I’m running iOS 12 beta and it’s been stable so far. But I’d never run a Watch beta unless I was a developer. Like you said the fact they don’t offer public betas should be a clue not to run betas unless you absolutely have to.
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Apple Pulls watchOS 5 Beta 1 From Developer Portal After Reports of Bricked Devices
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In a way you are both correct.
However in strict sense, a search suggests otherwise:
"Bear in mind that many people use the term “bricking” incorrectly and refer to a device that isn’t working properly as “bricked.” if you can easily recover the device through a software process, it’s technically not “bricked.”"
What Does “Bricking” a Device Mean?
Also:
"In the common usage of the term, "bricking" suggests that the damage is so serious as to have rendered the device permanently unusable.""
Brick (electronics)
"Bricking refers to a consumer electronic device that has been damaged beyond repair, making it utterly unusable, often because of damaged firmware."
What is Bricking?
However:
"the term is being used with more flexibility these days, and in some cases, bricked electronics are still recoverable with some hardware replacement or additional software."
What you are describing above is "hosed".
Mine worked perfectly, went super smooth and no problem at all and it's been working great.
(Watch Series 3 LTE)
Especially software released for the specific purpose of testing software and reporting bugs.
Sounds like the beta is working to find bugs as intended. My S2 updated fine, although it took a really long time.
Bricked mine Series 3 LTE. Stuck at Apple Logo for the past day. Now I’m at the Apple Store to get it fixed. Advice for those who still wanna give it a try: Force reset not working this time, at least in my case.
While I’m a developer, it didn’t really matter if you’re using a developer account regards to this brick problem.
While I’m a developer, it didn’t really matter if you’re using a developer account regards to this brick problem.
Can someone explain to me why the Apple Watch doesn't have the equivalent of a DFU restore? You'd think this would be common sense.
All it would need would be a bit of non-volatile code that would allow it to boot and pull down a WatchOS image from an iPhone over bluetooth or WiFi direct. It sounds so simple to implement it; why didn't Apple do it?
All it would need would be a bit of non-volatile code that would allow it to boot and pull down a WatchOS image from an iPhone over bluetooth or WiFi direct. It sounds so simple to implement it; why didn't Apple do it?
Runs fine here, didn't run into any major problems yet.
Actually I think it's a stable beta release.
Little snitch doesn't run sadly but there will be a fix soon.
Anyone that has a boot logo issue (device stuck on Apple logo after install) unpair the watch in the watch app and it will restore the watch to factory settings and fix the boot issue. Re-pair the watch to your phone. Worked for me on a stainless steel series 3 cellular. Good luck!
Worked for me but...... my battery drains 2x faster on S2. Hits 10% after 12 hours rather than 40-50%. Podcasts struggles to run. Haven't got a podcast to work on the watch yet.
Can you tell me if they have fixed the monthly calendar view please so that you can swipe to view more than the current month?
This is incorrect. First rule of sarcasm - never explain yourself.
On topic, I thought I bricked my watch last night just installing a regular update. My phone said the update was complete, but it wasn’t. Eventually the watch woke up, but it seemed to take noticeably longer than normal to do so.