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Apple Releases watchOS 7.0.2 With Battery Drain Fix
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Same problem here. Hope it fixes the reboots on series 3!
Yes, there is. Not all of a person’s workout is getting logged.
Agreed there is .. upgraded my wife’s series 3 to a series 6 and still gps data is not being logged on an outside walk or run!! Proves it’s a software issue
I just wonder why is preparing for update taking such a looooooong time. 
doubtful that a watchOS patch is going to fix an iOS14 / health-database on the phone issue.
Well my Series 4 40 mm just dropped 6% in 30 minutes on the new update.
My S6 took an hour and 50 minutes to drop by 1% after the update.
Why does it take so long to update a Apple Watch compared to a phone or tablet?
I too have that issue. Will look down at aws3 and get the Apple icon and I guess it reboots or something then it will want my password then I’ll get pretty much a blank screen with the exception of the clock
wow, so you are saying we may have 24+ between charges now??
That is like 183 hours, damn.
keep us updated
wow, so you are saying we may have 24+ between charges now??
That is like 183 hours, damn.
keep us updated
nope, not saying that... just stating that was the first 1% drop... it will drop more as time goes on.. would love 183 hours, but know it probably will still be charged daily
FYI, I ran into same issue with authenticator. you must disable "App Lock" in settings for it to work from watch again. wish they would update the app to fix this.
my biggest complaint right now is the fact that my Series 3 just stalls and restarts at random or I have to restart it. I have to do this at least 5-8 times a day.. I stopped wearing it till it's fixed
Well my Series 4 40 mm just dropped 6% in 30 minutes on the new update.
Still on 100% on my S5 44mm after 55min, and that's with a Watch Face with a Heart Rate infograph in the middle and a Sound Levels complication in the bottom... But I turned off Cellular, Wi-Fi, Always On Display and Background App Refresh.
EDIT: it took 1h05min to drop to 99%.
EDIT2: Still on 99% after 1h30min.
EDIT3: 97% after 2h20min.
LAST EDIT: 95% after 3h.
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Thanks for the response - I have disabled app lock and for some reason this doesn't fix the issue for me. Even deleted the accounts and app, re-added them and still no joy. The reviews for MSAuthenticator in the App Store has many comments about this problem. Developer response acknowledges the issue so hopefully they will get a fix soon.
I wonder if this also fixes the unlock Mac issue. Ever since the GM I cannot turn on unlock my Mac’s on my S3 and now with my new SE Im having the same issue.
I bought Watch 6; my 1st Watch. It works well with iPhone; they work together. I don't need Face ID to make a payment with Watch.
I am running the latest public beta Watch OS. Everything seems to be working properly. I am not experiencing battery drain. The Watch lasts all day.
I can see the Watch charge on my 11 Pro Max. It would be good to see the iPhone charge on the Watch. Maybe when the iPhone is charged to 100% the Watch could notify the user and vice versa.
I have different faces for the different parts of a day. One in the morning, one when I'm out-and-about, one when I get home in the evening,...perhaps setting a Watch face to change at certain times would be a good feature.
One annoyance with a mechanical watch is the hands block the date. The Watch could have an option to make the hand transparent to see the date behind it. Maybe the hand can change into parts of the date number as it turns over the number, like a fusion.
I am running the latest public beta Watch OS. Everything seems to be working properly. I am not experiencing battery drain. The Watch lasts all day.
I can see the Watch charge on my 11 Pro Max. It would be good to see the iPhone charge on the Watch. Maybe when the iPhone is charged to 100% the Watch could notify the user and vice versa.
I have different faces for the different parts of a day. One in the morning, one when I'm out-and-about, one when I get home in the evening,...perhaps setting a Watch face to change at certain times would be a good feature.
One annoyance with a mechanical watch is the hands block the date. The Watch could have an option to make the hand transparent to see the date behind it. Maybe the hand can change into parts of the date number as it turns over the number, like a fusion.
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usually I would have installed by now, but, my battery drain was fixed with unpair/re-pair and last night with the battery at 55% I decide to not charge it overnight. This morning it was at 42% and now after just a little over 12hrs later I'm at 10%. not going to charge til it's at 1% or even turns off, maybe I will update over night.
I was just saying this morning “I hope they fix this battery issue”, I’ve had to charge my watch at least once every 18 hours. I upgraded to the 6 from a series 4 and noticed immediately that the battery was draining so quickly. I could often go 36 hrs on the series 4.