Watch OS3 is Apple perfecting what's already there. Be excited.

[MrWoofus]

Being a late comer to the watch, I only used WOS2.x for about a day before I jumped to WatchOS3. I'm digging it so far. Kind of an advantage really...I don't know a lot of what is actually an OS3 bug and what the watch couldn't do before!

Need to do some more digging around and find out what I'm missing on this thing!

 

[AtheistP3ace]

I am very excited. I love my watch. Thanks for the post!! Can't wait.

 

[MizuNoHane]

After a while I couldn't resist and installed WatchOS 3 on mine yesterday. It's absolutely great. I love how the Dock now makes so many applications feel lighter and faster, which is incredibly useful. I LOVE Scribble. It's been an absolute godsend and will make texting so much easier from the Watch when I can't just talk to my device over and over again. I can't wait for everyone else to get in on this so we can start competing with fitness!

 

[pulp46]

Anyone in Ottawa, Ontario area, willing to upgrade my AW to WatchOS 3 for a fee?

I'm serious!

 

[baller1308]

One downside that I've noticed is that the battery life is not as good as before after working out.

 

[redman042]

These reports on Watch OS 3 are SUPER encouraging to hear.

I long suspected (hoped) that there was room for software optimization in the current-generation watch. I had hoped it was significant. But what I'm seeing/hearing is beyond my highest hopes. Apple really has figured out how to make a 1 year old smartwatch feel like new, and blow away the competition. That's just terrific. And we will all get this for the low low price of ON THE HOUSE in a couple months. Who else does that for their customers? Certainly not Samsung - they are too busy throwing new form factors out there to see what sticks.

Gen 1 of the Apple Watch may have been controversial, but in true form Apple is sticking behind it 100% until it's perfect.

 

[BlueMoon63]

Hope it is not a fluke, but the heart rate measuring during a workout was perfect for me while golfing in the heat and humidity. So many people have complained about the watch not working for measuring your heart rate when I was having success. However, I have never golfed in the heat and humidity and had a perfect two hours of heart rate. I checked over and over again and the heart rate was measuring correctly, when before, it would say 54 or "measuring". I must say, I am very encouraged with beta 1 of OS3.