Sudden battery loss?

[Rugburn]

I have a series 2 that is 13 months old (just out of warranty)

Out of the blue the last 2 days the battery loss has been abysmal. It was fully charged at 6am and down to 10% at 3pm. Was just fine until recently.

Could it be a software issue or something other than the battery? Anything I could look for/try?

Also, I’m really frustrated to see the only way to get the battery replaced is to send it in for 3 days. I live in a big city (Houston) seems like I should be able to walk in somewhere. Any hints there?

 

[Julien]

You should try restoring as new from backup and see if it it software. If not then it is likely hardware. Could be the charger circuitry (note: located inside the device, what you plug into is NOT a charger but chargING) since it happened suddenly.

 

[ftaok]

Is this happening consistently or does it happen every now and then?

This happens to me every so often. When it does, I check the battery stats to see the difference between the Usage and Standby times. If it's any more than 25%, that leads me to believe that an app has "hung up" and is draining battery. A restart of the watch usually takes care of it.