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Fast fixes for Watch charging woes

REQUIRES

Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable or a third–party charger

YOU WILL LEARN

How to identify and fix charging problems with your Apple Watch

IT WILL TAKE

60 minutes

a thing of beauty, combining some solid fitness functions with fantastic, value–adding everyday features to create a wonderful smart watch companion. However, even the best Apple Watches aren’t impervious to flaws. While we’ve not heard of any specific problems in the newest model, the Apple Watch 8, as withremember the device is more like a phone than a mechanical watch when it comes to its battery; if you don’t charge it every day, it soon runs out of power.

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