Watch OS 6.1 public build date?

[BritishApple]

Hi folks,

Does anyone familiar with the Apple Watch release schedules have a rough estimate of when 6.1 may go public?

I’m on the beta but I’m looking to sell my watch so, at this stage, can’t do so until the public build because the watch wouldn’t pair with an iOS 13 device that doesn’t have the developer/public beta profile installed for iOS 13/WatchOS 6.1.

Thanks.

 

[ferretex]

Hi folks,

Does anyone familiar with the Apple Watch release schedules have a rough estimate of when 6.1 may go public?

I’m on the beta but I’m looking to sell my watch so, at this stage, can’t do so until the public build because the watch wouldn’t pair with an iOS 13 device that doesn’t have the developer/public beta profile installed for iOS 13/WatchOS 6.1.

Thanks.

I wish it was today...

 

[Donnation]

No one knows. Could be today, could be in a month.

 

[ferretex]

No one knows. Could be today, could be in a month.

Last build number had an “a”...

 

[M-Life]

Paging @dan9700

 

[dan9700]

Paging @dan9700

end off the month, next week mon or Tuesday

 

[ferretex]

I think it’ll be this week...

 

[deeddawg]

No one knows. Could be today, could be in a month.

Yes, this is completely true.

That said, WatchOS 3.1, 4.1, and 5.1 all went public approximately 6 weeks after their respective x.0 releases. Sep 13/Oct 24, Sep 19/Oct 31, Sep 17/Oct 30.

If Apple stays with the same pattern, we would see WatchOS 6.1 mid/late next week.

Given that there have been four 6.1 beta releases so far, they seem to be aiming in that direction. Just spitballing but perhaps we'll see a release-candidate this week.

 

[ferretex]

Yes, this is completely true.

That said, WatchOS 3.1, 4.1, and 5.1 all went public approximately 6 weeks after their respective x.0 releases. Sep 13/Oct 24, Sep 19/Oct 31, Sep 17/Oct 30.

If Apple stays with the same pattern, we would see WatchOS 6.1 mid/late next week.

Given that there have been four 6.1 beta releases so far, they seem to be aiming in that direction. Just spitballing but perhaps we'll see a release-candidate this week.

I trully believe this time they’re in a hurry because of the bad battery life on their later flagship the Series 5 and AOD...just my 2 cents.

 

[deeddawg]

I trully believe this time they’re in a hurry because of the bad battery life on their later flagship the Series 5 and AOD...just my 2 cents.

Since I quit fiddling with my S5 every five minutes and settled into normal usage patterns, I get roughly the same battery life on it as I did on my S4. It'll vary based on the day's individual activities, but usually in the mid 3%/hour range not counting workouts. Same range as I got on my S4 when noted three days of its battery usage early on in owning the S5.

This is with the same watch face as I used on my S4, and essentially all the same settings/setup albeit for the apps I don't ever use I turned off background app refresh. AOD is on, as is raise-to-wake. Noise monitor is off.