Apple Watch battery draining
All of a sudden my Apple Watch is draining a lot faster than it’s used to. I used to have power left at the end of the day and now the watch is dead at 6:00 pm. What’s up?
Force restart your watch i.e. press and hold both the side button and Digital Crown for at least 10 seconds, then release both buttons when you see the Apple logo.
Then Force Restart the paired iphone Force restart iPhone – Apple Support (UK)
Try it for a day
Then make sure to turn off background app refresh and check walkie talkie is not accidentally turned on.
Try it for a couple of days especially if you sync photos to your Watch.
Then if still no better you can check for damaged or self-discharging battery...
How to check your Apple Watch battery fo… - Apple Community
If the battery seems OK then Unpair the watch and then pair it again.
Unpair and erase your Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK)
Set up your Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK)
If it still discharges it suggests it could be an incompatibility in the software in the Watch and the iPhone with the latest OS reeases. What I would do is
- Unpair and erase the Watch
- Backup the iphone
- Restore iphone to factory settings
- Set up the iphone as new without restoring the backup. Install only your essential email accounts, no extra software, no social media
- Pair the Watch to the iphone
- Run them both like that for 24 hours and see how long the battery lasts.
Only when that test is over can you repeat the first three actions then set up the phone but restoring the backup this time.
If the Watch lasts longer the first time than the second time then QED
Resources: (Allow a couple of hours)
Unpair and erase your Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK)
How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support
Set up your Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK)
Apple Watch - Battery - Apple (UK)
Batteries - Maximising Performance - Apple (UK)