Resolved Watch OS 9 notifications stutter on Watch Series 5

[EugW]

The new animation for notifications on Watch OS 9 stutters on my Watch Series 5. Other actions like OS navigation seem mostly smooth though.

Is this a Series 5 thing or is this an OS 9 thing also seen on the Series 6-8 Watches which have a somewhat faster SoC?

 

[Htsi]

It’s only 20% faster. You can try a reset and set up as new approach. Seems to fix most issues. The battery on your series 5 could also be causing slowdowns.

 

[motoitalia]

Not having that issue on my Series 4. I would remove unused installed applications from watch, stop running apps, and then do a watch shut down/ restart. If that doesn't work, a full reset might work

 

[EugW]

Hmmm... One day I woke up and the stuttering was gone. I didn't even do anything.

I wonder why, but yay!

The battery on your series 5 could also be causing slowdowns.

The battery seems to be OK. Battery Health is 86%. BTW, by next fall battery health might be below 80%. At that point I may take advantage of the battery replacement program.