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WatchOS 5.2: All The Little Things!

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I guess most people here aren't in the developer program and so haven't read the release notes, so here are some points to note about beta 3 to save you all a lot of time asking "is anyone else having this problem?":

New issues:
  • The clock face might show 10:09 instead of the real time (use force touch to go to face switcher, then go back)
  • Complications might not update with current info
  • Nightstand might not go away while doing an initial pair (place watch on charger and remove again)
  • Contacts might not promptly sync to the watch
  • All contacts might disappear from the watch
  • VoiceOver might not work in Messages conversations
  • Icons might not show in maps results/categories
  • The watch might crash during initial pairing (wait for the watch to come back to the sync circle or clock face)
  • The phone app will crash when tapping the call button in a contact (use favs/recents/keyboard to do the call)
  • Haptics settings might not sync between watch/watch app (change it on the watch instead)
  • Workout reminders might show incorrect labels for indoors/outdoors
  • Siri Raise to Speak now available for watches on beta 2 or later ("raise watch up to your mouth and speak your Siri request" - assume this means that the action of doing that raise motion is what enables not having to say Hey Siri, and that if you don't do that motion you will still need to say Hey Siri)
Resolved issues:
  • Activity rings will now update on the clock face while in a workout
  • Tapping on a notification to join an incoming group FaceTime now works
  • Fixed crash while using Scribble in an unsupported language
  • Siri custom responses to action executions now appear in completion UI on Siri face
  • Phone calls in Siri shortcuts now work
  • Siri shortcuts on paired watch/phone now work in the simulator
  • Shortcuts that use an image now show the image
  • Watch now properly connects with known Wi-Fi networks when out of range of the paired phone (perhaps this bug was the cause of excessive battery drain previously)
  • Route maps in Activity app on iOS should now show a smooth path
  • Swimming workouts should now accumulate metrics properly
Known issues:
  • Apple Pay card art might be incorrect or missing in the watch or Watch app
  • Siri can't display Visual Code images from SiriKit apps
  • The route map for a workout might be unavailable in the Activity app
 
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friednoodles said:
I guess most people here aren't in the developer program and so haven't read the release notes, so here are some points to note about beta 3 to save you all a lot of time asking "is anyone else having this problem?":

New issues:
  • The clock face might show 10:09 instead of the real time (use force touch to go to face switcher, then go back)
  • Complications might not update with current info
  • Nightstand might not go away while doing an initial pair (place watch on charger and remove again)
  • Contacts might not promptly sync to the watch
  • All contacts might disappear from the watch
  • VoiceOver might not work in Messages conversations
  • Icons might not show in maps results/categories
  • The watch might crash during initial pairing (wait for the watch to come back to the sync circle or clock face)
  • The phone app will crash when tapping the call button in a contact (use favs/recents/keyboard to do the call)
  • Haptics settings might not sync between watch/watch app (change it on the watch instead)
  • Workout reminders might show incorrect labels for indoors/outdoors
  • Siri Raise to Speak now available for watches on beta 2 or later ("raise watch up to your mouth and speak your Siri request" - assume this means that the action of doing that raise motion is what enables not having to say Hey Siri, and that if you don't do that motion you will still need to say Hey Siri)
Resolved issues:
  • Activity rings will now update on the clock face while in a workout
  • Tapping on a notification to join an incoming group FaceTime now works
  • Fixed crash while using Scribble in an unsupported language
  • Siri custom responses to action executions now appear in completion UI on Siri face
  • Phone calls in Siri shortcuts now work
  • Siri shortcuts on paired watch/phone now work in the simulator
  • Shortcuts that use an image now show the image
  • Watch now properly connects with known Wi-Fi networks when out of range of the paired phone (perhaps this bug was the cause of excessive battery drain previously)
  • Route maps in Activity app on iOS should now show a smooth path
  • Swimming workouts should now accumulate metrics properly
Known issues:
  • Apple Pay card art might be incorrect or missing in the watch or Watch app
  • Siri can't display Visual Code images from SiriKit apps
  • The route map for a workout might be unavailable in the Activity app
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Well I am a developer and my walkie talkie is missing with no mention of this issue in the release notes.
 
