Apple Pulls watchOS 3.1.1 Update After Bricking Complaints

[jm001]

It says SOME series 2 watches NOT ALL. What is with the trolls out there? This can be expected from any brand as manufacturing can produce some weirdness from time to time. I use Pebble and my first one worked for about a year until the screen glitches out on me. They replaced it for free and this replacement (2 years running) is working great so far. I have heard of other Pebbles bricking with their updates. Same model as mine and I've done the same updates, but nothing bad happened.

 

[gertruded]

I have had it with Apple!!!! We just pulled the trigger on an Asus gaming laptop with better specs than the 2016 Macbook "pro" at 40% the price.

My iPhone 6+ will not be replaced this spring with another iPhone, no reason to now. Purchased my last Windows machine in 2002, and never thought I would go back.

Of corse without an iPhone never an Apple watch either.

 

[Apple Corps]

Apple is now the Microsoft of old. Man, it was a good run while it lasted...

Check out my multi year signature - saw this transition in the making - Timmy needs to be fired along with the way overpaid Art "Do Nothing" Levinson - Chair of the useless Board of Directors.

 

[cokagung]

Hello...

i am from Bali - Indonesia
and i use apple watch series 2 nike edition 42mm
and i already update to watchOS 3.1.1 from my iphone 6S plus with iOS 10.2 for about 12 hours ago...
and for now (and i hope forever) my watch hadn't bricked... thankfully....

 

[Bryan Bowler]

At least Microsoft survived their dark days, so the future for Apple may not look completely dire ...

One can hope! On a serous note, I totally agree with you. However, I hope Apple will pull its head out of its proverbial ass and right itself before it continues down the path its on now.

 

[michaelsviews]

And the quality control just keeps going and going

 

[Bryan Bowler]

Check out my multi year signature - saw this transition in the making - Timmy needs to be fired along with the way overpaid Art "Do Nothing" Levinson - Chair of the useless Board of Directors.

Oh. My. Gosh. Your signature is hilarious! But unfortunately, so true!

 

[HopefulHumanist]

Updated just fine for me.

 

[ip67]

Someone needs to create a Kickstarter to make these (Pics below are of the official Apple adapter): It connects using a Lightning port and shows up in iTunes as an iOS device to where you can load .ipsw files and do a restore.

 

[aPple nErd]

Jesus effing christ

 

[noslenam]

Lul. Anyone else remember a time not so long ago when Apple wasn't so consumer hostile and made products that were actually worth buying?

Not only worth buying but just worked and you didn't have to think twice about if it would fail or be bricked by an update. Bought my first PC in 20 years still have all my apple stuff and still enjoy it but looking for a high end system with a great GPU apple just can't touch it.

 

[dxmac99]

do they have an emoji for this?
[doublepost=1481683319][/doublepost]it actually exists...

https://twitter.com/search?q=#makeapplegreatagain&src=typd

 

[kazmac]

I had a long talk with a tech support employee when I couldn't restore my new iPhone 7+ from my 6s+ backup and was told in a round about way that customer facing employees are all instructed to never admit that they have heard of a widespread problem. I was in my local Apple Store and 3 people were standing behind me with my same issue and the "greeter" said it was the first she had heard of my issue, I said "shhh", listen to this person over here. I looked at the other person with the issue and we both shrugged our shoulders. I tried to show her my twitter feed with others having the issue. She just walked off, obviously frustrated. Apple seems to want to portray all their products as perfect and all problems are unique, at least when working face to face.

In regarding to never admitting the problem, it's true. That's why when I have to exchange at the store, I never mention the problem now and am polite, (lately there always is another truthful reason why I am exchanging such as this phone, I want the headphone jack and now refuse to pay for more storage after the two issues I experienced with this 7+).

People may pester me for complaining about quality control but it's so damn obvious Apple do not give a crap about quality any more.

 

[zapmymac]

Thanks guy! Whoever, started the post, you saved me from a possible headache!

I had just hit the download button on the phone, and I thought I would check here to see what people were saying while it downloaded. Luckily, my Series 2 watch was also below 50%, so I canceled. Also, deleted the now downloaded 3.1.1 file from my phone as well (kinda tucked away in sub-menus isn't!). Rebooted both my phone and watch to be sure. Phone now asks again, if I want to download update...

Tangent: I DFU'd my 7+ and set up as new, and no new issues there that I can see.

That sucks if you have to snail mail your watch right now with Xmas so close and the mail system bogged down!

 

[blacktape242]

apples quality control = just pulling the update.

 

[Chupa Chupa]

It says SOME series 2 watches NOT ALL. What is with the trolls out there? This can be expected from any brand as manufacturing can produce some weirdness from time to time. I use Pebble and my first one worked for about a year until the screen glitches out on me.

What is it with all the Apple apologists out there. Apple is not some struggling startup like Pebble was. Apple is the preeminent tech company on the planet. AW is the CEO's product and Series 2 is the current flagship. Damn straight they should beta test the heck out of it. Yes, this is embarrassing for Apple but also seems to be more of the same mediocrity that has creeped into Apple of the last couple of years.

 

[forerunnerg34]

"People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware." Alan Kay was wrong.


"Designed by Apple in California". Will that be next?

 

[Rob_2811]

It says SOME series 2 watches NOT ALL. What is with the trolls out there? This can be expected from any brand as manufacturing can produce some weirdness from time to time. I use Pebble and my first one worked for about a year until the screen glitches out on me. They replaced it for free and this replacement (2 years running) is working great so far. I have heard of other Pebbles bricking with their updates. Same model as mine and I've done the same updates, but nothing bad happened.

Can you explain why it is ok because it hasn't bricked every Apple Watch in existence? It has also got zero to do with manufacturing.

Pebble sold out to fitbit because it was in trouble, they are hardly a great example.

 

[Macinva]

Seeing the posts about 'courage' reminded me of this video I saw on YouTube... had a good chuckle at the time.

 

[jonnysods]

Man this is embarrassing.

 

[TMRJIJ]

Jesus effing christ

No, this is Patrick

 

[HowEver]

I have no illusions that the negative commenters on this site are any part of an Apple fan base, even among the subset that supposedly used to be Apple product owners.

I don't think that this hate I see it as disappointment, frustration, criticism and when it comes from the Apple fan base then something is not right with the brand. Criticism is good and companies should pay attention to it.

 

[TMRJIJ]

What is it with all the Apple apologists out there. Apple is not some struggling startup like Pebble was. Apple is the preeminent tech company on the planet. AW is the CEO's product and Series 2 is the current flagship. Damn straight they should beta test the heck out of it. Yes, this is embarrassing for Apple but also seems to be more of the same mediocrity that has creeped into Apple of the last couple of years.

Yes, Because devices have never been bricked after software updates before... /s

 

[Analog Kid]

Well, at least "bricked" is back to being used correctly again and doesn't just mean "I had to restart".

I'm assuming Apple stopped verifying existing downloads as well? I have the update downloaded, but it keeps telling me "no internet connection" when I try to verify, which is obviously not what the problem is. I've got a Series 0, but guess I can wait.

 

[tekchic]

My Series 0 was stuck in a boot loop this morning after doing the update last night and going to bed. I was worried for a little bit, but three reboots seem to have done the trick. Not sure what went awry with this update this time.