battery drain on apple watch series 4

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battery drain on apple watch series 4

Since updating my series 4 watch, the battery drain is much faster. Before the last two OS (currently have 7.3.3 installed) versions I was able to go about 30 hours on a charge. Now, after fully charged it will only last 18-20 hours. I haven't added any apps and have the watch in conservation mode where I can. There hasn't been any damage or water intrusion. I have done all the recommended actions of resetting, un-pairing and re-pairing, etc. to see if there was a software hang-up somewhere. No luck. I'm at a loss. Any rumor of a software issue that is causing this?

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Posted on Mar 29, 2021 8:52 AM

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Mar 29, 2021 9:10 AM in response to Community User

Thanks Fieryjack. That is understood. However, all things being equal why would the battery drain be significantly different after an OS update? That leads me to believe that the OS is to blame for the increased speed of the battery drain.

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Mar 29, 2021 9:39 AM in response to Community User

Thanks for that information...I have not come across that in my research on the topic. My guess is that the time for recalibration of the battery after an OS update depends on the update itself. Is there a typical timeframe that is expected for calibration to take place?