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

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Beta 5 on Watch Series 2 (Nike edition) is a very good daily driver.

Battery life is back to the same levels as OS3. Swim Pace is fixed.

Beta 4 was a bit buggy and slow, Beta 5 is fast and slick.

Impressed.
 
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Battery continues to astound: 11 hrs 32 mins off charge (1 hr 13 mins usage) and still at 72%. This is the last I'll post on battery life, but I am still very, very impressed by this.
 
Beta 5 on my Nike+ Watch is very very good. Just a little aggravated they took Maps away from the Siri watch face but I’m guessing there are still some kinks to be ironed out. Everything else seems great. Battery life is improved from beta four.
 
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Can one install the watch 4 beta, with the public beta on a phone, or does one need the dev beta on the phone?
 
tivoboy said:
Can one install the watch 4 beta, with the public beta on a phone, or does one need the dev beta on the phone?
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You need the developer watchOS Beta Software Profile installed on the watch. There is no public beta for watchOS.
 
Nhott said:
You need the developer watchOS Beta Software Profile installed on the watch. There is no public beta for watchOS.
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Understood. The question is does it matter if the PHONE is on public or dev beta. Must it be dev beta on the phone? I’ve got watchOS beta profile but don’t want to have to move phone to dev beta now since it’s already on public beta
 
tivoboy said:
Understood. The question is does it matter if the PHONE is on public or dev beta. Must it be dev beta on the phone? I’ve got watchOS beta profile but don’t want to have to move phone to dev beta now since it’s already on public beta
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No it doesn’t matter. Just understand you can’t roll back to watchos3 if you have issues.
 
ErikGrim said:
Although I agree that idle battery life is better. With no workouts, I still have 72% at 2pm (getting up at 7am)
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Mine is awful on my Series0 on this Beta. Was going to put it in my Series 2, but I’ll hold back a bit. Lasts maximum of 9 hours. May do a re-pair to see if that gets it.

Today: put it on 5 hours ago and now 37%

Edit: Come to think about it, it could just be the battery is over 2 years old as I got the watch on launch day.
 
MLVC said:
Anybody noticed change in the display of multiple notifications? They’re grouped together in a red notification. Haven’t succeeded in grabbing a screenshot as I scrolled down to fast and it was gone.
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Yes that's new. I have seen it as well.
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gwhizkids said:
Battery continues to astound: 11 hrs 32 mins off charge (1 hr 13 mins usage) and still at 72%. This is the last I'll post on battery life, but I am still very, very impressed by this.
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Yes MUCH better than Beta 3 and earlier. 4 and 5 seem similar.
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LordQ said:
Wondering if they will update the iPhone icon to reflect the iPhone Edition.
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yes it did change in beta 5.
 
ErikGrim said:
Are people happy with battery life just not doing workouts? Two walking workouts and my battery is dead by 5pm.
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I have been doing 2 outdoor hikes per day using the GPS. Take it off the charger at 6AM and at 10PM i still have 35-50% left
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LordQ said:
Wondering if they will update the iPhone icon to reflect the iPhone Edition.
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what's the iPhone Edition?
 
Not sure where to post this, but my Series 0 is stuck on watchOS 4.0 (build 15R5307f) and won't update and further. Sorry if I posted in the wrong thread, but I need help quickly and didn't know where to post. Thanks!
 
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Dj64Mk7 said:
Not sure where to post this, but my Series 0 is stuck on watchOS 4.0 (build 15R5307f) and won't update and further. Sorry if I posted in the wrong thread, but I need help quickly and didn't know where to post. Thanks!
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Do you still have the Developer Profile under Watch Settings>General>Profile?
 
Suddenly with beta 5 on a series 1 Siri and dictation are not working. Tried all the various restarts but have not yet reset the watch. Any advice or anyone else experiencing this?
 
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