Apple Watch: All the Little Things! [watchOS 4.3 beta]

[dereknas]

Wrong post.

 

[Dj64Mk7]

Now the worst feature for me is the music showing when I’m playing a song on my phone. So annoying. I don’t know how they consider this a feature.

It's useful at some points, not so much at others.

 

[john991]

Anyone having a hollow GPS icon on persistently on the status bar? Is this an intended behavior?

Yes. Occasionally it will be solid.

 

[Dj64Mk7]

Never mind. Quoted weird thing.

 

[Johnhimm]

Aside from the terrible problem with the battery initially, does it seem to be running better on this beta?

The only thing I noticed is there is aditional info on the Siri watch face that it's showing.
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It's useful at some points, not so much at others.

Sames things happens when playing a podcast with Overcast, I go to look at the time and the Overcast App pops up by default, annoying.

 

[richardtekel]

Update to Developer Beta 2 launched automatically during the night while charging. From wakup 6.30am after 3 hours, battery is 90%. Played with new Toy Story Face for 2 minutes, otherwise nothing. Using dock / app switcher seems faster and less buggy.

⌚️ Series 2, Modular face (with Date, Calendar, Weather, Weather Conditions and Workout complications). Will post battery status at evening...

Huge battery drain if you use workouts! Dont update. Maybe it affects only workouts using gps chip on the watch.

Ended with 10% battery at 7pm. Used open water swim workout for 800 metres today.

I will also test outdoor cycling workout (with strava app) next days and confirm this huge battery drain.

 

[john991]

Huge battery drain if you use workouts! Dont update. Maybe it affects only workouts using gps chip on the watch.

Ended with 10% battery at 7pm. Used open water swim workout for 800 metres today.

I will also test outdoor cycling workout (with strava app) next days and confirm this huge battery drain.

I ran with beta 2 and didn’t notice any battery drain.

 

[Dj64Mk7]

Yes. Occasionally it will be solid.

It's supposed to work like that?

 

[richardtekel]

I ran with beta 2 and didn’t notice any battery drain.

Probalby workouts or workouts using gps chip on the watches is the problem. Someone also mentioned it before..

 

[Suckfest 9001]

Yeah battery life went back to being terrible. Re-pair didn’t work for me after all.

 

[MLVC]

Re-pair did nothing for me. Battery life is not good to say the least, and it's not registering stand hours. Time for beta 3 me thinks.

 

[emax81]

If they don't fix that by the final version I'm gonna get really mad at this ****! Having control of my whole library on the Apple Watch is the feature I use the most on a daily basis!!!

We mean that you used to have the access to the entire library on the watch, now it is only some cards that are playlists and not the full representation of all the music on the phone on apple watch. The 'Library' that it has all the way at the top of the app (so, bottom of the actual list) is only the music that seems to be synced to the Watch.

But is a bug or new features ?!??

 

[john991]

Re-pair did nothing for me. Battery life is not good to say the least, and it's not registering stand hours. Time for beta 3 me thinks.

I’m thinking beta 3 next week before public beta 1 is released.

 

[the1payday]

I’m thinking beta 3 next week before public beta 1 is released.

There won’t be a public beta for watchOS 4.

 

[Dj64Mk7]

There won’t be a public beta for watchOS 4.

Purely due to the fact that there's no way to reverse a watchOS update.

 

[john991]

Purely due to the fact that there's no way to reverse a watchOS update.

I just hope beta 3 comes out next week to fix the battery drain issue.

 

[Dj64Mk7]

I just hope beta 3 comes out next week to fix the battery drain issue.

That would be great. Erase all content and settings along with restore from backup seems to have done the trick for me, at least on day two.

 

[john991]

That would be great. Erase all content and settings along with restore from backup seems to have done the trick for me, at least on day two.

Does the icons appear in your app layout and your icons in settings? Ie maps, music weather and stocks?

 

[Suckfest 9001]

Screw it. watchOS4 and iOS11 have collectively put me off the betas. Apple's sending me a replacement watch in the mail, and when it comes in, it's goodbye watchOS4 for me.

 

[rwilliams]

Does the icons appear in your app layout and your icons in settings? Ie maps, music weather and stocks?

Some of the icons are blank on my watch.

 

[Dj64Mk7]

Screw it. watchOS4 and iOS11 have collectively put me off the betas. Apple's sending me a replacement watch in the mail, and when it comes in, it's goodbye watchOS4 for me.

How did you get a replacement Watch?

 

[PsykX]

watchOS 4 doesn't seem to have any bugs for me since Beta 1...
Only thing is, I find it slow, even with the Series 1/Series 2 processor. I suspect it's not a software thing though - because Apple Watch hardware is painfully slow on all model lines.

 

[pedrowerner]

I think it’s definitely software

 

[Suckfest 9001]

How did you get a replacement Watch?

The person I talked to in support offered either a repair via shipping or a replacement watch in the mail. Could be an AppleCare+ thing because I didn't have this option with my first Apple Watch, which I didn't get AppleCare+ for.

 

[Hoosier317]

Just updated to the beta a few hours ago. Is the ability to sync more than one playlist new? I seem to remember that you could only choose/create a single playlist to sync with the Music app in watchOS 3.