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Hi - I have a Series 2 SS. Has anyone found that the newest update has hurt the great battery life?
 
Mines going down about 10% every 4 hours. Everything is turned on.

Brightness halfway haptic feedback half way. Sound about 1/3
 
My Series 0 seems to be getting better battery life with 3.2 than 3.1.3 and I had no problems with the 3.1.3.
 
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Hi - I have a Series 2 SS. Has anyone found that the newest update has hurt the great battery life?

I wouldn't say my battery life has improved with 3.2, but nor has it decreased in anyway. It seems to be about the same, if not changing at all.

And this applies to my first generation Watch and Series 2.
 
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62% left after almost 16 hours yesterday. I'd say battery life is still great with 3.2
edit: today after more than 5 hours AW is 97%
 
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No issues with the original watch on 3.2 either. Going on about 12 hours so far today and sitting at 71%.
 
I am noticing a slight increase in drain on a series 2 ss. Never gone down below 70% even after a run and using it for 16 hours before. First day after update 35%. 58% today.

I also notice that it feels a bit more sluggish somehow. It just seem to come awake a few millisecond slower than usual. Also the timers (when doing a workout) is skippy ever few seconds. Before update they were smooth as butter. Could be imaginary too so I wouldn't draw any conclusions just yet..
 
I am noticing a slight increase in drain on a series 2 ss. Never gone down below 70% even after a run and using it for 16 hours before. First day after update 35%. 58% today.

I also notice that it feels a bit more sluggish somehow. It just seem to come awake a few millisecond slower than usual. Also the timers (when doing a workout) is skippy ever few seconds. Before update they were smooth as butter. Could be imaginary too so I wouldn't draw any conclusions just yet..

Sad to say, but sometimes I think the watch needs a factory reset. I had issues with crazy battery drain in the past (down to 10% at the end of a workday, before the evening). Tried all alternatives, hard resets of watch and iPhone, nothing helped. Did a factory reset though and all was fine and dandy again, and no issues with 3.2.

If it stays a problem for you, might be something to consider.
 
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Nope, battery life is fantastic. I just put mine on the charger. It was at 56% after more than 24 hours.
 
I was wondering the same thing yesterday morning. After about an hour and a half off the charger my battery had dropped from 100% to 91%. I even pointed it out to my coworker. Restarted the watch (42mm S2), and it was back at 100%. Everything seemed fine after that. I even ended the day with the battery at 73% after wearing it for 16 hours. All is still well.
 
I'd say that it's in the same range as 3.1.3 for me. I was typically getting about 4 hours of stand-by for every 9 to 10%.

I'm at 81% right now and have been on stand-by for 10 hours, which is 7.6% for 4 hours.

So it's a little better so far, but I usually burn a little faster at night due to my workout.
 
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