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Apple Releases First Apple Watch Software Update With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

I preform the process as described. I'm on wifi, watch charging and the download happens and then I get a message stating download can't be validated due to no internet connection even though I am on wifi any suggestions to resolve? Thanks in advance.

Marc
 
Bryan Bowler said:
Very true. And you are correct, but most people don't work out that long. But some of us do! At least every 1-2 weeks, I go for a 4-5 hour run. And about 6-7 times a year, I go for a run that lasts for 8-14 hours.

Obviously, I don't use the Apple Watch for those. I use the Garmin Fenix 2 instead. I doubt the Apple Watch will ever be able to handle a 14-hour run. As power consumption drops and battery power increases, Apple will simply add more powerful features versus creating functionality that less than 1/1000 of 1% of their users could use.
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Start the workout app than enter power reserve mode.
 
mchaseman said:
I preform the process as described. I'm on wifi, watch charging and the download happens and then I get a message stating download can't be validated due to no internet connection even though I am on wifi any suggestions to resolve? Thanks in advance.

Marc
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I had this problem as well. I attempted it about 10 times trying a number of things before giving up and calling Apple. Ended up doing an erase and reset in the Apple Watch application. That reset the watch to default, but prompted me to restore from backup after the reset. Once fully restored, the update installed as it should have the first time.
 
Wow, the new calendar sucks...

Now you can only scroll through current the day's events and as soon as your last event for the day goes by it switches to tomorrow. So now you have to go back and peck at the tiny full calendar and hope hit the right day to see any other day's events. No more week view anymore. It was great being able to zip through the whole week with the crown (without having the scroll through blank space)... Now, aside from the next event, it is easier to grab the phone than peck at the tiny screen.

I think I might be off'ing my Watch if I don't like what I see at WWDC.. or sooner..

Edit: actually I can't select any day on the full calendar... they all lead to "today"...

Edit2: Gotta get used to force touch, I can get the list view back by force touch on the day view. The full calendar goes only to "today" still, no matter what day I touch.
 
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Bryan Bowler said:
Thank you for posting your observations! I can't get out for a run until later this evening.

I also don't understand why Apple is not pulling consistent GPS information from the phone during runs. I have a hunch that Apple probably chose to only use the GPS for calibration purposes and perhaps the start/stop (versus using the GPS full time) so they could conserve battery. The problem though is that people do not run at the same pace all the time and often times, people incorporate a short walking break into their running as well...so the Watch will never be very accurate if they are trying to base a good majority of the calculations off arm swing alone. In a lab that might work, but not in the real world.
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GPS is horrible for pace, only really good if it averages out data over a distance and your in the open plenty of open sky above. I never really for that reason I never understood this obsession with GPS. The precision of GPS is only 8 meter at the best of times.

The accelerometer in the watch knows your decelerating and will be ble adjust to a slower calibrated speed profile. Say, arms moving at X speed means body moving at X speed. Of course, in transition, it will be slightly off.
 
JackANSI said:
Wow, the new calendar sucks...

Now you can only scroll through current the day's events and as soon as your last event for the day goes by it switches to tomorrow. So now you have to go back and peck at the tiny full calendar and hope hit the right day to see any other day's events. No more week view anymore. It was great being able to zip through the whole week with the crown (without having the scroll through blank space)... Now, aside from the next event, it is easier to grab the phone than peck at the tiny screen.
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You can swipe to change days pretty quickly.
 
paulsdenton said:
I used both my Apple Watch and a Polar monitor today and had several differences, some substantial, while exercising, but at the end, the two devices had EXACTLY the same average. I will try a few more times to see if this result is typical.

I walk a measured route and the Apple Watch gives erroneous results ranging from .17 mile in two miles to .08 mile in two. Maybe this will correct itself over time. We'll see!!

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Mine are in the other direction. I use a measured distance on a flat road. The watch regularly signals that I have completed my route from 100 to 200 yards short of the actual finish. I have tried the calibration routine twice, so maybe the GPS system will correct itself with use. Hope so...
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Im getting accurate reading on a run outside (according to making the run on google maps) but the watch reads a speed .30 MORE than the treadmill when doing indoor runs. Can treadmills be that off or is the watch not calibrated? Is it as simple as running outside more?
 
Bryan Bowler said:
Thank you for posting your observations! I can't get out for a run until later this evening.

I also don't understand why Apple is not pulling consistent GPS information from the phone during runs. I have a hunch that Apple probably chose to only use the GPS for calibration purposes and perhaps the start/stop (versus using the GPS full time) so they could conserve battery. The problem though is that people do not run at the same pace all the time and often times, people incorporate a short walking break into their running as well...so the Watch will never be very accurate if they are trying to base a good majority of the calculations off arm swing alone. In a lab that might work, but not in the real world.
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I bought mine for my wife with both of us believing it was an incredibly accurate fitness device. All the reviews said as much. Apple showed footage of their nifty lab.

Now Watch users fall into two camps. Those who have inaccuracies and those that don't.

To me, that indicates that this isn't the best fitness device out there. Maybe ALL the fitness devices give varied results and most of us didn't scrutinize until the Apple Watch?

I went to Insanity with my wife tonight. Literally every female in there had a Polar, including the teacher. None of them ever complain about inaccuracies or inconsistencies. And they all input their data into a competition App afterward. I think if there was inconsistency between Polar devices they would know.

The Watch on the other hand does seem inconsistent to me, in that it works perfectly for some and not for others. Anyway, we'll try again with gen 2
 
UnfetteredMind said:
She better use the Polar, otherwise she'll get fat from not burning all those extra calories ;)
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What's her workout? I like the the watch doesn't seem to over calculate calories burned like other fitness apps.

