Ah. I wasn't sure if I was imagining it or if it was just my Series 5 battery being old, but it's good to know there is a potential fix coming soon.
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watchOS Update Coming Soon With Fix for Apple Watch Battery Drain
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So this is a tacit admission there was a battery life problem. Demonstrating there was more to it than just the usual "the OS is indexing" excuse.
My battery drain during standby (no workout being tracked, no timers running, no audio being controlled, etc.) has never been as good as on 10.1.
I feel like battery life improved at least 20%.
*Using a S8 with an active eSIM connection.
I feel like battery life improved at least 20%.
*Using a S8 with an active eSIM connection.
Apple is a corporation that exists to make as much money as possible. What else are you expecting?
yes my Watch5 is definitely a few hours shorter before the Low Battery warning pops up.
Series 3 i dont wear often seems to have better battery life...
Series 3 i dont wear often seems to have better battery life...
This is a UI decision, they have the same thing on tvOS backgrounds. Its a transperancy effect that diffuses the light from app icons. Horrible.
Read the posts here and on other sites like Reddit. Many people have oft claimed that poor battery life is normal when doing an upgrade, because the watch needs time to index and do other background tasks. And after a day or so, things will be fine. And yes, sometimes that's the case, but it clearly wasn't here.
Apple has made no official claims, if that's what you were getting at. But it's not hard at all to find people making claims on this site and others.
I've seen that referenced over and over in regards to the phone, but not the watch.
Either way, as you said, Apple has said nothing of the sort. It's all hearsay from people who don't know what they are talking about.
I have a watch 4 and now a new 8.
I am not updating the 4 to WatchOS10.anything. I use it for sleep tracking and rough activities.
I am not updating the 4 to WatchOS10.anything. I use it for sleep tracking and rough activities.
Sounds like their software is becoming a house of cards. 
But on a positive note it's better than the alternative.
But on a positive note it's better than the alternative.
Then you're not looking hard enough. There are Watch-centric forums and subreddits where this claim is brought up all the time. And like I said, it does sometimes have merit. But it's pretty evident that there was something with 10.1 causing poor battery life, and Apple getting an update ready to fix the issue confirms that.
Correct. Everyone and their mother is a qualified expert on everything when posting on the Internet. Which is why you approach updates on a case-by-case basis. Sometimes it really is just some background activity. Other times there is an issue. Which is why binary dismissal or acceptance of claimed issues should be avoided.
Finally! Well hopefully at least… My series 7 battery has turned to crap since I updated it to 10. Was hoping 10.1 would help, but it really hasn’t. It is a bit better, but nowhere near what is what with 9.x.
I'm not getting the drops that others are reporting, but it does drop fast. I'll go from 80% to 50% in a few hours.
I'm glad to hear this was acknowledged. My Series 8 has been fine to-date until watchOS 10.1. Normally I'd wake up in the morning to 85% battery, but now it's like 70%. I'd charge during my morning shower, but by 4:00 PM I'm in the 40%s.
I've had to charge throughout the day which is really annoying. The odd thing is the watch doesn't feel warm. I can't figure out what it's doing it just dies.
I've had to charge throughout the day which is really annoying. The odd thing is the watch doesn't feel warm. I can't figure out what it's doing it just dies.
This company (Apple) is seriously broken, especially when it comes to software updates It's sad.
It's sad.