Apple Watch battery drain after last update

[SeasonsBleatings]

Anyone else? The battery is draining twice as quickly as usual following the recent software update. I'm starting with a full battery and it's down to 10% by 3pm.

Me too! I'm having to charge it midday now :(

I've googled and seems to be quite a widespread issue. Hoping they release an update to fox very soon as I can't be messing about taking my charger to work...

As an update after lots of to-ing and fro-ing with Apple including virtual tests they advised I turn it off and on again. And that seems to have worked!

You can check the state of your battery on your phone. If it’s below 75% it means you need a new battery

Yes! They've also changed the thing where you could ping your phone from your watch! That no longer exists. Wish I'd have stuck to my Fitbit.

No they haven’t

@Aposterhasnoname can you tell me how to do it then as the function has disappeared on my watch since the update. 🤔

There’s two ways. The first is to press the bottom button on your watch to bring up the control centre, then press the icon that looks like a phone vibrating. The second way is to press the crown to get up all your apps, scroll down to find devices, select them scroll down to play sound.

Thank you.
The first way is how I used to do it and now thats changed to an App Store 🤷🏼. I stumbled on another way to do it by pressing the side button below the dial, it brings up the original function. Phew. For someone who loses her phone whilst holding it it's essential 🤣