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watchOS 7 battery life now is very short

I have updated my Apple Watch to OS 7 and the battery life has reduced dramatically.

before the new OS I used to use the watch for 18-20 hours a day without any charging and including 1 hour running. Now the battery lasts 14 hours.

I tried to switch off the new hand washing features without any significant improvement.

do you have any suggestion to go back to the previous battery life?

thank you

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Posted on Sep 22, 2020 8:32 PM

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Posted on Sep 22, 2020 9:17 PM

After installing a watchOS update, battery may be shorter while new background operations occur. It should resolve itself within 2-3 days. If not, you can try restarting your Apple Watch or re-pairing it to your iPhone.

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Sep 25, 2020 10:30 PM in response to connorfromgrinnell

I waited for 4 days after the OS update but the battery drain didn’t recover. I needed to re-pair the watch, then the day after the battery lasted 1 full day (almost 20 hours including 30 minutes running and 10% remaining).

thank you for the hint, but I think that Apple cannot release a new watchOS that bring such a problem.

watchOS 7 battery life now is very short

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