It seems when Apple moves to the next major watchOS there’s a battery drain issue.
Apple today released watchOS 7.0.2, the second update to the watchOS 7 operating system that came out in September. watchOS 7.0.2 comes more than two weeks after the release of watchOS 7.0.1, a bug fix update.
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‌‌watchOS 7.0.2‌‌ can be downloaded for free through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General > Software Update. To install the new software, the Apple Watch needs to have at least 50 percent battery, it needs to be placed on a charger, and it needs to be in range of the ‌‌iPhone‌‌.
According to Apple's release notes, watchOS 7.0.2 addresses a bug that could cause the battery in the Apple Watch to drain more quickly, which has been a persistent complaint since watchOS 7 was released.For more on everything that's new in watchOS 7, make sure to check out our watchOS 7 roundup.
Article Link: Apple Releases watchOS 7.0.2 With Battery Drain Fix
In 4 hours it has dropped from 100% to 74%. This is ridiculous. My watch is worse than it was before the update, not better. I guess I’m going to have to unpair and repair but I’ll wait untill tomorrow to do that. What a bummer.Well my Series 4 40 mm just dropped 6% in 30 minutes on the new update.![]()
Can u edit til 0% plsStill 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.
Downloading now - Hoping this fixes the issue of not being able to use my watch to unlock my MacBook.
Wow, I‘ll have to think about doing that. Maybe if 14.1 doesn’t fix it I’ll do the setup as new.I had this issue and tried to solve it with a L2  tech but ended up stalled. I had to restore my iPhone as new to fix it. A backup would not work.
I wish you hadn't asked me that... Sorry, but I'm charging it two times a day.Can u edit til 0% pls
I'm tired of watchOS updates on my Series 3. I can't get enough space cleared to even install them, because of files behind the scenes I can't touch, so I have to reset it, install the update, and then restore. This also requires me to set up my Wallet cards again.
seeing similar results here... I was at 100% when i updated this morning at 11 my time.... that was 7 hours ago and i am only down to 83% right now...Can u edit til 0% pls
seeing similar results here... I was at 100% when i updated this morning at 11 my time.... that was 7 hours ago and i am only down to 83% right now...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.
Get your series 3 looking out of here.No fix for my Series 3 restarting itself multiple times per day?
Try this..Downloading now - Hoping this fixes the issue of not being able to use my watch to unlock my MacBook. Also an issue with Microsoft Authenticator not being able to communicate with the watch. Both started after installing 7.0.1,
I'll update with my findings after my installation completes.
EDIT - Neither problem fixed.
Haven't had a battery drain issue so far on my Series 6. The only issue I have is a periodic issue where the screen is zoomed all the way in where only 1 number is shown. Someone suggested tapping the screen twice, but that didn't work. If I press the crown it goes back to normal, but as soon as I let go of the crown it zooms back out. The only fix so far is to restart the watch. The restart seems to take a longer than usual time, but that could just be me being impatient because this zoom out happens whenever it feels. Doesn't happen that much maybe once or twice a week. Hopefully it will be fixed with this update.
Did the update this morning.No fix for the fitness app not showing my outside run on the map?
Downloading now - Hoping this fixes the issue of not being able to use my watch to unlock my MacBook.
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.
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