I’ve had my Series 4 sinch launch. Totally fine with it and not looking to upgrade. But after updating my Series 4 to WatchOS 10, I’ve been having battery drain issues. Prior to the update, I get home from work around 6pm with 50% battery left. Now, the watch is dead at 10am. I updated to 10.1 hoping for a fix but then, the watch won’t boot up.
Went to the Apple Store and got a Series 9. It sucks that a software update made my watch unusable.
Did the same recently with my Series 4 but jumped to the Ultra 2. Battery seemed fine until os10, then had a steep drop off. Was trying to weigh whether a battery replacement or putting the money towards a new watch would be better, I chose the latter. Hope the 9 lasts you just as long or longer than your 4! c:
Nice. I’ve thought of going for the Ultra 2 but I had the 40mm watch and would like to keep using my bands.
Ah, completely understandable, I wouldn’t want to have to restart my band collection again either.
Battery life is what pushed me over the edge, I considered if I’m going to be using the watch over the next five years again or more, at least I won’t have to worry as much when the battery does degrade in health. Ending my days with about 70% left now even with a workout and AOD on, it’s pretty fantastic! I could probably get way more life if I turned AOD off though.
Also complete side note! Saw you also like animal crossing!!! :D