apple pencil battery life

I have a series 4 apple watch. I was getting 17 to 18 hours per day before I had to charge my watch. I installed version 7.01 and my battery life dropped to 3 or 4 hours per day. I called apple and they said that when you get a new version installed it takes more battery life. I said that is crazy, that clearly there was something wrong with this new version of the operating system. She also said there was no way to go back to a previous version. She said I need a new battery and it would cost $325 for a service call. I went nuts and she changed it, said, oh wait a new battery is only $79. Cleary there is something wrong with this version of the OS. You shouldn't have to buy a new battery just because you upgrade to a new OS. Or at least you should be able to go back to a previous version. I have an Iphone 11 pro and my apple watch and my wife is about to buy an iphone 12 max. I am seriously thinking of changing my mind

NO. This would needlessly drain the already short battery life of the Apple Watch.Powering the screen and the sensors to read heartrate would drain the watch ina very short time if it were to remain on and active.

I agree, great battery life so far on Beta 4.

I own 2 Iphone X's. We had both checked for battery health and replacement when the $29 offer was in place to be told I did not need them. Suddenly after the IOS 14 update the phones do not charge on Apple chargers, no battery life, touch issues and a cute message from Apple under settings/battery regarding service or replacement required. My son's X burned him due to the phone getting hot. I called Apple and spoke to a developer who took all my info and told me to call back in 2 days, Apple would most likely take repair my phones free of charge. 2 days later I spoke with 2 more Apple Developers one informed me he was a Senior Dev and treated me with disrespect and informed me it's just a bad battery and I need to pay for repairs. I did not go to the hospital and was not life threatening issue. No one he knew was having issues with the battery. Really? I was so upset, I had 2 Iphone 6s Plus and Apple

I had the same exact issue and was ready to buy a new pencil, I saw a youtube video of someone saying the battery in the pencil just needed to heat up to be reactivated, I figured I had nothing to lose so I held it under a hair dryer on hight for 2-3 minutes, I plugged it into my iPad and it now works with out any issues. Hope this helps, give it a try

My battery life is reduced from 8h to 4h and my device is getting warm after updating from Catalina to Big sur. I hope apple will fix. i use a MacBook Air 2015

i too noticed shorter battery life and higher heat.

Unpair and pair it again as new. It will get better battery life.

Same here. Battery life went to 2 hours after update.

ios 10 beta 6 was bad at battery life but I would get to at least 50% by noon - around 4 hours of usage, now i barely get 2-3 hours with beta 7, second day in. ios 10 beta 5 was great with battery life.

Yeah my battery life is the worst Ive ever seen it, not even on the beta build. I used the Workout app and battery life went from 50 to 37% during a half mile walk with my wife. I'm doing wipe and re-install now to see if anything changes and file a bug if need to.

I have the same issue. After update to the Big Sur, my battery capacity is significantly reduced. I called the Apple service. The service guys is so dumb. He just ask me to change the battery. I told him this happens right after I update my system and my batterray was really good. I only had this mac for over a year. He said things happens in life like battery fail. He is just so dumb like a idiot. I am asking for solving battery issues but he talks about philosophy. Just ridiculous. I think Apple just want to make more money.

I am currently having the same problem, the pencil is taking too long to pair and the last time I saw it said it was 3% battery but it was on its dock. I have an iPad air. Looking for a fix but can’t seem to find one. Seems like apple isn’t looking for any either because this forum has been running for three years.

just switch off the assistive touch and it solved the problem of battery drain plus combined it with low power mode - it makes the battery life better