Galaxy Watch 46mm Battery Drain after Update

[Phil Lindoe]

Could someone please advise on what is going on.

I used to get up to 4/5 days usage out of my watch. I had an update yesterday, after the update the watch wouldnt charge.

I turned it off and back on again and it would then charge, problem over I thought.  Now the battery drain is extreme.

I woke up this morning and it was at 15%.  Charged it up to over 60%, went out for a walk and now down to 35%.

Back on charge.  This is ridiculous.

How can I reverse the update and see what the battery performance is like then?

[Alfsdad]

Mine is set to continuous. As is the Stress function.

[Phil Lindoe]

Can you have a look at what your HR settings are on?

I have switched mine to every 10 mins and it seems to be performing better.

Will keep you posted

[Player 010]

I did the update yesterday, my problem is the watch crashes after every few hours. Supper annoying, I hope Samsung comes with a fix quickly because this is unacceptable.

[Phil Lindoe · Accepted solution]

I backed up my watch via the app then uninstalled the connectivity app and the gear app
Reset the watch
connected the phone back to the watch (took a while as I didnt delete the connectivity app at first - this seemed the key part)

Now the battery drain is back to normal

Suggest those struggling try this.

Not sure why Samsung arent doing anything about this  😞

[JonmarkH]

I have the exact same issue. the watch is losing charge in minutes and being very slow to recharge.

[JonmarkH]

I tried the approach above, but my watch will no longer pair with my phone (Oneplus 6t). It just gets stuck at the final flashing dot and gets no further.

[Phil Lindoe · Accepted solution]

This is where mine was stuck for ages

Make sure you uninstall all the gear apps and addons and reinstall

I do remember having to do this ages ago now, its a pain in the a55.

If you just reinstall the gear wearable app and try to connect it will ask you for the companion app or connect addon.

[LJF2]

Mine is doing the exact same, it will not pair to my phone after doing a reset. I tried on my husbands phone and it paired straight away. I have been in contact with Samsung and they are saying my watch needs a repair. I'm not sure when others are having the same issue. It is obviously something to do with the update.

[LJF2]

I have just tried this and it worked. Thanks

[Phil Lindoe]

Excellent, painful though what you have to do to get it to work again!!!