process several times and it does not seem to help, but it's hard to say. WatchOS 26 is the likely culprit in my case.
This morning I checked before I took it off the charger, and it was only at 34% after about 8 hours of charging. I use a third-party charger for my iPhone and Apple Watch. My phone chargers fine on it. Maybe WatchOS 26 doesn't like my charger?
The reboot seems to have helped my battery life. I'm at 50% now and that's about normal at this time.
