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TooMuchPhone

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Sep 30, 2019
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For those with older Apple Watches (Series 3, 4, 5) — has anyone noticed a big gap between what the battery diagnostic reports and how long the watch actually lasts?

Example: mine shows around 90% health even after ~1000 charge cycles, but in practice it can barely last half a day unless most features are turned off. A support rep even admitted the diagnostic numbers didn’t make sense.

Curious if others have seen diagnostics that overstate battery health and block service, despite clear poor performance.
 
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