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Gjwilly

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When I went to unpair and re-pair my wOS3 watch I was given the option of restoring a wOS2 backup.
Anybody tried that yet?
Wonder if that would actually downgrade the watch.
 
When I went to unpair and re-pair my wOS3 watch I was given the option of restoring a wOS2 backup.
Anybody tried that yet?
Wonder if that would actually downgrade the watch.

Yes, it will restore the data but I highly doubt it would put you back to OS 2.
 
From what I've read there is no downgrade mechanism for the watches. Those that had major issues with the beta OS 2 had to have the devices replaced.
 
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Only diffence is that can be done.

You clearly misunderstood what I was saying and what's being mentioned in this thread. Restoring an iOS 9 backup to iOS 10 does not restore the iOS software from 10 to 9. Therefore restoring. watchOS 2 backup to a watchOS 3 device will not revert the watch software from 3 to 2.

I was using the iOS as an example to prove that it doesn't revert software.
 
Only diffence is that can be done.
Restoring from backup is about restoring the Apps, Data and configuration settings. It is not reverting the OS. Same with the :apple:Watch. You can restore the 'older' data too. However unlike iOS you can't revert to a previous wOS.
 
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There is no downgrade option for the watch. On the upside, watchOS 3 has been just as stable as OS 2 for me!
The issue is, that DP1 may be stable, but DP2, 3 or 4 may not.
[doublepost=1466250424][/doublepost]Apple really should provide a rollback mechanism on betas, (both watch and iOS devices), so you can easily go back to the prior release version
 
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The issue is, that DP1 may be stable, but DP2, 3 or 4 may not.
[doublepost=1466250424][/doublepost]Apple really should provide a rollback mechanism on betas, (both watch and iOS devices), so you can easily go back to the prior release version

Agreed. But, I normally don't upgrade to the next beta until I know it's stable enough, or doesn't have any crippling issues. If I was running it on a spare device this wouldn't be an issue, alas...
 
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