The watch app in iOS 9 won't let you set up a watch running OS3. HOWEVER, if you don't reset the watch before going back to iOS 9, the watch will still do all the things it can via cloud connection so long as youre near a trusted wifi network; I.e. Siri, iMessage, FaceTime audio. It will still track your fitness, but without the Phone that data has nowhere to go.
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Apple Watch: All the Little Things! [watchOS 4.3 beta]
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It is correct "every 5 minutes" is true.
Already watchOS 2.2
-- watchOS 2.2 (13V144) --
- Increased heart rate frequency when stationary (down to every 5 minutes from the older 10 minutes)
Will it connect to the phone at all, or are you out of luck unless near trusted wifi?
Out of luck unless you're near trusted wifi. You can't pair unless the Watch has been reset, and if you reset the watch it stops working until it's paired. Catch 22.
Watch 2.2 build 13V144 introduced the 5 minute interval. This has not been changed in 3.0.
Beta 5 was very solid and now Beta 6 looks and feels great so far. The big problem is the IOS betas have been bad. Graphics issues and big battery drainer.
I am running both watchOS 3 and iOS 10 with no issues (iPhone 6s Plus).
Has anyone been able to update their WatchOS Beta software today? I've checked a few times, but my app says it's up to date...uninstalled and reinstalled the Beta profile just to see if it worked, nada.
Lucky
this new iOS update seems solid, but the previous had some flickering graphics on the home screen and I had quicker than normal battery drain. This beta 6 for the watch has been the best so far, but beta 5 was good. Now that carrot has an iOS 10/OS3 test version, it seems to have its own features complication watch faces.
I found on beta 5 and now on 6, if you're using the activity watch face, sometimes the rings randomly disappear but their corresponding numbers remain. A reboot of the watch fixes it. Has only happened twice. Next time I'll screen shot it and submit to Apple.
The need to swipe at least twice on a notification was fixed in beta 6 for me.
Swiping once is enough now to show the dismiss button.
Swiping once is enough now to show the dismiss button.
Anyone have a link to the known issues list for watchOS Beta 6?
Been having issues with Apple Pay working with this and the last beta.
Been having issues with Apple Pay working with this and the last beta.
are you a dev? I was assuming so, since you're on the beta. if so, you should be able to get at it.
Heh, how exactly was that helpful?
Here's what a helpful response looks like:
"You can find them here: http://adcdownload.apple.com/Docume...ease_Notes/watchOS_3.0_beta_Release_Notes.pdf "
My response was, in a way, a reminder that if you are not a developer, you really shouldn't be on the beta.
On beta 6 and am experiencing 2 issues for the first time:
1) Activity won't load. It's tracking my activity (rings show up and are updated on both the watch face and my phone) but the app itself doesn't load. I just get 3 full small rings in the center of the watch when I try to load/open it. It's in my dock too - same issue there; 3 small full rings
2) Workout won't load. When i try, I get the runner icon with the throbber circling. But it never finishes loading.
1) Activity won't load. It's tracking my activity (rings show up and are updated on both the watch face and my phone) but the app itself doesn't load. I just get 3 full small rings in the center of the watch when I try to load/open it. It's in my dock too - same issue there; 3 small full rings
2) Workout won't load. When i try, I get the runner icon with the throbber circling. But it never finishes loading.
+1
It is, at best, interesting to watch the progress of the betas by watching this thread.
What I don't understand is why beta users are asking for help here on MacRumors when they'll probably get better comments and feedback at Apple's own dev forums.