TechByJosh said:
Well I am a developer and my walkie talkie is missing with no mention of this issue in the release notes.
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Uh... like I said, these are from the release notes, and I provided them so that people who aren't developers wouldn't have to waste time asking about issues that Apple specifically points out in the release notes.

If you're encountering an issue that isn't in the release notes, obviously discuss it, and since you're a developer, submit a bug report to bugreport.apple.com.
 
friednoodles said:
Uh... like I said, these are from the release notes, and I provided them so that people who aren't developers wouldn't have to waste time asking about issues that Apple specifically points out in the release notes.

If you're encountering an issue that isn't in the release notes, obviously discuss it, and since you're a developer, submit a bug report to bugreport.apple.com.
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Already did that. But this forum usually has quicker response and solutions.
 
Is anyone getting the error "Unable to check for update. Checking for a software update failed becuase you are not connected to the internet"?

Ive tried on both WIFI and 4G and alwways get same error.
 
samspencer1 said:
Is anyone getting the error "Unable to check for update. Checking for a software update failed becuase you are not connected to the internet"?

Ive tried on both WIFI and 4G and alwways get same error.
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Its working with another Iphone or Ipad in Hotspot mode, wifi dont work.
 
samspencer1 said:
Is anyone getting the error "Unable to check for update. Checking for a software update failed becuase you are not connected to the internet"?

Ive tried on both WIFI and 4G and alwways get same error.
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I had the same issue. I rebooted the watch and phone and it solved the problem for me.
 
ihonda said:
odd. my contact names won't display on the watch.
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Mine either. The release notes say there are some issues with contacts syncing, probably going to have to deal with it until the next beta.
[doublepost=1530714369][/doublepost]Raise to Speak is definitely not finished yet. I can only get it to work occasionally, it’s definitely not usable for me. But my girlfriend keeps triggering it accidentally on her watch.
 
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Ryankontos said:
Mine either. The release notes say there are some issues with contacts syncing, probably going to have to deal with it until the next beta.
[doublepost=1530714369][/doublepost]Raise to Speak is definitely not finished yet. I can only get it to work occasionally, it’s definitely not usable for me. But my girlfriend keeps triggering it accidentally on her watch.
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Yep, contacts aren’t syncing for me either. Assume it’s the release notes bug.

My Raise to Speak was spotty until I started speaking the command to the left of my watch, on the mic side. Seems to work every time when I do it that way.
[doublepost=1530720574][/doublepost]Siri watch face is very much a chaotic disaster on beta 3.
 
tspear8183 said:
Mine didn’t show up when I installed beta 3. I wiped the watch and restored via backup and now all the contacts are back.
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This did not work for me. Actually it created another problem where it puts the watch in nightstand mode when it’s on my wrist lmao.
 
Cryates said:
This did not work for me. Actually it created another problem where it puts the watch in nightstand mode when it’s on my wrist lmao.
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Bummer. Mine has been normal with contacts loaded since the reset. Hopefully it will get figured out with the next beta. I’m just crossing my fingers it continues to perform well over the next week or two.
 
I just reset my watch on WatchOS 4 (have not run the beta this year after several disasters last year) and now my contacts are also not synced!
 
quick question to the beta testing users here:

I have seen pictures of the weather condition complication showing the condition and the actual temperature as well (in one complication)

also, in the siri watch face, the date complication shows the month as well

can anyone confirm this?
have there been other „updates“ made to existing complications?

thank you
 
Ladin007 said:
How did you reset to watchos 4??
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I said “on” Watch OS4 not “to” Watch OS4. After so many problems with the WatchOS betas last year I decided not to dive in yet. I was having some other issues (perhaps related to the GPS problems of the ios12 betas), so I erased my watch, re-paired, and restored from a backup. Watch OS4 to Watch OS4
 
RomanEmpire said:
quick question to the beta testing users here:

I have seen pictures of the weather condition complication showing the condition and the actual temperature as well (in one complication)

also, in the siri watch face, the date complication shows the month as well

can anyone confirm this?
have there been other „updates“ made to existing complications?

thank you
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You might be thinking of another weather app versus apples weather app. I couldn’t find a way other than two complications with one for weather and one for conditions.

Same for Siri face. I only see the day and date and no month. Maybe there is a setup feature I haven’t found.

Of course, I still have Walkie-Takiie app/complication and it works. beta 3 and LTE
 
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