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Apple Releases watchOS 9.0.2 With Fixes for Microphone Issues, Spotify Streaming Interruptions, and More

After downloading 9.0.2 I did my usual strength training workout. It registered about 1/4 the amount of calories compared to previous workouts... really weird. Just curious if anyone else notices this. I am gonna go on a regular walk that I do around the neighborhood to see as well and compare.

Update: I did go on a walk and it looks like the results of that were "normal" so now it's either the strength training workout that is off, or the results were a one-off.
 

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Any of you got problems with notifications on v9? My watch doesn't get any notifications from Messages or Signal anymore, but Im still getting other ones.
 
gomichaelgo said:
After downloading 9.0.2 I did my usual strength training workout. It registered about 1/4 the amount of calories compared to previous workouts... really weird. Just curious if anyone else notices this. I am gonna go on a regular walk that I do around the neighborhood to see as well and compare.
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RuhRoh...I'm going in morning, I'll report back.
 
It’s kinda wild to see Apple acknowledging and fixing a bug for its competitor in its own release notes.
 
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JokerPower said:
What about battery life? It's worse on AW 6 with watchOS 9..
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My watch’s battery always gets progressively worse after each update.

Doing a complete reset and reinstall of my latest backup seems to fix the issue until the next batch of updates messes it up again.

I would suggest you try this.
 
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I've been seriously thinking about sending my Ultra back (my first attempt at using an Apple Watch) because of a number of issues, and top of the list was Spotify interruptions. Listening to Spotify when walking my dogs was a key use case for getting the watch. Glad to hear this is supposed to be fixed (downloading) now - hopefully I'll be able to solve the other issues.
 
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Anyone notice that the watch asks for the passcode to unlock a lot more now? Half the time i get a notification while the watch is on my wrist, I have to unlock it first. Really annoying.
 
Can anyone confirm whether watchOS on an Apple Watch Series 8 GPS can be updated strictly over cellular?

My research and the watch app itself seem to suggest that Wi-Fi is required, but Apple's error message isn't being very specific as to what the issue is.

If it's Wi-Fi requirement, I wish Apple would be upfront and tell me right from the start, "Your devices aren't on Wi-Fi."

Instead, it gives me this screen which makes me think it's working...

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But then after a few minutes had gone by, I get this very generic error message which gives me no hint as to what the cause of the failure was.

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If indeed Wi-Fi is required, then I have to wonder why. iOS can update over cellular, so why not watchOS, which is presumably much smaller?
 
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Rafagon said:
Can anyone confirm whether watchOS on an Apple Watch Series 8 GPS can be updated strictly over cellular?

My research and the watch app itself seem to suggest that Wi-Fi is required, but Apple's error message isn't being very specific as to what the issue is.

If it's Wi-Fi requirement, I wish Apple would be upfront and tell me right from the start, "Your devices aren't on Wi-Fi."

Instead, it gives me this screen which makes me think it's working...

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But then after a few minutes have gone by, I get this very generic error message which gives me no hint as to what the cause of the failure was.

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If indeed Wi-Fi is required, then I have to wonder why. iOS can update over cellular, so why not watchOS, which is presumably much smaller?
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I mean, your own screenshot literally shows the requirements for updating being that you need to be on the charger and have your phone on wifi.
 
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gomichaelgo said:
I mean, your own screenshot literally shows the requirements for updating being that you need to be on the charger and have your phone on wifi.
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Wouldn't be the first time that these requirements are wrong, I'm sure.

It's just perplexing than an iOS update can be done over cellular but not a watchOS update, which is presumably much smaller. I wonder what Apple's reasoning is.

I used my iPhone 6s (yes, it's connected) to create a Hotspot for both my Apple Watch and my iPhone 14 Pro Max and the update seemed like it was working, although the time it would take that I was quoted was ridiculously high ("About 3 hours remaining").

I turned off the Hotspot and the watchOS update was paused...

...until I get to a place with Wi-Fi sometime in the near future.

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gomichaelgo said:
After downloading 9.0.2 I did my usual strength training workout. It registered about 1/4 the amount of calories compared to previous workouts... really weird. Just curious if anyone else notices this. I am gonna go on a regular walk that I do around the neighborhood to see as well and compare.

Update: I did go on a walk and it looks like the results of that were "normal" so now it's either the strength training workout that is off, or the results were a one-off.
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Went and did a "Functional Strength Training" workout today with my S6 as I normally do, after updating to 9.0.2... No issues or anything out of the ordinary. Hope it was just a fluke for you.
 
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ridgerock said:
I've been seriously thinking about sending my Ultra back (my first attempt at using an Apple Watch) because of a number of issues, and top of the list was Spotify interruptions. Listening to Spotify when walking my dogs was a key use case for getting the watch. Glad to hear this is supposed to be fixed (downloading) now - hopefully I'll be able to solve the other issues.
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How is it after the update to 9.0.2?
 
Stunning_Sense4712 said:
It might not be the WatchOS causing the battery life issue but a degraded battery. I would recomend checking you battery health on your Apple Watch. I believe Apple recommends battery replacement at 80% and bellow.
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Nope, it's the software. I've had better battery life before upgrading to watchOS 9. Now it's draining much faster
 
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MrENGLISH said:
My watch’s battery always gets progressively worse after each update.

Doing a complete reset and reinstall of my latest backup seems to fix the issue until the next batch of updates messes it up again.

I would suggest you try this.
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Thank you, I will try this
 
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I’ve not experienced any issues on my Ultra after 9.0.1. I’d love an update to add Night Mode to additional Watch faces, and would be nice for others with non-Ultra watches to get that feature too.
 
My only problem with WatchOS9 on my Series 5 is that the microphone now constantly thinks that wind is too loud for my ears to tolerate.

On a nice day, driving 40mph with my window open and my arm on the door, I'm getting Loud Noise alerts.
 
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