Several Apple Watch Series 7 users have complained that following the watchOS 8.5 update, the wearable fails to charge at the usual speeds.
Apple says that with fast charging, the Apple Watch Series 7 battery level can go from 0-80% in about 45 minutes, which is about 33% faster than the previous generation.
However, following the update, the charging speed has plummeted to being slow enough to fill up the battery by 5% in 15 to 20 minutes (via 9to5Mac). The speeds look variable, though, as another user claimed that their watch charged 5% in a whole hour.
While it initially appeared that only users filling their Apple Watch Series 7 with the Belkin BoostCharge Pro were affected, it now seems that all users are affected — including those using Apple’s own USB-C Magnetic Fast Charging Cable.
There’s no word from Apple on the problem as of yet so until then it’s best to skip the update if you’re concerned about your charging speeds.
The Apple Watch Series 7 is available in 41mm and 45mm versions, with a larger screen-to-body ratio and faster charging. The smartwatch is compatible with Apple’s own 18W, 20W, 29W, 30W, 61W, 87W, 96W USB-C chargers, and it also adapts to third-party USB-C chargers.
watchOS 8.5 was released on March 15 and introduced support for Unicode 14 emojis, updated irregular heartbeat recognition, and fixed an email privacy protection vulnerability that could expose IP addresses.
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