Apple Watch 5 & watchOS 7.4 battery drain

[FocusAndEarnIt]

Hi all. I am testing out the new watchOS 7.4 on my Series 5 and my battery is just tanking. Used it for 4 hours and already near 80% yet haven't used the watch at all except maybe a few notifications. This was not the case before 7.4. Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this/suggestions for battery life? Reset the watch with a fresh install of 7.4? I recognize it's beta software but wondering if there's any tricks up your guys sleeve from previous updates that have lowered battery life.

I updated to 7.4 because of the mask unlock feature in conjunction with the iPhone. I'm in healthcare and have found this extremely helpful.

 

[ractdi]

Same since the last beta update, previous variants of 7.4 haven’t been a problem. I’m looking forward to this weeks release in the hop it fixes the drain amongst other issues related to activity

 

[FocusAndEarnIt]

Same since the last beta update, previous variants of 7.4 haven’t been a problem. I’m looking forward to this weeks release in the hop it fixes the drain amongst other issues related to activity

What other issues are you experiencing?

 

[ractdi]

As per this similar thread on activity

Apple Watch not recording jog in latest beta

Apple Watch not recording jog in latest beta

Same happening to me since I did the update on Friday night. Saturday I first noticed my stand count wasn’t increasing, the move count and the exercise minutes were also off. I guess it’s a bug in the beta and will be fixed with the net release but it is really frustrating. I don’t want to upset...

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[mtcislak]

I stopped trying watch os betas. It’s bit me a few times. Either battery life was so poor or certain features wouldn’t work. Unfortunately the only way out is a trip to the apple store and a few days without a watch. As I grow older I slightly and emphasize slightly, gain more patience. As much as the mask unlock feature interest me and I’ve come close to pulling the trigger a few times. I just can’t erase the previous experiences of going to the apple store and shipping it off and waiting for fedex. And it’s worse now you have to make a appointment just to have it looked at. But at the very least if my long story hasn’t helped, bottom line is your on a beta named so for a reason. You shouldn’t be expecting stellar battery life. Not trying to be rude just sharing my past few years experiences