Apple Watch battery draining fast after watchOS 11 Update

Same problem here. It’s not to do with age of the watch though as mine is series 9 and was perfect before this update. Now I put it on the charger and it’s draining as fast as it’s charging! The charge percentage sometimes goes down when the watch is on the charger. I found if I turned the watch and the phone off and on again it seems to resolve for the day… but happens again the next day. Very odd!

It’s getting worse. Tried unpair and repair. Watch is going to drain in two hours and I can’t charge it as it’s draining faster than it can charge. I’ll be heading up to the Apple Store as it’s actually unusable now. Need a fix asap!

Hey, Small_violin. What happened at the Apple store? Any new information? Did they fix it? This watch battery problem is starting to resemble the stories of Tesla EVs spontaneously combusting (we keep hearing about them but never a definitive cause or how an owner could have prevented them!)

My Series 6 seems to have settled down after 11.1 and restarting once a day for a few days after that update. I put in on the charger overnight, usually take off the charger between 7 and 8 am, and the charge is at 80%, the new standard, as I read about it. Most of my days include 45 minutes on a treadmill with the watch recording an "indoor walk." End of day around 11pm or so, it's showing between 36% and 44% charge left, when it goes on the charger. I used to put it on the charger while I'm showering after the treadmill, but to better test the battery life, for the last few weeks, I've skipped that extra 25-minute charging session. So, it's going 15-16 hours daily use between charges. I don't sleep with the watch on.

One thing I may do differently from most is I have Passcode and wrist detection turned OFF. I was one of those people with the phantom "too many wrong passcodes, try again in 2 hours" or such, after carrying the watch in my pocket during yard mowing or pushing a cart at the supermarket. I don't use Apple Pay, and I don't leave my watch anywhere outside my home, and frankly, the watch is far more convenient to me without having to enter a passcode 3 or 4 times a day. This may or may not affect battery life, but I thought I'd mention it.

My wife is still undecided on moving from her Series 5 to a new Series 10 (she's been thinking about upgrading since Series 9 first came out!)

I have Apple watch series 9 after this update I am now having to charge my watch twice a day. Prior to this I could go almost 48 hours with charging once. Took to Apple store, they said there were no reported issues with battery life. Said my battery is fine. Suggested I unpair my watch and set up as new. I did this and the battery life is even worse. Took all apps off my watch, background refresh. Turned off always on. Disappointed to find many people complaining about the issue and the issue still persists.

My first gen Apple Watch Ultra has been having these issues. From 100% to 73% I’m under 3 hours with no activities, background apps or anything running. Ever since the update it’s been charging multiple times a day now to keep it going. This is unfortunate and makes me want to look at different brands or no smart watch at all anymore. I may have to go back to no watch or digital (no smart watch). Hopefully there is a fix for this, i know every two years or so devices tend to get worse so that they get you to buy new ones but this business plan is exhausting as a consumer. Makes me want to check out of it.

I did unpair my Apple Watch Ultra 2 after the watchOS 11.0.1, and the battery life went back to normal after that.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Restarting my phone and my watch helped me. My charge is lasting 24 hours now.

watchOS 11.0.1 is out to fix battery drainage issues! 🤞

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I downloaded OS 11.1 and my watch is now back to normal. I was hesitant to download it but I am glad I did.