While the Apple Watch Series 7 didn’t come with longer battery life, it did offer faster charging — at least, it did until last week. Some users are now complaining the feature no longer works after updating to watchOS 8.5, [according to a _9to5Mac_ report](https://9to5mac.com/2022/03/29/apple-watch-series-7-fast-charging-broken/).

Fast charging is exclusive to the Series 7. With it, Apple says the Watch’s battery can go from 0 to 80 percent in roughly 45 minutes. However, Series 7 owners on [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/tephns/series_7_fast_charging_not_working_on_85/), Apple’s [support forums](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253749797), and _MacRumors_’ [forum](https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/8-5-fast-charging-not-working-on-series-7-with-third-party-dock.2338207/) are saying their Watches are now charging at a snail’s pace. A couple of Reddit users claimed that the Watch would only charge roughly 5 percent in 15–20 minutes. Meanwhile, a user on Apple’s forum claimed the Watch only charged 5 percent in an hour. For context, Apple says...