The problem with watchOS 4 is that the OS overrides those settings for the stopwatch specifically.
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WatchOS 5.2: All The Little Things!
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The problem with watchOS 4 is that the OS overrides those settings for the stopwatch specifically.
I was thinking maybe it was ok to upgrade based on what I’d read u til now but that makes me think maybe I should hold off. What specifically is wrong? Is it just buggy so far?
So on the previous beta my Exercise minutes were way off. On this latest beta my Activity data seems pretty close to on the money. S3 LTE here.
Took my Series 2 off the charger at 08:00 AM, got a message about being below 10% at 12:30 PM. Rebooted and was back at 43% but it was dead at 14:00 PM... The Siri watch face is just blank with only the clock showing. BETA2 has been extremely buggy for me so far. One of the worst BETA releases for me on the Apple Watch since release and I have been on most BETA's.
The blank Siri watch face just started for me this morning. Also, the activity tracker is making no progress as the day goes on. I've been running the betas since day 1, and have not had this issue until this morning. Reboot does nothing, and I can't find any sort of cause. Anyone found a reason for this?
Had the same SIRI watch face problem. Hard reboot the iPhone then hard reboot the watch.
With the mail and messages Siri watch face data sources. What info will appear on watch face
I'm not seeing any indication that there is anything wrong with Activity tracking on watchOS 5 b2.
Seems to me like Activity tracking is always a question mark, and all people need is a tiny seed of doubt to start reporting problems with it.
Seems to me like Activity tracking is always a question mark, and all people need is a tiny seed of doubt to start reporting problems with it.
It wasn’t working for me. I was getting dots and random lines that I didn’t go.
But after reinstalling using the ipsw file on my iPhone my route maps are back to normal as they were on watchOS 4.x.x. After my runs.
Can one of you take a screenshot of the yoga feature in the workout app? I am curious how it is different from yoga (via "other" workout type) in watchOS 4. Apple mentioned it in their keynote so I expect there to be something new and interesting about the yoga workout type...
I wouldn’t. I regret it, I’m never patient.
Battery life is awful, normally have 70% at the end of the day at midnight. Battery now at zero at 22:00. GPS for running is way off. Random resprings.
It’s terrible.
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Reset and re-pair worked for me, but the beta is terrible.
In the release notes, Apple notes that bugs related to workout metrics being counted/updated are now fixed, with the exception of swimming workouts.
They also say route maps during workouts may fail to be recorded and/or may not be complete and smooth.
It is not fixed on mine...any kind of workout. Recording the workouts is a mess and I have multiple times unpaired and paired the watch. SS3 LTE
Apologies if this has been mentioned before but I think the battery drain is due to the new WiFi option.
It’s on as default so therefore is always searching for WiFi. I turned it off and now have 83% after 10 hours. This time yesterday I had 22%.
It’s on as default so therefore is always searching for WiFi. I turned it off and now have 83% after 10 hours. This time yesterday I had 22%.
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If you turn WiFi off does that mean you can’t use WiFi at all when your phone is out of range?
I would think so, but personally for me I always have my phone with me.
I imagine Apple will improve battery life with future betas. Battery life is always terrible with he first few betas.
Makes sense.
I like the fact that you will be able to manually join WIFI networks. I wonder if Apple has found way to get the watch to join networks with an authentication screen. That would eliminate the need for LTE (for me at least) as I could go for a run without my phone and pick up wifi here and there and get updated if I missed any texts.
Has anybody tried connecting to Comcast (Xfinity Wifi) hotspots with WatchOS 5 btw? There's one of those hotspots every few blocks where I live but I can't manage to get my Apple Watch to connect to them despite the fact that I installed a profile which is supposed to bypass authentication screens. Hmm...
It's a shame it cant be left switched on and stop scanning when no known networks are found within say 5 minutes.
I do not think this is the reason...I have it on airplane mode overnight and it still loses 20%...
Exactly - while things might be fine for one person, Apple notes there are some known things that are broken still, and some things that are supposedly fixed, but that doesn't mean those are the only issues. From what I see from various people, there are a heck of a lot of issues with workout/activity data.
At this point I'm glad I haven't installed the betas.
I’m also glad that I did not install developer beta system software on my primary use Apple Watch. That’s why I put it on my Apple Watch series 1 instead.
For anyone running the beta, what other existing watch faces have received changes/improvements?
The two I know of so far are Solar and Astronomy, both of which have been updated to allow them to have complications. Astronomy's structure has been changed so that earth/moon/planets view is now selected via customizing the face (the buttons on the face were removed to make way for complications), and the text color now matches the earth/moon/planets selection. Solar's look has been changed slightly to add a full-width horizon glow at sunset, and its complications text color changes as well.
Any other faces that have received little adjustments/tweaks? (I really wish you could specify a different color for the complications on the Color face, as that would allow for some interesting combinations to match the nylon bands - I don't think it would be hard for them to do this, because in watchOS 1 the complications already had a slightly different hue to the selected main color)
The two I know of so far are Solar and Astronomy, both of which have been updated to allow them to have complications. Astronomy's structure has been changed so that earth/moon/planets view is now selected via customizing the face (the buttons on the face were removed to make way for complications), and the text color now matches the earth/moon/planets selection. Solar's look has been changed slightly to add a full-width horizon glow at sunset, and its complications text color changes as well.
Any other faces that have received little adjustments/tweaks? (I really wish you could specify a different color for the complications on the Color face, as that would allow for some interesting combinations to match the nylon bands - I don't think it would be hard for them to do this, because in watchOS 1 the complications already had a slightly different hue to the selected main color)