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Apple Releases watchOS 3.1 With Bug Fixes
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Am I the only one not getting the update? I had public beta profiles on both watch and phone but deleted them already. iPhone 7 is on 10.1.
Edit: Rebooting watch worked.
Edit 2: I cant believe that's a thing we have to do now once and awhile. Sounds so weird when I read it lol.
Edit: Rebooting watch worked.
Edit 2: I cant believe that's a thing we have to do now once and awhile. Sounds so weird when I read it lol.
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It will pause the installation after the "preparing" stage if the Watch is not connected to a charger and above 50% battery level.
Correct. For some reason, it doesn't say it needs to be connected to a charger when it's downloading, like it used to do. But then, as you said, it pauses and has to be plugged in.
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Neither does mine, but when it comes to actually install it pauses and tells me to put the watch on the charger.
I have a Series 1, on iOS 10.1 GM and I saw the same update screen. It tells me to put it on the charger when after it downloads the update and attempts to install.
Honestly its actually worse. My gen 1 was easily better, and I'm not even hard on my watch, i only get text and email notifications. Disappointed with it.
Yes, same with Series 2. The black screen when it's downloading says it doesn't need to be connected to a charger like it used to do, but like yourself, I now get the same pop up.
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Unless it's the OS contributing to the battery decrease or screen brightness, 'Hey Siri' and possibly running applications. You could always sell it and opt back to Gen 1.
Rebuild desktop was a thing with Mac OS9. Maybe before. I came in with Jaguar.
Battery life exceeds specs for me .. even using the integrated GPS for about an hour run most days. It was never claimed that the battery life of the S2 exceeded the S0. Both are spec'd for 18 hours. The bigger battery in the S2 is to compensate for the additional features (GPS, Brighter Screen). I usually wear mine about 22 hours a day and never worry about the battery.
I own both a S0 and S2 and battery life is comparable on WatchOS 3. You will have to charge either every day.
The S2 is my first Apple Watch. I was worried about battery life, but have been pleasantly surprised. Maybe setting expectations low helped me?
I'm out all day doing physical work and at bedtime at the end of the day I usually have 48% battery life remaining. With my expectations, that's pretty good. I can wear it to bed and in the morning have it charging while I'm fixing/eating breakfast and showering, and I'm usually good to go. I've been surprised by how fast it charges.
My usage during the day is a fair amount of texts/replies, check the time fairly often, and controlling music on my iPhone that is streaming to wireless headphones, oh, and making a couple short phone calls through it.
I don't know that it's actually using the GPS unless you're doing a Workout. I haven't used that feature yet, so I don't know how much that would drain the battery.
Anyhow, that's just my experience with the S2. I've been very happy with it.
It's exactly the same. Very annoying. It's actually what annoys me the most in my daily use of the watch
I didn't have any expectations when I got my first gen (2nd hand one about 4 months ago). Couldn't believe how amazing it was, a little slow, but amazing. Way better battery life than I was reading about in reviews and on this forum.
Then I got the new one, and the whole thing is crazy fast, nicer screen for sure, but battery life is not on par I feel with the first gen. I can get to the end of the day, but then the next day I can't and my activities are the same. I'm hoping to get the patch later on today on the watch and hopefully it's a lot better.
My 3.1 latest build is: 14S471.... Can someone else confirm that this is the correct final from today?
Looking forward to the fix for the activity rings. That is a pesky bug. Its easy to fix but just annoying.
A restart fixed this for me... I know its weird but I havent had this problem since I did that.
... after this I have noticed anytime I think I am seeing any scroll related issues... its actually my arm hair getting caught in the crown wheel
... Just throwing it out there FYI.
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