AW6 shutdown / reboot during workout - aging battery?

[tomstone74]

Hello,

happy with my AW6 GPS + Cellular, since I got it (years ago) but had it now the second time, that during a workout (e.g. 1h run), the AW simply shutdown / rebooted / showed a red flash with time only (low battery, I guess?).

Typically, when I pick up my fully charged AW in the morning, 10h later during a work / business day, with basically not really using it, despite the always-on-display, some configured timers during the day reminding me for some meetings, I basically return to home at ~ 60% remaining capacity. Thus perfectly fine for me, but stopping to reliably track workouts, worries me and limits my usage.

E.g. when I start a run at ~ 60% remaining capacity, it may happen that this results into above described shutdown / reboot ... after 45 minutes. Beside tracking the run (via GPS), I also listen Apple Music via AirPods Pro 2.

I guess this is simply a sign of a aging battery, although it brings me through a business day quite nicely? Battery health is at 80% according to settings. Or is this some kind of (known) bug in watchOS 11.2 maybe?

Thanks.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Sounds like the symptoms of an aging battery.

 

[BugeyeSTI]

Hello,

happy with my AW6 GPS + Cellular, since I got it (years ago) but had it now the second time, that during a workout (e.g. 1h run), the AW simply shutdown / rebooted / showed a red flash with time only (low battery, I guess?).

Typically, when I pick up my fully charged AW in the morning, 10h later during a work / business day, with basically not really using it, despite the always-on-display, some configured timers during the day reminding me for some meetings, I basically return to home at ~ 60% remaining capacity. Thus perfectly fine for me, but stopping to reliably track workouts, worries me and limits my usage.

E.g. when I start a run at ~ 60% remaining capacity, it may happen that this results into above described shutdown / reboot ... after 45 minutes. Beside tracking the run (via GPS), I also listen Apple Music via AirPods Pro 2.

I guess this is simply a sign of a aging battery, although it brings me through a business day quite nicely? Battery health is at 80% according to settings. Or is this some kind of (known) bug in watchOS 11.2 maybe?

Thanks.

Apple says battery should be serviced when battery capacity goes under 80%. If you want to keep that model watch, I'd plan on a battery service when it reaches 79%. Remember, Apple replaces the watch with a refurbished unit so you would essentially get a "like new" device back from them..

 

[tomstone74]

Thanks for the replies.

I intented to keep the Series 6 until it runs out of major version watchOS upgrades. Would need to dig if the forecast is that e.g. it still gets this year 2025 watchOS V12 or not. Ideally even next years 2026 V13. If not / if this is questionable, then I don't want to invest into a dead horse and likely rather looking into a Series 10 replacement and trying to sell my current AW6 although battery reaches its lifespan.

 

[Night Spring]

Series 6 is the oldest non-SE watch compatible with watchOS 11. So very high probability it will be dropped in watchOS 12.