Watch Battery Draining Really Quickly.

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Watch Battery Draining Really Quickly.

Hi everyone, I've had my Watch Series 6 for around 3 months now but in the last week it's been draining the battery within a couple of hours making it unusable for day to day use, fitness and sleep analysis etc. I've looked at forums and followed recommendations to reset the watch, remove any unused apps, turn off background app refresh etc etc. I even reset the watch back to new factory settings but still no good. Last night I let the battery drain right down to zero then charged it this morning which took around 2 hours but it drained 50% again within the first hour. I'm guessing it's a hardware fault. Any ideas pls ?

Posted on Sep 8, 2021 11:48 PM

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Gibopeo

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Sep 14, 2021 10:02 PM in response to Gibopeo

But if you are happy with the answer you can still waste your time trying to improve the battery life of your brand new watch, where you didn’t change anything but the drain started since the update. Then we will see who is the t@&t

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KMB_12

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Sep 9, 2021 6:01 PM in response to VindalooStu

Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities VindalooStu,

We see that you are having an issue with the battery life on your Apple Watch. We understand your concern, and we'd happy to get you pointed in the right direction.

You've already done some great troubleshooting steps to help to resolve this issue. Next, take a look at the resource below that has some additional information, including tips to maximize battery life. If the issue persists after going through these tips, you'll want to reach out to Apple Support for further assistance.

Apple Watch Battery and Performance

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VindalooStu Author

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Sep 10, 2021 1:10 AM in response to KMB_12

Hi, thanks for your reply, when the battery started draining really quickly I hadn't made any changes from my use of it since new, so it was a step loss of battery performance. Everything's pointing towards hardware for me so I'll contact Apple Support, thanks.

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Gibopeo

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Sep 14, 2021 2:20 PM in response to KMB_12

kareng, wtf, read the amount of posts from people complaining about the f*****g battery drain started with watch OS 7.5 and stop posting useless pre-filled messages

Get Apple fix the issue instead, before the battery health f****d up completely on our devices

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Gibopeo

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Sep 14, 2021 9:45 PM in response to VindalooStu

It’s not a reply to you but to kareng12.

He/she sent you to the apple service.

They will most likely replace you the watch, after wasting your time with diagnosis etc, but even on the new watch the issue will be there, since is not an hardware problem.

But if you are happy with this, good luck

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