#Apple watch battery indicator update

I could again contact Apple or wait until the pandemic passes to get further guidance in person with someone from Apple. On Apple Watch Series 5 only, turn off the Always-On displayĪt this point, I'm at a loss and don't know which direction to take next.Send the watch back to Apple for a fix or replacement.Place the watch in a freezer for a few minutes.Uninstall third-party apps on the watch.When the Apple Watch's battery indicator drops below 60%, place the wearable on the charger before the wearable device can crash fully charge before using it again.Reboot ONLY the iPhone and see if that resets the battery indicator on the watch.

#Apple watch battery indicator update

Update the software on both devices, removing betas.

Un-pair the watch from your iPhone, then pair it again.

Reboot the Apple Watch and attached iPhone.

Unfortunately, this five-year-old problem doesn't have a concrete solution (opens in new tab), although there are lots of DIY tips online.Īmong those tips I found and performed, in no particular order: Perhaps more distressing, it looks like the problem has affected other Apple Watch models going back to the Series 0 in 2015! After doing more Google searches than I want to remember, it's clear I'm not the only one have this issue with the Apple Watch Series 5. Rather than contacting Apple Support again, I have spent the last few days looking for a solution online. Unfortunately, the problem continued even after I installed new public updates on both my watch and iPhone, which was one of Apple's suggested solutions moving forward. Instead, it blamed the watchOS beta installed on my device for the weird actions.Īt the time, this sounded like a reasonable conclusion.

It took 60 minutes of an aggravating back and forth, which included the running of a diagnostics test for Apple to conclude there was nothing wrong with the watch's battery.