Their latest release still does not always fix the issue.  Here what seems to work.   1.  go into the following apps on your phone and clear the memory cache.  Gear S Plugin Galaxy wearable Samsung Health 2.  Factory reset your watch 3.  Power off your watch 4. Power back up and go through the start up process again.   5.  Turn off report diagnostics under watch settings, about gear There is an issue with the last SW update that for some reason kills battery life and SAMSUNG has no idea how to solve it.  After doing this my watch went from 8 hr batt life to about 20% battery use per day.   I hope this helps.   ... View more

Yes.  It appears to be Bluetooth issue.  I think this is driven by the SW update and the s gear plug in.  Clearing the mem cache seems to fix it for now.  Samsung still needs to address it.  Good luck. ... View more

Here what seems to work.  1.  go into the following apps on your phone and clear the memory cache.  Gear S Plugin Galaxy wearable Samsung Health 2.  Factory reset your watch 3.  Power off your watch 4. Power back up and go through the start up process again.   There is an issue with the last SW update that for some reason kills battery life and SAMSUNG has no idea how to solve it.  After doing this my watch went from 8 hr batt life to about 20% battery use per day.   I hope this helps.   ... View more

Thx. I'll give it a try when i get the watch back from Samsung. ... View more

The ***** I have is when you call support they say u have to send watch in for service and will not acknowledge the issue.   If they would just come clean, suggest temp fix, and say new SW coming soon I would be ok.   On the othet side, my guess if they did this people would file a class action suite wanting refunds for defective product.   ... View more

Tried this. No impact. Even after shutting off wifi and Bluetooth. ... View more

This seems to be the solution that works for many. However dis not work on mine. I even disabled the health app and gear app on the phone with no change. Samsung needs to get their act together. Lying about it, mis informing customers, not using this forum as a resource for feedback on customer experience. Just aweful!!!! When you pay $200 to 300 for a smart watch it should work as advertised. When the mfg does a SW update that destroys the performance of the product there is clearly a problem. The really sad thing is it is a nice product when it works. Their CUSTOMER SUPPORT SUCKS!!! ... View more

Thx. Sad it makes the great features of the smart watch useless. Samsung needs to wake up!!! So far with this and the note 7 debacle they have a serious credibility problem ... View more

I did a forced stop on it on the phone with no impact.  Using Note5.   ... View more

This is a complete system issue with their update. Notifications, blue tooth in high power mode vs low, Samsung health a battery pig, no ability to roll back update. Example or poor support and testing before release. The bigger issue is they are ignoring and lying about it. Love the,watch when it is usable hate the company support!!! ... View more

Yeah. They are just ignoring the issue. Told me similar story a month ago. ... View more

They have known this for 2 months. They are just feeding you b.s.. told me the same thing a month ago. Next they are going to tell you you abused your watch and try to blame it on you. Take pics before you send it in so u can prove condition. ... View more

Yeah. They released new sw with no way to roll back. How stupid is that. Never,again!!!! ... View more

They have no solution. Sent mine back 3 times now. They replace battery and say fixed. This is not a battery issue. They do not seem to understand or willing to admit it is,SW related ... View more

Tried all that. They do not appear to have a solution. ... View more

Just sent.mine back for 3rd time.  All they do is change battery.  NO fix.   ... View more

Has samsung provided a solution for this?? ... View more