I wonder how long until 4.1 public release?

[Zippy3505]

4.1 developer beta is out today, and has new features. I worry battery life may take a hit with it. My AW 3 battery has been amazing, so far. 91% and off charger for 8 hours.

 

[andresandiego]

4.1 developer beta is out today, and has new features. I worry battery life may take a hit with it. My AW 3 battery has been amazing, so far. 91% and off charger for 8 hours.

The has never been a public beta for Watch OS

 

[Zippy3505]

The has never been a public beta for Watch OS

Yup. I meant regular 4.1 release. I had dev 4.0 on my AW series 0, but still up in air about beta on new AW 3.

 

[daijholt]

4.1 developer beta is out today, and has new features. I worry battery life may take a hit with it. My AW 3 battery has been amazing, so far. 91% and off charger for 8 hours.

If you mean final public release, it's highly likely it'll be out by the time iPhone X hits the shelf, so November 3rd at the latest. Probably a few days before. iPhone X looks like it'll be running iOS 11.1 so it makes sense that watchOS will ship alongside it.

 

[Zippy3505]

If you mean final public release, it's highly likely it'll be out by the time iPhone X hits the shelf, so November 3rd at the latest. Probably a few days before. iPhone X looks like it'll be running iOS 11.1 so it makes sense that watchOS will ship alongside it.

That does make sense. Thanks. I think I’ll sit out the beta for now.

 

[daijholt]

That does make sense. Thanks. I think I’ll sit out the beta for now.

I do enjoy beta running, but with the watch I feel its a bad idea for us regular folk, as you can't just restore fresh once public build lands. I had issues with upgrading from beta iOS 11 to gm, so I restored fresh without a backup and its much better. You can't do that with the watch without sending it to apple for a week or 2.

 

[andresandiego]

If you mean final public release, it's highly likely it'll be out by the time iPhone X hits the shelf, so November 3rd at the latest. Probably a few days before. iPhone X looks like it'll be running iOS 11.1 so it makes sense that watchOS will ship alongside it.

But wasn't Apple Watch Music streaming promised for October?

 

[redavis41]

If they stick to how they usually do betas vs official release then I would say next Monday, which would be October 2nd, right before the Apple Watch Series 3 Nike+ drops on the 5th.