For what it's worth. My Apple Watch 3 updated without issues to 7.6 and now to 7.6.1. IIRC it also, to my great surprise, updated to 7.5 without needing to reset.
There is nothing stored on the watch and no extra apps though.
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Apple Releases watchOS 7.6.1 With Security Updates
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There is nothing stored on the watch and no extra apps though.
Really? I have only 1 watch face and 1 card, yet it still prompts me to unpair. Oh well. Guess I’ll just get it over with.
WifeOS 0.6 is actually a fiancee. The closer the OS number gets to 1.0, the closer to marriage you are.
Then when you get married she converts to WifeOS 1.0.
HusbandOS. If the version number is equal to the number of years of marriage, then I will be at HusbandOS18 in a month.
True about the Series 5, I had forgotten. I bought mine and my wife's Series 5 watches "Renewed" on Amazon. I got the stainless steel for about $400 when it would have cost about $800 brand new.
Luck you on ‘have of the time’.
I updated my watch last night, kept on charger most of the day. Went out today late afternoon …
9x in a row … some attempts right after another, others a few minutes after a failed attempt while walking standing - EACH failed to unlock my iPhone! Grrrr. Prior to WatchOS 7.6.1 I’d be able to unlock my iPhone consistently until a period of 30-60mins (I’m guessing as I hadn’t timed it).
iPhone 12 mini + iOS 14.7.1
Watch Nike+ S6 + WatchOS 7.6.1
Definitely a bug!
Quotes below from another thread yet fully related on this 7.6.1 update.
your guess is as good as anyone’s … I think a major bug is here.
HealthKit API still has a bug if you start a workout in a third party fitness app and don’t exercise (Or even move from seated position) will STILL write to Health the length of the workout after you cancel/complete the exercise - even if you did nothing.
Watch unlock to iPhone - yup still here, yet its less consistent than ever before.
Nope … it isn’t fixed nor improved currently … we’ll have to wait for another Update.
I also tried to disable Unlock with Watch. Waited 30 mins then re-enabled it. Still no joy/change for the better.
What I find VERY strange is earlier today Watch would state the ‘lock iphone’ when it remained locked.
I’d swipe with mask on the the lock UI would just shake like a failed attempt. Because of this I disabled wipe iPhone after 10 attempts. Can you imagine trying to unlock your phone then 10x while fully mobile boom your phone ends up deleting all data!! 😠
😣
You are right! I checked and mine re-enabled itself too.
I see a 14.7.2 coming soon…hopefully!
I’m sure someone at Apple has a watch and an iPhone to unlock 🤨
UPDATE:
I restarted my iPhone immediately after setting it on OFF
and now it's a pleasure to unlock the watch
If I need to use the mask I will put it back ON
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The GPS S3 doesn’t have enough storage space for the updates, so users of that model need to reset and restore their watch everytime an update is released (which has been no less than once a month for watchOS 7 and iOS 14). They can’t just download and install the update like the rest of us. That’s what ‘doesn’t update correctly’ means. That’s why he says updates are painful on a S3.
no it hasn’t. Since ios 14.7 unlocking my phone doesn’t always automatically unlock my watch. 14.7.1 didn’t change that at all.
It’s not just him. ALL users of the GPS S3 have the same problem with the updates. So yeah, let’s stop updates for the S3 to accommodate ALL users of that model, not just one of them.
do you happen to have the LTE series 3? because that one updates just fine. The problem is with the GPS series 3 only.
Not ALL users.
I’ve just updated my S3GPS without any reset/restore. In fact, I’ve done all updates without reset/restore since before 7.0. I initiated the update directly on the watch itself which was unlocked, but not connected to the iPhone although it is connected to Wifi. Put the watch on charge, when I returned the watch had updated. At no time was the watch connected to my Iphone, in fact the phone was in my pocket several miles away, whilst I was shopping. Couldn’t be simpler.
I thought the version number referred to how many times you had been married?HusbandOS. If the version number is equal to the number of years of marriage, then I will be at HusbandOS18 in a month.
Or maybe the major and minor versions numbers combine the two - so I will be at HusbandOS 1.18: first marriage, 18 years.
Hope in this decade the ECG feature will be available in Mexico
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
Yeah, before watchOS 7.0 installing the updates wasn’t an issue for anyone, but starting with watchOS 7 several AW series 3 users have reported that they were unable to install updates without resetting the watch to free enough space (though some also report that this wasn’t the case anymore with the recently released watchos 7.6 update). You’re lucky if you had no need to do that at least once between september and now.