Apple Watch battery drain to be fixed in update shortly
William GallagherSome Apple Watch users have seen excessive battery drain since watchOS 10.1
Apple says that an issue with watchOS 1001 that caused some Apple Watch batteries to drain excessively quickly, is to be fixed in an update that is coming soon.
It's normal for any device to see unusually quick battery drain after an update, as it works in the background on tasks such as building an index of data. That usually lasts only a couple of days, but an unknown number of Apple Watch users have been seeing a much greater battery drain, which has not improved.
The drain is far from universal, but sufficient numbers of users have experienced it that Apple has now informed Apple Authorized Service Providers that it is working on the issue. As first spotted by MacRumors, the providers were informed via memo which acknowledges the issue and reports the fix is coming, but without any further detail.
Consequently, it's not clear how many users have been affected, or whether the battery drain is associated with all models of Apple Watch. Anecdotal evidence suggests that it's been spotted on all current models, plus older ones going back to Apple Watch Series 5.
The watchOS 10.1 update that has caused the issue is compatible with Watches back to Apple Watch Series 4.
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I'm having this issue on my series 9. It isn't consistent though. Only went through 60% all day yesterday, but 40% in just 3 hours this morning.
Since the latest update I've been researching battery replacement for my Series 4. Also, it's suddenly laggy, which was never the case before. I am determined to hold out until the next redesign for an upgrade, so hopefully this fix does actually help me make it through the day.