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Apple Releases watchOS 3 With App Dock, Instant Launching, New Watch Faces, Breathe, and More
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The key seems to be to take the Beta Profile off the watch and reboot the watch. If you never installed it on the watch, that may be why it's just working for you. It worked for me. I also have the GM (and the Beta Profile) on my phone and I didn't have to change that to get the download to happen.
Downloaded in one hour and 10 minutes. After preparing and verifying, I am 1/4 of the installation "circle". This may be the slowest update on any Apple device ever (just noticing, not complaining).
I really hope this software will improve the speed of the watch.
I really hope this software will improve the speed of the watch.
I've rebooted it with the beta profile, and without, and with the ios beta profile and without....nothing working for me
Yep - I had to delete the beta profile and restart the watch to get the update to show.
Luckily, the download is speeding right along (~17 min).
Luckily, the download is speeding right along (~17 min).
Im curious as to why these updates generally tend to take forever. I started about 2h ago, right when it was available and I finally managed to get to the verifying stage of the install.
This is always the same. Even the 2.2.2 update, which was literally a 20mb patch took like 20 mins to download. Then reboot etc takes some time, too.
This is always the same. Even the 2.2.2 update, which was literally a 20mb patch took like 20 mins to download. Then reboot etc takes some time, too.
You would need your phone nearby.
It is possible that you could do it with a Wifi connection only, but this is carrier-dependent. Support for iCloud calling from other devices is required.
See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203032 for not-much-more-in-depth information.
THIS was my issue. Did not reboot the watch. Did that, and I'm now downloading. I'm more excited about Watch OS3 than iOS 10.
Because Apple's servers are getting slammed with iTunes, iOS 10, watchOS 3, and tvOS updates all at once. I know my AppleTV's at home are set to auto update....I wonder if these all just kick off on their own, or if Apple somehow senses when traffic levels are lower to do them?
Not bing a developer I did not have the WATCH OS3 beta on my watch so, yes, that's probably the reason.
You did better than me, 1 hr 45 min to download and then preparing and verifying another 5 minutes or so and now about 1/8th of installation circle completed.
I was in NYC Saturday, I saw "Cagney" and enjoyed it.
Yes today this might be a reason but like I said, even a 20 MB update (I have a 200meg connection) takes 20 mins to download. Also today, in the same timeframe I performed 1 IOS 10 update on iPhone 6 in 1/3 of the time even tho the download package is like 4 times the size.
The 911 function starts a loud siren once the countdown begins. There's no possible way to accidentally hold it unintentionally, unless you're deaf (the siren still blares if you have your Watch on silent). Brilliant function. It's nice to know that it's there if I ever need it. In a hostile situation, the loud siren might even scare off would be assailants.
I still have a year of Apple care on this one, and a motorcycle to pay off. Unless the in-laws feel generous, the old Watch with WatchOS3 IS my new watch this year.
Yes this is the longest I've had to wait for any software update ever in history. Ugh. Just want to try it out.. patience..2 hours remaining
It took me 90 minutes from start download to final reboot, and yeah.. it took a long minute. and it used a fair amount of battery.. I'm down to 80% and started with 95% and had it on the charger the entire time.