Hurdle of updates

[edhchoe]

I have been putting off the watch updates because it has to be on the charger and when i put it on the charger i have to unlock it. What??!!
So dumb!!!!
The battery level is at 100%. I just charged it. It still wants me to place the watch on the charger. What..???
Forget it. I will update next weekend. That’s what i said last month. LOL

 

[robotica]

I’ve never had to unlock my watch on the charger to do a update. Just start the update and then when you next charge it, it will install it automatically after it reaches over 50% charge.

 

[Juicy Box]

At least you can update yours, I can't update my AW.

The storage is full, and even with deleting everything possible, I still cannot update because I need another 100MB to free up.

Apple really screwed up the update process on the S3.

 

[matrix07]

I have been putting off the watch updates because it has to be on the charger and when i put it on the charger i have to unlock it. What??!!
So dumb!!!!
The battery level is at 100%. I just charged it. It still wants me to place the watch on the charger. What..???
Forget it. I will update next weekend. That’s what i said last month. LOL

Just let it update automatically by putting your watch on charger overnight.

 

[edhchoe]

Just let it update automatically by putting your watch on charger overnight.

maybe that's what I will do on weekend.
During the week, I put it under my pillow so that the vibration alarm will wake me up in the morning.

Thank you!

 

[bricktop_at]

maybe that's what I will do on weekend.
During the week, I put it under my pillow so that the vibration alarm will wake me up in the morning.

Thank you!

Just out of curiosity: Why not on the wrist?

 

[George Dawes]

I read that if you turn bluetooth OFF it speeds up the update, so the watch reverts to wi fi

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

I can't remember when the AW I have has automatically updated. It is turned on, but it just has never done it. I have always ended up seeing the pip on the Watch app, and just doing it. I even let it go a few days a couple updates ago, and I finally had to just do the update manually. I'd agree that the AW update dance is hitting a sour note. I thought I heard that Apple 'fixed' the AW update process so that the watch could update without an iPhone. Apparently not?

What do people with an AW and no iPhone do to get watch updates? Connect it to a computer?

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

I read that if you turn bluetooth OFF it speeds up the update, so the watch reverts to wi fi

On the face of it, that seems like it would work. Hmm... But, in my experience, the updates aren't horrifically long to do. Usually... I had an update fail once. Never found out why. *shrug*

 

[bricktop_at]

What do people with an AW and no iPhone do to get watch updates? Connect it to a computer?

Well, you can't have an Apple Watch without an iPhone (well.... you can, but you can't use it)
But if you have an iPhone and it's not in reach, there's a Software Updates menu in the watch settings somewhere.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Well, you can't have an Apple Watch without an iPhone (well.... you can, but you can't use it)
But if you have an iPhone and it's not in reach, there's a Software Updates menu in the watch settings somewhere.

And if you choose that, it says the iPhone has to be within range. I thought there was a way to own an AW without an iPhone. Maybe not. I do remember hearing about a 'fixed AW update process' where the watch could do updates itself. It still doesn't...

 

[bricktop_at]

And if you choose that, it says the iPhone has to be within range. I thought there was a way to own an AW without an iPhone. Maybe not. I do remember hearing about a 'fixed AW update process' where the watch could do updates itself. It still doesn't...

Ah OK, didn’t realize that…. never tried it

 

[edhchoe]

i left it on the charger last night and it didnt update. It needed my passcode.

 

[SisterBlue22]

i left it on the charger last night and it didnt update. It needed my passcode.

None of my watches have never needed a passcode, or needed to be unlocked, to receive an update pushed from my phone. Something's weird, there.