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Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of watchOS 3 to Developers

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Apple today seeded the fifth beta of an upcoming watchOS 3 update to developers for testing purposes, one week after seeding the fourth beta and approximately two months after first unveiling watchOS 3 at its 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference.

The fifth watchOS 3 beta can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch app on an iPhone by going to General --> Software update.

To install the update, the Apple Watch needs to have 50 percent battery, it must be on the Apple Watch charger, and it must be in range of the iPhone. watchOS 3 also requires an iPhone running iOS 10 to install.

watchOS 3 introduces significant changes to the watchOS operating system. A new dock, accessible by pressing the side button, replaces Glances and houses 10 favorite first and third-party apps. Apps in the dock are kept continually up to date and are stored in memory for a new instant launch ability.


New Activity Sharing options allow Apple Watch owners to share workout and activity information with friends, and there are new fitness features for Wheelchair users. A Breathe app guides users through daily deep breathing sessions, an Apple Watch can unlock a Mac, and Apple has added apps for Reminders, Find My Friends, and accessing one's heartbeat.

Additional watch faces support complications, there are three new watch faces to choose from, including a new Activity watch face, and an SOS feature will make sure an option to get help in an emergency is always right at your fingertips. On the iPhone, there's a new Face Gallery for customizing Apple Watch faces, and watchOS 3 allows the Apple Watch to be located via Find My iPhone for the first time.

Over the beta testing period, Apple has been making slight tweaks and updates to the watchOS 3 operating system, but many of the changes are under-the-hood and not readily apparent. Any outward-facing changes will be noted below.

For complete details on the new features coming in watchOS 3, which will be released to the public this fall, make sure to check out our watchOS 3 roundup.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of watchOS 3 to Developers
 
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Yeah, Time Travel was only disabled by default. I don't know, if it causes some bad battery drain or something, but you could had enabled it all the time in settings.
 
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Seems like this last beta the link between my watch and phone were having trouble communicating - and I couldn't unlock my Macbook with the Sierra beta with it. Seemed like a huge step backwards... Hoping beta 5 is better...
 
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tdroz73 said:
Seems like this last beta the link between my watch and phone were having trouble communicating - and I couldn't unlock my Macbook with the Sierra beta with it. Seemed like a huge step backwards... Hoping beta 5 is better...
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Not a general problem. For me beta 4 made a huge improvement in unlocking my mac. Failed less often and was overall faster. I can't complain about beta 4
 
I'm more hyped up for this, than I am for iOS 10 on my iPhone 6S or macOS on my rMB!
 
Camato said:
Not a general problem. For me beta 4 made a huge improvement in unlocking my mac. Failed less often and was overall faster. I can't complain about beta 4
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Beta 3 was perfect for me.

Regardless - just simply updating my phone to beta 5 fixed the issue. Notifications and unlock of Macbook work. I haven't even updated the watch to beta 5...
 
Is the Circle of Friends still missing? As silly as it might be to some, it's a function I use every day, and sending quick messages was just way to many steps with the first beta. So much so that I reverted back (by sending my watch to apple).
 
john991 said:
I have 75% on my watch yet when I try to install beta 5 the install asks for my charger. :(
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pcorrado said:
Same. Was able to install the last update without a charger though. So maybe it's a big that allows it?
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I think it requires more than 90% on the watch to be able to install.

I was able to install both beta 4 and beta 5 without the charger, but my watch was around 98%
 
Watabou said:
I think it requires more than 90% on the watch to be able to install.

I was able to install both beta 4 and beta 5 without the charger, but my watch was around 98%
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Interesting. Hopefully it becomes official in the final release. Anything to make the watch easier to use, the better.
 
Does anyone know if you install iOS 10 if you need to have Watch OS3 installed in order to use your watch? thanks
 
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