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TL;DR
- Apple has reportedly shared an inner memo with its service companions confirming the watchOS 10.1 battery drain concern.
- The issue will probably be mounted with an upcoming software program replace, presumably watchOS 10.2.
- Many older and present Apple Watch fashions are affected by the issue.
Apple is reportedly engaged on fixing the Apple Watch battery drain concern that cropped up after the corporate rolled out the watchOS 10.1 replace.
In accordance with MacRumors, Apple has shared a memo with its approved service companions confirming that the difficulty will probably be mounted with a software program replace that can roll out “quickly.”
Apple didn’t specify the precise explanation for the Apple Watch battery drain downside. It additionally reportedly failed to say which Apple Watch fashions are affected by the difficulty. Nonetheless, experiences on Reddit, Apple communities, and X (formerly Twitter) recommend that the issue impacts numerous Apple Watch fashions, together with older ones just like the Apple Watch Collection 5 and the newest Apple Watch Extremely 2.
Apple beforehand famous in its iOS 17.1 developer launch that the replace fixes a problem whereby “elevated energy consumption may happen when an Apple Watch working watchOS 10.1 is paired with an iPhone with iOS 17.0.”
MacRumors predicts that Apple may repair the watchOS 10.1 battery drain downside with a watchOS 10.1.1 or watchOS 10.2 replace. The latter is seemingly in beta testing proper now and is anticipated to be launched in December.
