At what % battery health did you replace your watch battery?

[jav6454]

They don’t replace the entire unit for iPhone battery service though… just the battery. On a watch, they will replace the whole thing hence their “below 80%” requirement.

Unsure on this regarding the watch. I got one, haven’t heard of people having a completely new watch just due to battery.

I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, just calling it economically wrong considering the cost of the device.

 

[jav6454]

yep definitely a tough choice. I opted to get the apple watch ultra because I'm terrible at putting my watch back on after i charged it. I have the ceramic S5 and i was thinking of giving it to my friend but it's such a limited edition item i'm sentimental to it.

I’d rather have it with someone who will need it than having it collect dust.

 

[Dammit Cubs]

I’d rather have it with someone who will need it than having it collect dust.

if you love it, let it go and see if it will come back lol

 

[deeddawg]

Kind of off topic. How do people feel about selling your used watch with say 84% battery left. Apple trade-in for a series 5 in good condition 85 dollars I may be able to sell it for maybe 150-175 on my own, but not sure how I feel unless I state it in add about battery life left.

If selling to an individual, I'd advise them of the battery health and if they choose to buy it's on them.

If selling to a wholesaler/reseller and they don't ask, it's on them.

 

[Hornby]

My S5 is at 75%. It is also doing sudden restarts after being around 65%, say, then saying there is only 10% left. It’s nuts. I suspect it’s the battery caring for itself because its health has gone down so much.

I may get it replaced under the program Apple offers but I’ve ordered and S8 anyway (for several reasons beyond my battery woes).

 

[Christopher Kim]

I just got my AW5 Aluminum replaced, it was at 78%. It had actually been at 76% before I upgraded to watchOS 9, which updated some of the battery healthy calibration metrics for AW4/AW5s (https://www.imore.com/your-apple-watchs-battery-capacity-probably-wrong).

And yes, with Apple Watches and iPads (given how batteries are glued / integrated into the device), Apple provides a like-new / refurb device when getting batteries replaced, and so it is very difficult to get it replaced even when willing to pay for it if your health isn't <80%. As someone above mentioned, Apple knows this could be rife for abuse, even if it at the end of the day it was Apple's decision to make these devices in a way where you can't just easily update the battery.

For me, it was easy peasy. Told them my battery life had really diminished over last few months, couldn't make it through a day. My Battery Health was below 80%. They did a quick diagnostic check to make sure everything else was working, and also looked it over for any cosmetic damage (as I don't think they'll do it if there's any big/deep scratches - they'll make you repair that first).