You shouldn't use a device as an end all for calorie tracking. That will end in failure. Use the scientific formulas

Free dieting.com good place to begin.
 
Im assuming you're being sarcastic by saying the iOS is a novelty and then using a drop in sales to prove your point?

All tablet sales have dropped. In fact, iPad is still by far the #1 selling tablet and its sales dropped the least compared to its competitors. Tablets have plateaued as they're not a yearly upgrade product.


jasonklee said:
How are any of us iPad naysayers wrong? Our criticisms of this crap device still stand today as they did when it was first unveiled. It's a big iPod touch not capable of satisfying any computing needs on or near the level of a laptop or a truly modern tablet. Apple has yet to address any of the shortcomings of this product, including the ridiculous product name.

The iPad's value as a novelty is beginning to waver as indicated in the quarterly sales decline as people are beginning to see the disturbing truth behind this product's existence: to separate you from your hard-earned cash by repackaging low-tech parts from a 4.7 body into a 9.7 body. Apple has figured out how to sell the same exact product twice to the gullible.

Every time I'm at an modest coffee shop and see someone pull out an iPad I respond by pulling out my Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 rocking Android 5.0.2 Lollipop with Samsung's innovative TouchWiz UI, a lightning fast quard core Qualcomm Snapdragon, 1.5 GB RAM, and of course a microSDXC card slot for expansion. Bam. Checkmate.
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Trius said:
Not sure why you think so lowly of the watch's accuracy.--[snip]--
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No, my post was in regard to those who think lowly of the ->machine's<- accuracy. A commercial grade machine will have your metrics AND the specific machine's parameters to dial in your performance. Given a generic fitness monitor (AW/Fitbit/telemetry strap) versus a specifically dialed in machine, I would take the machine's word over the generic device. My caveat's were laid out. Of course there is a place for the generic devices. Until you can strap a 600 lbs machine to your body and run a marathon, there will always be a place for wearables. And I like my AW for that.
 
Cigsm said:
Im assuming you're being sarcastic by saying the iOS is a novelty and then using a drop in sales to prove your point?

All tablet sales have dropped. In fact, iPad is still by far the #1 selling tablet and its sales dropped the least compared to its competitors. Tablets have plateaued as they're not a yearly upgrade product.
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Yes I was. Please, for everybody's sake, no one take me seriously.

For the record, I am quite the iPad lover, from day one. The Mac, as much as I admire it, has been relegated to legacy tasks.

And I am an enthusiastic believer in the Apple Watch.
 
Anyone else think the Heart Rate is polling much less automatically post update? I had to manually track it to get it to register. Looking at my Health app on my phone it was checking every 10-20 minutes or so pre update. Now it went almost two hours without checking on its own. It did just check on its own at 10:23 and the most recent before that was 9:49 when I manually checked. I rebooted both devices while troubleshooting. What are you all experiencing?

*update*
it seems to be working now. guess it was just a hiccup earlier.
 
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My 42mm Space Grey BSB gets delivered tomorrow.

It has been a long wait from order on the 10th April

Looking forward to more updates and dedicated apps as Apple tweak the watch OS
 
Zero issues with the update. Followed Apple's instructions. Downloaded very quickly. No complaints.

Watch seems to be a little quicker overall. Still very pleased with the purchase.

Apple Watch Sport.
 
thalazy said:
One thing I have noticed and I have only done this twice is that if ask Siri what time it is the response is always 1-2 minutes behind the time on the watch face. Not that big of a deal as I can just flick my wrist to see the actual time. I do notice the few third party apps I use seem to be a little bit faster to load.
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Can't say I ever thought to ask Siri what the time was since I was looking at the watch face to see that it had lit up and Siri would work. However...

Did you by any chance in Settings (on the Watch) in 'Time' enter 2 minutes in for the 'Set Clock Face Display Time Ahead' setting?

(To give yourself a 2 minute head start on everything?)
Because that would certainly explain what you are experiencing.
 
The wrist raising detection has definitely improved, it turns on without fail no matter how I raise my wrist, it even works when Im lying down now.
The downside of this of course, is that the screen turns on more often than before thru inadvertent movements, so I wonder how this will affect the daily battery life.
 
Unable to update ?! :mad:

Both have been on the charger for three hours.

Brand new iPhone with 50+ GB of space left.
Brand new iWatch with 6 GB of space left, zero music, zero photos, 6 apps.

When I started the update I got an error that I could not get the update because there was no space on my watch to install "tunein" which isn't even on my watch?!?! and needed to manage my storage / delete music, photos or apps?!

Restarted both phone and watch.

Quite the Apple watch app, rebooted, same sugar.

Still stuck on "send update to watch" with 0 progress.

:mad::(:eek::mad:

Welcome to being an alpha / beta tester for Apple.
 
icerabbit said:
Unable to update ?! :mad:

Both have been on the charger for three hours.

Brand new iPhone with 50+ GB of space left.
Brand new iWatch with 6 GB of space left, zero music, zero photos, 6 apps.

When I started the update I got an error that I could not get the update because there was no space on my watch to install "tunein" which isn't even on my watch?!?! and needed to manage my storage / delete music, photos or apps?!

Restarted both phone and watch.

Quite the Apple watch app, rebooted, same sugar.

Still stuck on "send update to watch" with 0 progress.

:mad::(:eek::mad:

Welcome to being an alpha / beta tester for Apple.
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Try unpairing/erasing the watch and restore from backup

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204518
 
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