I'm tempted to take the plunge as well, but I'm not interested in sleep tracking, so I guess there's no point.
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Apple Seeds Fifth Public Beta of watchOS 7 to Public Beta Testers
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I have an Apple Watch 2 and I’m hoping they get the fitness tracker to work correctly. I cleaned up after the storm for 4 hours and got 2 minutes toward my exercise goal. 
As for the sleep tracking everyone is clamoring about Fitbit had done a great job with it years ago Apple should have it down to a science by now, how about the blood glucose monitoring?
As for the sleep tracking everyone is clamoring about Fitbit had done a great job with it years ago Apple should have it down to a science by now, how about the blood glucose monitoring?
reading this article reminded me that there’s literally not one single feature in 7 I would even consider using. Combined with disabling force touch, this one is a hard pass from me.
I haven’t don’t watch beta, but flawless is not how I would describe 14. I went one beta unable to download new apps, and they still haven’t fixed the clipboard issue.
I’m afraid I have to stop you there - watchOS 7 is only for Apple Watch 3 and upwards so unfortunately it isn’t going to fix anything on your series 2.
I’m surprised at how much I don’t miss it. I had a much harder time adjusting to it on the phone than the watch.
Very stable and no battery drain like the previous years..
But this is a massive disappointment and really a minor update... No design refresh, no wave of new watch faces and really only small news - The biggest news in this, is the speed of the animations - that's a nice addition.
Public beta has been problematic for me, I get a few random restarts each day. I have a series 3. Hopefully this update will fix that. Next year I will pass on the watch beta.
Given your lack of interest, I’m surprised Apple is even bothering with Watch 6 and WatchOS 7.
You could have saved Apple a lot of work if you’d told that to Tim Apple a year ago, instead of waiting until now to spring it on him.
I really can't think of a scenario where I consistently implement sleeping with my watch into my daily routine. It's not comfortable to wear during sleep, and my other issue is "when do I ever charge that damn thing".
The only I thing I’ve struggled with is muscle memory to not force press and clear notifications, rather than just tap the new button. Other than that, I haven’t missed it at all.
I quite like the wind-down for the fake sleep mode (I've been using SleepWatch for a long time). That mode saves me putting the thing into cinema mode at night. With an AW4, I think there is no compelling reason to change to a new model though.
Is the battery info and health new? That's useful, my battery is at 89% of original capacity after 18 months of use.
Is the battery info and health new? That's useful, my battery is at 89% of original capacity after 18 months of use.
Serious question to those who’ve tested: when do you charge your watch if not when sleeping?
I’ve got a S5 and charge it every night so haven’t really been giving it any thought on how long it actually takes to charge. Suppose I could charge for an hour or 2 while stationary by a desk but other than that I’d miss out on all the daily track use..
I’ve got a S5 and charge it every night so haven’t really been giving it any thought on how long it actually takes to charge. Suppose I could charge for an hour or 2 while stationary by a desk but other than that I’d miss out on all the daily track use..
I have a series 3 and I wear it while I sleep at night. I charge for around an hour before I sleep and again in the morning when I get ready for work for about an hour. When I leave it is fully charged.
I have a Series 3. I charge mine in the morning while I shower, burns my teeth, have a coffee etc...30-40 minutes and its good to go. If I have used it a LOT during the day and it's under 20-30% I will also sometimes pop it on the charger while I read at night.
Thanks for the replies folks. What about things like changing watch faces on the fly? Is that still possible without going into any deeper settings menu? Also changing the calendar view?
Thanks.
Changing faces works on a long press so not really any difference
It didn't fix it. I'm on series 3 lte and I'm still getting random restarts.
Your right, looks like it restarted while I was sleeping. Telltale sign when it needs you to enter your passcode.
Yup, I came to the same conclusion. Tried wearing my watch when I slept but had to take it off. Not to mention I had to charge it 3 times during the day so it would have enough juice to make it through the night. Then I got the low battery notification when I woke up.
Looks like I’m getting less battery life with this update. 100% at midday to 30% now. Last beta lasted from 9:30am to now.