Apple Releases Fifth Beta of New watchOS 5 Operating System to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the fifth beta of an upcoming watchOS 5 update to developers, two weeks after releasing the fourth beta and more than a month after introducing the software at the Worldwide Developers Conference.

To install the beta, you'll need the proper configuration profile, which can be obtained through the Apple Developer Center. Once the profile is in place, the watchOS 5 beta can be downloaded using the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General --> Software Update.

To update, the Apple Watch needs to have 50 percent battery, it must be placed on an Apple Watch charger, and it has to be in range of the iPhone. It's best to install the beta on a secondary device instead of a primary device as betas often still have bugs to be worked out.

watchOS 5 is a significant update to the watchOS operating system, introducing Activity Competitions so you can compete on workouts with friends, Walkie-Talkie with push-to-talk functionality for quickly communicating with the people you talk to most, and auto workout detection to make it easier to start and stop workouts if you forget.

Other new features include an improved Siri watch face with support for third-party apps through Siri Shortcuts, a dedicated Apple Podcasts app, new Workout types that include Yoga and Hiking, new features for runners, WebKit support for viewing some web content on Apple Watch, and enhanced notifications, which will make notifications on the Apple Watch interactive.

watchOS 5 is only available to developers and will not be provided to public beta testers (because there's no way to downgrade Apple Watch software), so non-developers will need to wait until the software is officially released in the fall to try it out.

The watchOS 5 update runs on all Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 Apple Watch models, but it is not available for the first-generation "Series 0" Apple Watch models.

Article Link: Apple Releases Fifth Beta of New watchOS 5 Operating System to Developers

 

[dannyyankou]

I hope sports scores in Siri finally work

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Not really any significant known issues pending at this point. I’m very tempted to start trying the Betas.

 

[dan9700]

Still no Walkie Talkie its been removed i doubt it will be there for final release last few betas its gone

 

[thirdeyeopen666]

Still no Walkie Talkie its been removed i doubt it will be there for final release last few betas its gone

It’s been there for me through the last two betas. Not removed.

 

[dan9700]

It’s been there for me through the last two betas. Not removed.

Really for me it is

 

[MrGimper]

Really for me it is

Been there for me too. Series 2

 

[dan9700]

What do i do for my series 3 lte since beta 2 its vanished

 

[backontwo]

What do i do for my series 3 lte since beta 2 its vanished

It’s still on my series 3 LTE. Not sure why you aren’t seeing it.

 

[dan9700]

I cant even re download it dunno what to do

 

[Mtmspa]

Stop installing beta software?

 

[dlfranks]

What do i do for my series 3 lte since beta 2 its vanished

You need to make sure you have FaceTime installed and enabled on your iPhone or walkie talkie will disappear from your watch - if it’s not that then no idea. It’s been working for me since beta 2

 

[scrapesleon]

Downloading now hehe

 

[duston]

You need to make sure you have FaceTime installed and enabled on your iPhone or walkie talkie will disappear from your watch - if it’s not that then no idea. It’s been working for me since beta 2

Same, no issues in my S2. My fiancé and I use this feature at least once a day!

 

[Xaositek]

Still no Walkie Talkie its been removed i doubt it will be there for final release last few betas its gone

Reinstall the FaceTime application on your iOS 12 device and it'll show up

 

[dan9700]

Reinstall the FaceTime application on your iOS 12 device and it'll show up

Amazing it worked I can’t believe all this time I wondered why it was gone, I never needed the app as the phone app can FaceTime is there a reason for the app that I don’t know of, but thanks all working now

 

[markgpearse]

What about iCoud Message sync?

 

[Jimmy Bubbles]

Really for me it is

Which Watch model do you have?

 

[giebe]

Still don’t get why yoga or hiking are new? I can already use these types of workouts in OS4. There are a lot more in the „Others workout“.

 

[Morgenland]

Does the Dexcom DXCM or Metronic MDT app (both interesting for diabetics; put in outlook by DXCM long long time ago) now run directly on the AppleWatch without an iPhone detour?

 

[bcacba]

Well the reason is that the workouts that are specified have algorithms built in to more accurately recognise how much is being done. Like yoga movements or height changes in hiking. Strides for running. Like the specific movements.

It also helps to identify what workout you might be doing when it suggests the auto start as it knows the movements.

The ones in “other” are just generic tracking with no real movement tracking so it is less accurate. Pre update yoga would get the same stats as tennis basically as it’s all on heartrate.

Still don’t get why yoga or hiking are new? I can already use these types of workouts in OS4. There are a lot more in the „Others workout“.

On another note has anyone found clear all is no longer working?