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Apple Releases watchOS 3.1.1 With Bug Fixes, Performance Improvements and New Emoji
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Click install. Walk away. Phone bricked a few hours later. Could not have been any smoother.
We put them on the charger and tapped "Install Now" in the iOS Watch app. What else could we be doing?
Do you have a Series 2?
Another one bites the dust... same situation as many others. Put it on the charger to install update while I slept, woke up with it stuck at 100% went to investigate and it rebooted in paperweight mode.
Next genius appointment is Thursday so at least not as bad as some here who are waiting a week or more.
Macrumors might want to make a PSA about this so other watch owners are aware of the issue effecting at least a number of the readers of this community.
Next genius appointment is Thursday so at least not as bad as some here who are waiting a week or more.
Macrumors might want to make a PSA about this so other watch owners are aware of the issue effecting at least a number of the readers of this community.
Damn. True - we should try to make a PSA for this. I immediately messaged 3 of my close friends early this morning who have Series 2 and warned them not to update.
It's such a shame because I'm usually not afraid of updating a X.x.x release. Major releases, sure I'll give it a day or two to settle out, but a minor release like this should have zero issues.
yes I do have a series 2, just left my phone next the watch and when I came back all was perfectly well. 20 minutes or so... did not tap install now on the watch, just left things running from the phone.
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I have seen a few people on Reddit say that apparently the Stores can't do anything other than send it off so you may want to contact Apple Support directly to arrange a mail in (or Express Replacement if you have AppleCare+).
I was planning on going to the store as they open and get a same day type of appointment. I've seen them do that quite often. Though you're right, the only thing they can do is send it away.
I do have AppleCare + on my Watch. I should look up what this Express Replacement is.
I called and they're overnighting a replacement S2 due to this issue. Call support.
Thanks. Damn, was on the phone with support and asked about express replacement (before I saw the link you shared) and they had no clue what I was talking about.
They did mention that they don't usually repair watches anymore even when they're sent in for regular repair, just that they replace them. Even in store. Hmm
Im getting an express replacement via AppleCare+ (No charge / incident)
Thanks for this - contacted support - it is true that Apple Stores can do nothing to repair a watch in recovery mode. For a company that prides itself on user experience this is certainly not what I expect.
It's not BS. Apple used to provide new features. Security Updates have always been a a given. Every tech company gives security updates. Microsoft famously has Patch Tuesday for security updates and they are clear when an OS is no longer given security updates, etc.
The narrative you are providing me is that Apple is doing what is required. They have to do Unicode updates and they have to do security updates. What are they doing for us that's not required?
I want to see what's new and exciting, not pretty animations and malware fixes.
