Apple Seeds Second WatchOS 2 Beta to Developers

[Uinluan]

Other sites are not reporting the pull back and are saying its available. Mine is updating iOS 9 so I can't check.

 

[MrGimper]

I'm in the UK and I have updated my iPhone 6 plus to iOS 9 beta 2 but my app still says my watch is up-to-date. I installed the latest prov profile on the watch. Grrrrrrrr

 

[Timisone]

Same here, over and over again. I reset network and rebooted watch and phone. Servers must be overloaded..

Same here, was able to do ios9 upgrade but not this one.

 

[Twimfy]

Agreed,

I get these new OS builds to test for the State, get a feel, find vulnerabilities, etc,. Each experience differs user to user. A dev/actual tester will have a way different experience then that of a person who wastes money for beta software just to be the first.

In that case you're assuming I'm the latter but in actual fact I've been an active developer for 5 years now. Unfortunately I don't have the income to buy two Apple Watches (not at the moment, solo indie development is a fickle beast) and so my current one is suffering massively. Admittedly Watch OS is new territory but most of the time I've been able to get by on Beta's and survive but beta 1 on the watch is an absolute mess and there's no way back but I do need to test out some of the new SDK options outside of simulator so I'm kinda stuck in that awkward position whereby I need the beta's but am struggling to operate normally with them....it hasn't been fun at all.

But ultimately you're right, it varies depending on the user but my general opinion at the moment is if you don't NEED the beta's don't get them.

 

[Tycho24]

Same here, over and over again. I reset network and rebooted watch and phone. Servers must be overloaded..

Thank you kindly for the prompt reply!
Glad to know its not just me at least, lol.

 

[wamadden4]

Is this due to server overload?

 

[jaycarroll]

Is this due to server overload?

It's just a guess on my part. The 'not connected to the internet' part is obviously a lie. They mean 'cannot contact apple's servers'.

 

[zaneliu]

I don't know. I was able to download iOS and OS X updates at record speed. But watch is notta

 

[wamadden4]

Must be... this is reminding me of trying to sign onto AOL when there were too many people on the service....

 

[MrGimper]

I can't even see the update

 

[LewisChapman]

Is this due to server overload?

As the article mentions at the very bottom - it seems that the update has been pulled.

Who knows why?

 

[Uinluan]

Must be... this is reminding me of trying to sign onto AOL when there were too many people on the service....

ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING MY ASS OFF I remember those days

 

[wamadden4]

If it got pulled then how can I delete the one I downloaded and install the good one?

 

[zaneliu]

If it got pulled then how can I delete the one I downloaded and install the good one?

Hopefully Apple will let you redownload?

 

[jaycarroll]

I don't know. I was able to download iOS and OS X updates at record speed. But watch is notta

Well, just because your connection was accepted by the server doesn't mean other's aren't dropped. I'd assume their redundancy is on a ridiculous scale, but if we're bumping up against max connections... who knows.

 

[Uinluan]

If my battery on my iPhone lasts as long as it took to download and install the update I will be happy. That will mean it has about doubled.

 

[TechRemarker]

I'm sure it won't work but I'm curious to see if it'll pair with 8.3/8.4.

It will not. Requires not only iOS9 but iOS9 beta 2.

 

[Uinluan]

So the question is, if they have pulled it and the only reason they pulled it was because it was going to everyone. When will they re-release it to developers?

 

[TechRemarker]

I have only seen the 10.11 beta so far. Checks of my iPhone say I am up to date as of right now.

I never saw the iPhone update either so manually downloaded it from the developer login. Downside being you have to restore through iTunes rather than simply updating. Still waiting for Watch beta 2. Looks like they found an issue with it and are pulling it so no more downloads of that until they reupload it or somewhere shares it.

 

[zaneliu]

Even if someone shared it I wouldn't recommend installing it. Who knows what might be wrong with it.

 

[MrGimper]

I never saw the iPhone update either so manually downloaded it from the developer login. Downside being you have to restore through iTunes rather than simply updating. Still waiting for Watch beta 2. Looks like they found an issue with it and are pulling it so no more downloads of that until they reupload it or somewhere shares it.

Or Alt-Click "Check for update" and point it at the firmware.

 

[Uinluan]

Even if someone shared it I wouldn't recommend installing it. Who knows what might be wrong with it.

I could be wrong but doesn't it check in with apple and get blessed before it installs away. So sharing it wouldn't work if I understand how that process works.

 

[acctman]

So the question is, if they have pulled it and the only reason they pulled it was because it was going to everyone. When will they re-release it to developers?

when whatever issue they're experience has been resolved. it's a beta so really there is no real urgency on Apple's end.

 

[kybldmstr]

Yeah a critical bug in a beta will not prompt Apple to necessarily come out with a patch quickly

 

[nutmac]

So I guess this means no watchOS 2 beta today. I wonder how many non developers installed the beta. My guess is close to 0.