Apple Releases watchOS 7.6.1 With Security Updates

[MacRumors]

Apple today released watchOS 7.6.1, a minor update to the watchOS 7 operating system that was released in September 2020. watchOS 7.6.1 comes two weeks after the release of watchOS 7.6, an update that brought ECG capabilities to new regions.

‌‌The watchOS 7.6.1 update‌‌ can be downloaded for free through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the ‌iPhone‌ by going to General > Software Update.

To install the new software, the Apple Watch needs to have at least 50 percent battery, it needs to be placed on a charger, and it needs to be in range of the ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌iPhone‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌.

According to Apple's release notes, the watchOS 7.6.1 update includes important security updates and it is recommended for all users. An Apple security support document indicates that the update fixes a memory issue that may have been actively exploited in the wild, so Apple Watch users should upgrade as soon as possible. This is the same issue that Apple previously addressed in iOS 14.7.1 and macOS Big Sur 11.5.1.

Article Link: Apple Releases watchOS 7.6.1 With Security Updates

 

[jz0309]

Hopefully the delay in unlocking via iPhone is fixed or at least improved…. Guess I’ll find out later today…

 

[kytiger]

I'm getting really tired of the frequent Apple Watch updates. Updating my wife's Apple Watch 3 is painful.

Get it together Apple.

 

[Kylo83]

Hopefully the delay in unlocking via iPhone is fixed or at least improved…. Guess I’ll find out later today…

Same speed

 

[tridley68]

Thanks Apple for providing the most current updates.

 

[_Spinn_]

Looks like this fixes the same CVE that was fixed in iOS 14.7.1

 

[danny1305]

I'm getting really tired of the frequent Apple Watch updates. Updating my wife's Apple Watch 3 is painful.

Get it together Apple.

They don’t update it, you complain. They do update it, you complain. There just is no pleasing some people

 

[kytiger]

They don’t update it, you complain. They do update it, you complain. There just is no pleasing some people

Got a link for me complaining if they don't update?

The real problem here is they have a currently marketed product that doesn't update correctly. So updates are painful. I'll definitely keep complaining about that. Every time.

What a joke.

 

[mikeenglish]

They don’t update it, you complain. They do update it, you complain. There just is no pleasing some people

Exactly!! Some people! Either update your wife or get an Apple Watch 6!

 

[RealPhone]

Exactly!! Some people! Either update your wife or get an Apple Watch 6!

Yes, with WifeOS 0.6

 

[mookc1]

Exactly!! Some people! Either update your wife or get an Apple Watch 6!

"She will be the most powerful wife we've ever produced" - Apple Marketing

 

[boswald]

I'm getting really tired of the frequent Apple Watch updates. Updating my wife's Apple Watch 3 is painful.

Get it together Apple.

I don’t even do it anymore. So tired of it.

(Hopefully nobody complains about complaining…)

 

[kytiger]

I don’t even do it anymore. So tired of it.

(Hopefully nobody complains about complaining…)

Amen. What people don't get is the Apple Watch 3 is a current product. It's still being actively sold and marketed on Apple's website. I wouldn't be complaining if it was an unsupported product.

 

[jz0309]

well, no change in unlock behavior ... guess have to provide that feedback straight to Apple now

 

[podycust]

Amen. What people don't get is the Apple Watch 3 is a current product. It's still being actively sold and marketed on Apple's website. I wouldn't be complaining if it was an unsupported product.

I do believe with watchOS 8 you only need 500mb to install updates. Obvs after you’ve installed that is lol

 

[xxray]

Cons of owning a bunch of Apple products: I now have to update 4 devices each time an update comes out.

 

[attox]

well, no change in unlock behavior ... guess have to provide that feedback straight to Apple now

It has been fixed with ios 14.7.1 update

 

[alexclst]

I'm getting really tired of the frequent Apple Watch updates. Updating my wife's Apple Watch 3 is painful.

Get it together Apple.

My Series 3 was perfectly happy to download and prepare this update without the unpairing (it'll actually install overnight). Yay! I think we may be out of the woods on this one, because watchOS 8 apparently makes that whole situation better by requiring just 500 MB or less and I doubt there'll be a watchOS 7.7. I bet any future watchOS 7.6.x updates will install just fine too.

 

[CarlJ]

"She will be the most powerful wife we've ever produced" - Apple Marketing

I mean, you had the perfect chance to go for the "thinnest" refrain, but I suppose powerful works too.

 

[CarlJ]

Cons of owning a bunch of Apple products: I now have to update 4 devices each time an update comes out.

Flip side is, I'm happy to buy from a company that actually has updates for non-current hardware.

 

[jz0309]

It has been fixed with ios 14.7.1 update

I am not talking about the touchid one, I’m talking about the new “feature” that you have to unlock your iPhone, swipe up and then a pop up shows up for 3-4 sec before the watch is unlocked. This was introduced with 14.7 and 7.5 - it used to unlock the watch just by unlocking the phone without having to swipe up, this is for faceid phones, no idea how it works with touchid

 

[Alwis]

Updating my wife's Apple Watch 3 is painful.

Even with my S6 updating the Apple Watch is a really unpleasant experience. It is not possible to initiate the update when the watch is on the charger. You have to unlock it and keep it unlocked while downloading the update, otherwise it might fail. Than it takes ages.

I have activated auto updates on my watch but in all the years I use Apple Watches I have never seen an automatically installed update.

 

[Mr. Dee]

This ones gonna have to wait, I don’t have half a day to update it.

 

[lartola]

This ones gonna have to wait, I don’t have half a day to update it.

It’s a small update. It shouldn’t take more than 30 min, maybe an hour.

 

[LFC2020]

I'm getting really tired of the frequent Apple Watch updates. Updating my wife's Apple Watch 3 is painful.

Get it together Apple.

gotta love another update, update heaven. ?

This ones gonna have to wait, I don’t have half a day to update it.

half a day ? all done, took 10 minutes. ?