Slow charging Apple Watch 11

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Slow charging Apple Watch 11

I have a new Apple Watch 11. Normally it charges really quickly, but today it is really slow. Does anyone have any ideas why and what I can do.

Posted on Nov 25, 2025 2:15 AM

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Ingo2711

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Nov 25, 2025 3:36 AM in response to Leesa01

Do you have Optimized Charging enabled, and the watch is charged around 80%

Are you using at least the 20W Apple power adapter and the original USB charging cable?

Erasing and pairing the watch again, can rule out a software issue.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Leesa01 Author

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Nov 25, 2025 3:55 AM in response to Ingo2711

Yes, I did have optimised charging enabled (and I do have the original USB charging cable and 20W Apple power adapter). I turned off the optimised charging and I restarted the watch, and that seems to have helped a bit. Thank you though. I will see how it goes tomorrow morning. If it doesn't work, I'll unpair and erase my watch.

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Ingo2711

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Nov 25, 2025 4:04 AM in response to Leesa01

All the best 🙂

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