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Series 7 Watch barely charging on old (slower) puck

PatrickNSF said:
DesFit did extensive testing on this issue. Looks like using the USB-C charger for the S7 is worth it at the moment.
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Wow, this YouTuber nails it right on the head -- the S7 charges noticeably slower on "regular" pucks (which unfortunately at the moment also includes integrated charging stands like my beloved Belkin 3-in-1 stand). Seems like it's USB-C or bust with these S7s now :confused:

That said, I've reached out through direct channels to contacts at Belkin to let them know about this and if anything can be done. Will update if I hear anything back.

As stated before, the 'power stack' for devices these days is so complicated, it's hard to tell what exactly is going on.
 
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dukee101 said:
That said, I've reached out through direct channels to contacts at Belkin to let them know about this and if anything can be done. Will update if I hear anything back.
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Heard back today from Belkin's hardware team. They said that through their experience testing their 3-in-1 stand, the Series 7 takes slightly longer than the Series 6 to charge, but it's only by an average of 10 minutes more per charging session.

They note that the Series 7 also has a larger battery, which accounts for the longer charging time. The new USB-C fast charger is faster by quite a bit, almost an hour (in their experience), compared to the puck on the 3-in-1 stand. They have nothing else to report :/
 
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dukee101 said:
Heard back today from Belkin's hardware team. They said that through their experience testing their 3-in-1 stand, the Series 7 takes slightly longer than the Series 6 to charge, but it's only by an average of 10 minutes more per charging session.

They note that the Series 7 also has a larger battery, which accounts for the longer charging time. The new USB-C fast charger is faster by quite a bit, almost an hour (in their experience), compared to the puck on the 3-in-1 stand. They have nothing else to report :/
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Thanks for the feedback! it’s weird because the charging on my belkin 3-in-1 is clearly more than 10 min compared to my S5, but let’s see if it’s just a software issue
 
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fwmireault said:
You may all want to update to the latest watchOS update, seems like Apple has addressed the issue (let's hope so)

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Apple Releases watchOS 8.1.1 With Fix for Apple Watch Series 7 Charging Issue

Apple today released watchOS 8.1.1, a minor update to the watchOS 8 operating system that came out in September. watchOS 8.1.1 comes three weeks...
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I'll need to give it some time and run some experiments, but my initial impression is that it didn't appear to have fixed my slow charging on the new fast-charging puck; I installed the update and rebooted the Watch, but it barely charged yesterday. But I haven't noticed the issue recurring on the old puck or the Belkin 3-in-1 Boost.

Does anyone know what this is, exactly? Given that Apple is pushing software updates to fix it, is it safe to assume it's not a hardware issue?
 
wills11 said:
I'll need to give it some time and run some experiments, but my initial impression is that it didn't appear to have fixed my slow charging on the new fast-charging puck; I installed the update and rebooted the Watch, but it barely charged yesterday. But I haven't noticed the issue recurring on the old puck or the Belkin 3-in-1 Boost.

Does anyone know what this is, exactly? Given that Apple is pushing software updates to fix it, is it safe to assume it's not a hardware issue?
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Yeah it isn’t better either on my Belkin 3-in-1 :(
 
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