You would have to wait and update with the rest of us. I do not think they will be doing anything except fixing this bug.
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Apple Will Not Release watchOS 2 Today Due to Significant Bug
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You would have to wait and update with the rest of us. I do not think they will be doing anything except fixing this bug.
Hahaha this is how it panned out in my head as I read that:
Employee in charge of mass-distributing the update hovers their finger above the "launch" button, when suddenly an engineer bursts through the door and yells, "Wait! The San Francisco font isn't rendering on one of the new watch faces! Instead it's...Time New Roman!" The engineer then passes out from shock as the employee in charge of distribution of WatchOS 2 just looks out the window pondering how life could let him down like this.
Employee in charge of mass-distributing the update hovers their finger above the "launch" button, when suddenly an engineer bursts through the door and yells, "Wait! The San Francisco font isn't rendering on one of the new watch faces! Instead it's...Time New Roman!" The engineer then passes out from shock as the employee in charge of distribution of WatchOS 2 just looks out the window pondering how life could let him down like this.
I have been running the OS 2 GM, and the only bug I have noticed is that the synced music will not play on the watch's speaker. It still asks to pair with iPhone or Bluetooth speaker. Other than that, it has been golden. I have it running along with iOS 9.1 PB.
I was running the GM release and it was KILLING my battery. It was going down 1.5% every 3 minutes. My watch wasn't making it to 4 hours before turning off.
I'm glad they are delaying if this is the bug.
I'm glad they are delaying if this is the bug.
They found a bug before release. Sounds like a good programmer. Now please stop, you're embarrassing yourself.
Well this is good news considering if there was a bug significant enough to cause daily issues, theres no way to downgrade the watch without sending it out to Apples Depot repair.
Like others have said it must be a major bug to delay a worldwide release as all software has bugs. I'm with everyone here though. Kid in me wanted it now (the official not the GM) while the rational me is willing to wait in order to release the best product possible.
It does make me wonder about the GM version though. Anyone know what the bug is and if it exist in the GM?
It does make me wonder about the GM version though. Anyone know what the bug is and if it exist in the GM?
Think of the positives. Your iPad gets updated today, and your watch gets updated another day. 2 days of fun!i guess my only excitment is for iOS 9 on the ipad today then
This is why we need a "thumbs down". How silly. You've obviously never programmed anything in your life and know nothing about programming. Apple did a good job finding this before release and you're condemning them.
So, I have been on several versions of the 9.0 beta and the 9.1 over a week and have never had any problem with watch notifications. Is it just some specific apps, or all notifications?
can anyone else corroborate this seemingly unfounded rumor or statement from the above poster?
Comments section full of people who make 3-4 grammatical and/or spelling errors per post, whining about how 'easy' programming an entire operating system should be...
...adorable.
Take your time, Apple; get it right. GM 2.0 is running well for me, but a bunch of bricked Watches would piss everyone off (justifiably, since they'd all have to be sent in).
...adorable.
Take your time, Apple; get it right. GM 2.0 is running well for me, but a bunch of bricked Watches would piss everyone off (justifiably, since they'd all have to be sent in).
accept for we dont know when the watch will be updated because of this bug. it could be tomorrow, it could be a week later.
This is worth a round of applause. Nice job on Apple on taking care of the bug instead of just releasing it.
Are you serious? This will be a major opportunity for the nay sayers and Apple haters to go absolutely wild. And a good opportunity for me to populate my ignore file.
You don't realize the complexity of an OS software release. There are hundreds of developers working on the os. There are 1000s of bugs all the time (obviously most of them are not showstopper bugs and are deferred to later releases). There is most certainly round the clock testing going on done by testing teams around the world. Fixed bugs can cause regressions that need to be found. Even with only critical bugs getting fixed and make it into the release code line (and I am sure they will be code reviewed and need high up approval so close to release time), and even with full testing there are always holes in your test plans. Things can slip through. Also timelines are extremely tight. Yes in an ideal world they would have months too harden a GM release, but in reality it's just a couple of weeks.. So things can slip out. It's all about risk management and improve testing for the next round.
Disappointed, but with how much I use my 
watch, I'll take another few weeks of WatchOS 1 over significantly buggy WatchOS2.
watch, I'll take another few weeks of WatchOS 1 over significantly buggy WatchOS2.