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

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Solver said:
In beta 2, I was able to play the music stored on my watch to an Airplay device. Now only Bluetooth devices are available. Even the watch control panel on beta 3 does not list Airplay devices when tapping the “Airplay” icon.
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Are you sure you were able to AirPlay from Apple Watch to HomePod? On beta 2, I was able to AirPlay from iPhone to HomePod — but not Apple Watch to HomePod.

That being said, on Apple Watch, I was able to control iPhone AirPlay settings, set iPhone to AirPlay to HomePod, and control iPhone music.

However, audio must be routed from iPhone to HomePod — I did not have any way to AirPlay directly from Apple Watch to HomePod. Functionality works the same in beta 3.
 
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alecc131 said:
Are you sure you were able to AirPlay from Apple Watch to HomePod? On beta 2, I was able to AirPlay from iPhone to HomePod — but not Apple Watch to HomePod.

That being said, on Apple Watch, I was able to control iPhone AirPlay settings, set iPhone to AirPlay to HomePod, and control iPhone music.

However, audio must be routed from iPhone to HomePod — I did not have any way to AirPlay directly from Apple Watch to HomePod. Functionality works the same in beta 3.
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I do not have a HomePod (yet.) I do know that music on the beta 2 Apple watch played on the Apple TV 4 (also with beta 2) or an XtremeMac speaker using Airplay. Now with beta 3 it doesn’t even show those options.
I hope they come back soon.

The watch with beta 3 is faster starting apps now. It is like being back at watchOS 3, with all those extra features!
 
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Wasn’t the Siri watch face supposed to have third party support originally? I wonder what happened to that. I’d like to see sports scores and updates on certain apps without launching them. Maybe watchOS 5.
 
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I love the Siri watchface, but like danny said, would be nice if third party support would be nice...

Sports scores, but other apps for tasks, calendar and stuff...
 
4.3 betas in general... There is only one 4.3 beta ;-)

The rest is 11.3 betas, but I get where you're going. Nevertheless, it's an impossible question to answer since there are loads of mixed results depending on the device and luck.
 
Has voice feedback stopped for anyone else besides me on this beta? (Series 3).
 
Solar Watch face is missing on my Series 1, but it is still accessible via Apple Watch app in the iPhone.
 
Dictation on my series 1 has been completely botched for the last two betas. It will work perfectly for a good while, and then completely stopped working until I restart. I wonder what's going on with that.
 
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