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> I was late to the Apple Watch game, having just getting one a year ago. I don't see why I'll ever replace it until it simply fails mechanically.

I find I’ve upgraded through two Apple Watches for the same reason: battery life degradation. It gets to the point where you have to charge twice a day or wake up in the morning with a dead watch (I wear mine overnight for the sleep tracking).

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I paid Apple ~$80 to replace my Series 5 battery… they actually just exchange it with another device. I thought it was worth it and happy to keep using it until I can no longer get the latest watchOS.

Interestingly, if Apple loses its patent case it won't be able to do this with the affected devices (if they are out of warranty). I don't know why there's a difference based on warranty status, but according to the legal blogs I read there is.

This should have been a user replaceable battery.

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