Apple Watch battery is draining rapidly after watchOS 11.6 update

I updated my watch to OS 11.6 within the last few days and the battery is draining much faster than usual. Last night I charged it to 100% at 11 pm and it was down to 17% by 5 pm today.


After researching I did try powering both my watch and phone on and off, and then unpairing and repairing. It doesn’t seem to have helped so far.


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Original Title: Watch battery is draining rapidly after 11.6 update

Apple Watch Series 8, watchOS 11

Posted on Aug 12, 2025 06:46 PM

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Apple Watch battery is draining rapidly after watchOS 11.6 update

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