Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 9.3 to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming watchOS 9.3 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new beta coming just one day after the launch of watchOS 9.2.

To install the new ‌watchOS 9.3 update, developers will need to download the configuration profile from the Apple Developer Center.

Once installed, ‌watchOS 9.3 can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General > Software update. To update to new software, an Apple Watch needs to have 50 percent battery life, it has to be placed on the charger, and it will need to be in range of the ‌iPhone‌ it is paired with.

We don't yet know what's included in the watchOS 9.3 update, but we'll update this article if anything notable is found in the beta.

Article Link: Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 9.3 to Developers

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

Why does Apple not allow us to update over cellular?

I can update my Mac & iPhone over cellular, but not Apple Watch?

 

[NT1440]

Why does Apple not allow us to update over cellular?

I can update my Mac & iPhone over cellular, but not Apple Watch?

My guess is the battery impact on downloading 1+ GB over cellular is too much?

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

My guess is the battery impact on downloading 1+ GB over cellular is too much?

I updated my Mac yesterday, using my iPhone as a hotspot, and that was more than 6GB.

 

[bsbeamer]

9.1 broke Music syncing and management, literally have spinning circles on album loading 24/7.
9.2 did not fix. Did a hard reset and still did not fix.

Either let me manage music on Watch through iTunes on a Mac or give me a way to add/remove/manage music on the Watch directly. This is a complete cluster.

 

[NT1440]

I updated my Mac yesterday, using my iPhone as a hotspot, and that was more than 6GB.

Yes, but your phone and Mac have a *much* bigger battery than a watch does.

I think watchOS updates tend to be around 900MB.

 

[Ant2369]

OMG!!!! Deleting texts on your phone now delete on the watch too!!!! Shoulda been in watchOS 1.0 but better late then never

 

[Hails09]

Hi has anyone noticed that the Apple Watch magnetic charger has firmware & has it always been there or just in the latest beta

 

[chabig]

Hi has anyone noticed that the Apple Watch magnetic charger has firmware & has it always been there or just in the latest beta

We had a firmware update for it earlier this year, or I might be thinking of the the MagSafe iPhone charger. I remember there was also a firmware update to Apple's MagSafe battery pack. Everything has software.

 

[Jhonvaldes]

Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming watchOS 9.3 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new beta coming just one day after the launch of watchOS 9.2.

To install the new ‌watchOS 9.3 update, developers will need to download the configuration profile from the Apple Developer Center.

Once installed, ‌watchOS 9.3 can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General > Software update. To update to new software, an Apple Watch needs to have 50 percent battery life, it has to be placed on the charger, and it will need to be in range of the ‌iPhone‌ it is paired with.

We don't yet know what's included in the watchOS 9.3 update, but we'll update this article if anything notable is found in the beta.

Article Link: Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 9.3 to Developers

Alright, I just upgraded from an apple watch 4 to an apple watch ultra, and I am not impressed at all. I don't see a significant reason to keep the watch. The only thing it does extra is the action button (which I don't use that much) and the diving which I will never use. I tried out a Garmin Epix, but I returned it because I was too used to the apple watch experience. However, I might have made a mistake. Do you think it would be better for me to downgrade to an apple watch 7? I can get a stainless steel watch for $300 now.