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If you install the iOS 15 beta, do you have to install the WatchOS 8 beta?
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No you can stay at watchOS 7
I did that too until I was confident that the beta won’t kill my Watches
I did that too until I was confident that the beta won’t kill my Watches
There might be a problem with the S0 watch running watchOS 4 paired to iOS15.
It looks like you end up with fast battery drains and endless boot loops.
It looks like you end up with fast battery drains and endless boot loops.
To those who installed the 8 beta: has it completely killed sleep tracking for you (as it has for me)? My watch isn’t getting any of the new “focus modes” synced to it.
I have the WatchOs 8 Beta 4 and it's killing the battery so fast - put it on at 9AM and now at ~3:45 has 8% left.
They need to fix that.
They need to fix that.
Ouch. Good to know. I installed the betas on my iPad Pro and iPhone 12 Pro but not on my M1 MacBook Air or watches.
What model?
I have it installed on my S4, S5 and S6 - battery usage is pretty normal, maybe just a little worse than before on watchOS 7.
For those running WatchOs 8 current beta, does anyone notice with Music, you can't select a song from a playlist? You can see the playlist and scroll it, but a push on the song on the watch does nothing? This has been like this for me since beta 1 and I keep thinking the new one will fix it but it has not. I have reported it but just want some confirmations. I can hit play or shuffle from the top of the playlist and it plays, but selecting a song manually is dead.
Specifically, this is when I am using the watch to source the music over cellular or wifi and not from the phone which is not anywhere near me.
Specifically, this is when I am using the watch to source the music over cellular or wifi and not from the phone which is not anywhere near me.
That works ok for me. My Series 6 has the latest watchOS 8 beta.
I run without my iPhone and can select specific songs from a playlist. It’s all streamed over cellular.
I run without my iPhone and can select specific songs from a playlist. It’s all streamed over cellular.
Thanks for checking for me. Spotify works perfectly. It is just Apple Music that’s in the cloud.