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mofei1

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Jul 13, 2008
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After installing watchOS7, I noticed very poor battery life on my series 5 watch. On average, I am getting 14 hours of battery life. I have erased the watch fully and also tried to pair with the phone again but same result.

I noticed the battery health has dropped to 89%. I assume this is not normal for an 11 month old watch? My series 4 battery health is at 98% ?

Just wondering if I should book it in for a Genius Bar appointment...
 

mofei1

macrumors regular
Original poster
Jul 13, 2008
164
6
A lot of people have batter issues since Os7. Unpair and re-pair your watch and it should be fine

already tried this but battery life is still very poor.
Wondering if it’s to do with battery health degrading to 89% after just 11 months of use
 

jaytee86

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Sep 22, 2019
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After installing watchOS7, I noticed very poor battery life on my series 5 watch. On average, I am getting 14 hours of battery life. I have erased the watch fully and also tried to pair with the phone again but same result.

I noticed the battery health has dropped to 89%. I assume this is not normal for an 11 month old watch? My series 4 battery health is at 98% ?

Just wondering if I should book it in for a Genius Bar appointment...

my day 1 ceramic is at a 93% max battery when i check settings.. i don't think apple entertains any battery qns if it's more then 80%? if you bought applecare+ then maybe it's not so bad cos we have 3 yrs coverage..
 

russell_314

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Feb 10, 2019
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It’s going to be poor at first. Leave it alone and use it. Mine was poor for the first few days
 

Ninja Dom

macrumors 6502a
Feb 12, 2007
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After installing watchOS7, I noticed very poor battery life on my series 5 watch. On average, I am getting 14 hours of battery life. I have erased the watch fully and also tried to pair with the phone again but same result.

I noticed the battery health has dropped to 89%. I assume this is not normal for an 11 month old watch? My series 4 battery health is at 98% ?

Just wondering if I should book it in for a Genius Bar appointment...
Any updates or news?
 

mofei1

macrumors regular
Original poster
Jul 13, 2008
164
6
Updated to watchOS 7.0.2 and seemed a bit better. Apparently Apple won’t replace the battery till it’s health is 80% or lower so I haven’t taken it in to repair.
 

Ninja Dom

macrumors 6502a
Feb 12, 2007
646
145
Updated to watchOS 7.0.2 and seemed a bit better. Apparently Apple won’t replace the battery till it’s health is 80% or lower so I haven’t taken it in to repair.
Is Battery Health still at 89%?
 
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