I’ve now checked two other non-Hermès models (an Ultra and a Series 9) running watchOS 11.3.1 release version and both don’t have the issue. I’ve asked in the Hermès Owners thread to see if someone in there can try it and report back, to get an idea of whether it’s just a coincidence or if there is indeed a pattern!
Okay, I noticed your post in the Hermes Apple Watch megathread. I hope a few more people like you will comment on it because this is a very unusual bug. I appreciate you testing it on your other Apple Watches that aren’t Hermes. By the way, when do you wear your non-Hermes Apple Watches?
Hopefully there'll be a few people over there willing to try it! It only takes a second to do.
Haha, same here! I have an Apple fan friend I’ve known since high school. We used to have Friday physics class together in college last semester. We always chat about Apple in class, every keynote and iPhone release date and our Apple Watches. He’s been rocking a Series 6 Nike 44mm space gray since launch day. But he does not beta test watchOS due to the fact that y’all can’t downgrade it, so he only beta tests iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS on his iPhone 13 Pro Max green and SG iPad Pro M4 13” regular glass. The other one, who’s my mentor, doesn’t wear his ultra as much but does beta test it. So, right now, I can’t ask any other Apple Watch wearers in my circle besides the folks here at MR.
My workout and mindfulness focus doesn’t automatically turn on when I start a workout or meditation. It’s frustrating when watchOS doesn’t work the way it should.
IK, even my premium complications from Peaks don’t even work properly. I’m going to get it installing later today. Hope no bricking 👊👌🏻
That’s why I continue to keep this thread alive weekly to biweekly whenever a beta update is released. The mystery surrounding battery health persists; it still displays a lower reading. This time, it’s even more concerning. A few betas ago, the battery health ranged from 100% which is supposed to be normal for my Apple Watch to 97%. However, the recent update indicates a percentage of only 92%. Apple Watch wearers, please speak up and demand that the beta team fix this bug again. My Apple Watch Series 6 is only 9 months old, not even a year old!
Which AW was affected by this bug? Your old Apple Watch Ultra or the series 10?
My Series 10 wasn't affected by the bug somehow, but the Ultra 2 (2023) was. The Ultra 2 went down to around 91% health with the bug and only ever went back to 98% after it was fixed. It never went back up to 100% like it was before I installed that watchOS beta. The Series 10 still shows 100% health and I'm not taking any chances with its battery health being messed up in any way. My Ultra 2 is pretty much exactly one year older than my Series 10.
I’ve definitely added and updated my feedback since I filed one when the bug came back on 11.2 RC. You can use this reference number, FB16092998, when you file your claim on Feedback Assistant on your iPhone 📱.
I’m not running the beta unfortunately. My feedback report still shows open with no similar reports. That’s not uncommon for Apple’s feedback system though. I really hope this is not a Hermes-only bug because it will never get fixed if it is. Hermes watches represent such a minuscule fraction of all the watches out there that it is basically not worth Apple’s time to fix it.
Dropped out of the beta? Is it because you could not stand it anymore and got 18.3.1 public release?
Was the battery health on your 1st gen Apple Watch Ultra 2 90% before betas too?
It dropped into the 80’s around the 11.2 beta if that is the one that had the bug giving low readings. It rebounded after that and has been on 90% for 11.3, 11.3.1, and now 11.4b2.
