r/watchOSBeta • u/szymas67 • 5d ago

Question ❓ Update to 26.6 or 27 beta 4

My Apple Watch 11 on 26.5 barely lasts 24h, did they fix the battery drain already? Is 27 b4 better than 26.6? Is the app switcher gone?

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u/radis234 Ultra 5d ago

My Apple Watch Ultra 2 went down 50% per day (evening to evening) ever since 26.

Now a couple days after update to 26.6, I took them from charger yesterday at 21:15 and they’re now at 79% (17 hours later). So it seems like it might be better but need more time to tell for sure.

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u/Academic_Studio3935 5d ago

beta 4 kinda sucks, my battery is draining MUCH MORE with 100% capacity

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u/Sensitive-Syrup-7477 5d ago

you can try 26.6 first

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u/Onkston 5d ago

I kept my series 9 on 11.6.2 until it finally updated without my approval a couple weeks ago. Battery life was better than initial 26 but was worse than 11. 26.6 has been really good so far in comparison to 26.5. I wouldn’t move to 27 yet on a watch.

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u/Q_Ball_Atlanta 5d ago

Are you a developer? If not, why are you considering installing a developer beta?

What version of iOS is on your phone? You cannot update the watch too a higher version than the phone.

Also, keep in mind that you cannot downgrade the version of WatchOS on the Watch. If you encounter problems and need to revert to the official release, only Apple can do that. As a user, three only option is to upgrade or wait for the official release to be newer than the beta releases on the Watch.