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

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plexdk said:
Hmmm, im in a dilemma.. Im currently developing a new watch app, and i want to take advantage of watchOS2 - but i don't wanna screw up my watch, since i can't downgrade after testing...argh! :)
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As with all Beta testing and development, buy two. If you need your watch then buy another, if not we just have to live with it until the gold final is released. Of course then the next version will show up and provide plenty of beta and bug fun again.

Personally I bought the watch for app development and since I haven't worn a watch for about 10 years I'm finding it difficult to actually wear the Apple Watch so I can work on my app development.
 
plexdk said:
Hmmm, im in a dilemma.. Im currently developing a new watch app, and i want to take advantage of watchOS2 - but i don't wanna screw up my watch, since i can't downgrade after testing...argh! :)
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If you're pain threshold is so low that you think beta 4 is going to screw up your watch then I wouldn't install it. Personally, I never had my watch on anything but OS 2 And it's been amazing but can understand your apprehension.
 
Has anyone had issues opening any 3rd party apps on the watch on OS 2? I am running Beta 4.
 
Weird. I just timed mine and it still was loading after 2+ minutes.Also dealing with brightness issues.
 
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Another thing Ive noticed since Beta 4 is that when I raise my wrist and the screen lights up, it seems to light up in two stages dim > bright. Its not a smooth transition from off > dim > bright.
 
Im not sure if its just me or what but i feel like that connection between the watch and the iPhone are shorter since this beta.
on watch OS 1.0.1 it seemed like I could walk around my office without lose of connection.

Anyone notice this or is it just me?
 
Foreman527 said:
Im not sure if its just me or what but i feel like that connection between the watch and the iPhone are shorter since this beta.
on watch OS 1.0.1 it seemed like I could walk around my office without lose of connection.

Anyone notice this or is it just me?
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Yeah I feel like I have subconciously picked up on this too. I just want this beta to be over, I feel like I can't trust my watch to do its job as it seems to switch off by itself, and I have no faith in the workout readings either, with the heart rate behaviour being so patchy.
 
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yeah I've had that problem also, I had set an alarm on my watch the other day to wake me up and when I woke up the watch was off.
I really notice the disconnection Alert when I'm home and i have my iPhone on the charger upstairs (as to prior betas it stayed connected)
 
1- I though watchos 2 had more "activities" in the workout app (liking hiking, workout, etc.)

I don't see it in the changes, so nothing new ?

2- Does resting calories has been fixed in activity app ? The number of calories it's says is spent resting is just way too high.

3- Does active and total calories in workout session has been fixed ? It's way too low compare...to all other apps.

Thanks
 
Hi folks. Looking forward to OS2 when it comes out. I'm not sure if this has been asked (couldn't find anything with the the search button) but does the photo watchface support animated photos at all? I'm guessing not, but one can hope. It would be great to be able use something like a simple GIF of an animated starfield as a watchface.

Thanks!
 
asergioam said:
And about the photos watch face complications? Are there any complications boxes?
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Nope -- no complications on the photo watch face.

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:( an amazing watch face wich would bebperfect with the weather on top left and calendar on the bottom
 
Any one else experience poor movement, i.e. the smooth transitions in 1.0.1, have been replaced with jerky, visual lag, or unresponsive actions..

running public beta ios9 (latest) and developer latest watch OS 2
 
Dentifrice said:
1- I though watchos 2 had more "activities" in the workout app (liking hiking, workout, etc.)

I don't see it in the changes, so nothing new ?

2- Does resting calories has been fixed in activity app ? The number of calories it's says is spent resting is just way too high.

3- Does active and total calories in workout session has been fixed ? It's way too low compare...to all other apps.

Thanks
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1. Nope, no new activities.
2. It's the same as watchOS 1.0
3. Generally the device that reports lower calorie burn is more accurate. I would trust the watch more anyway since it's continuously reading your heart rate. That said, I have not noticed any difference in calorie burn calculations in 2.0
 
Watabou said:
1. Nope, no new activities.
2. It's the same as watchOS 1.0
3. Generally the device that reports lower calorie burn is more accurate. I would trust the watch more anyway since it's continuously reading your heart rate. That said, I have not noticed any difference in calorie burn calculations in 2.0
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It might not be the watch that will fix the calorie burn calculations. It might be the Apple Watch App on the iPhone. I noticed with OS9 beta's that they took off the resting calories under the Activity App / Move. However, it is still calculating too high.
 
Watabou said:
1. Nope, no new activities.
2. It's the same as watchOS 1.0
3. Generally the device that reports lower calorie burn is more accurate. I would trust the watch more anyway since it's continuously reading your heart rate. That said, I have not noticed any difference in calorie burn calculations in 2.0
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big thanks

since this week, I started connecting my chest strap to my watch instead of using the app on my phone I was using.

Yes it's less calories but at least in counts in my activity apps when I do workouts !
 
There needs to be a photo face with hands so we can lay out our own dials with photos and superimposed digits.
 
The Activity app is extremely buggy in Beta 4. I was driving down the road and the exercise ring just kept going around. Lol. Definitely needs a little fine tuning. It seems to correct itself after a reboot on watch and phone.
 
Foreman527 said:
Im not sure if its just me or what but i feel like that connection between the watch and the iPhone are shorter since this beta.
on watch OS 1.0.1 it seemed like I could walk around my office without lose of connection.

Anyone notice this or is it just me?
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Absolutely me too! It seems like I'm always disconnected when my phone is in another room. That was not the case on 1.0.1.
 
I installed B4 last night. Had a terrible day today. Full of crashes, black screens, reboots, unresponsive, no Siri etc.

The same as all the other people here.

One thing I have noticed, not sure if anyone else has mentioned it. I always used the Simple watch face. Switching to Modular and no crashes at all, it is much more stable.

Still regret installing B4 though. Why didn't I wait, I am so impatient. Preferred a completely stable OS 1.

Poor battery life is the one thing I really can't stand. I might have to take my charger in the car to work tomorrow.

Still, my fault. Although why did Apple release this B4. Can't believe how bad it is.
 
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