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watchOS 7 Public Beta?
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I’m certainly trying it. I never felt comfortable putting the dev beta on my watch, but if Apple feels the general public can use it if they want to then I’ll trust them.
Apple has updated their Public Beta FAQ page to state that the WatchOS beta will not be able to be downgraded.
beta.apple.com
Please note Apple Watch cannot be restored to previously-released OS versions once the public beta is installed.
Apple Beta — FAQ
Please note Apple Watch cannot be restored to previously-released OS versions once the public beta is installed.
That is surprising. Apple is going to make a lot of people upset with the watch beta.Apple has updated their Public Beta FAQ page to state that the WatchOS beta will not be able to be downgraded.
Apple Beta — FAQ
Please note Apple Watch cannot be restored to previously-released OS versions once the public beta is installed.
Aren’t you able to send it to Apple for them to downgrade though? I know it’s not ideal and can be inconvenient, but it’s not like you’ll have a bricked watch forever.
You can.
The problem is there will be a lot of people installing beta on the watch that really have no business doing so. These are the leap before you think type people. The people that don’t know how to make back ups, much less encrypted ones. And these same people who have trouble restoring their phone will expect to be able restore the watch. Once they find out they have to send their watch to Apple I doubt many will be happy about that.
I think this is a bad move on Apple’s part.
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To be fair there isn't a lot of new features that are amazing in watchOS 7. The sleep tracking is nice, but if you're using another sleep tracker already it's most likely better.
The notification to the phone when the watch is fully charged is nice, as well as the new battery options (battery health, optimized charging, etc.).
Overall the watchOS interface is snappier and that's very nice.
The notification to the phone when the watch is fully charged is nice, as well as the new battery options (battery health, optimized charging, etc.).
Overall the watchOS interface is snappier and that's very nice.
I'm not surprised, as there's no way to hook up to a Mac to downgrade it.
Well, that was only for pain developers. There's nothing to say if they will support that for those on public beta.
They will if the person is a beta tester. It wouldn’t be hard for Apple to confirm status.
I installed the beta on a spare series 3 a little while ago, and was disappointed that handwashing wasn’t included on series 3.
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I had a few re-resprings after installing but nothing major thus far. I would have considered installing on my series 5 if “Watch Feeds” (RSS app for the watch where you can set notifications as well for certain feeds you want like MR) and “Phone Buddy” had worked like they were supposed to. “Watch Feeds” menu is largely built upon 3D press some of the menus would recognize or load like they should with one of my readers. I may try the app with a different reader tomorrow. My other apps appear to be working. I mainly installed the beta to see first hand what the sleep app was like.
I plan on doing some more experimenting with the series 3 tomorrow. If I can convince myself I can do without those two apps for a few months, I may roll the dice with the series 5 with the public beta release which I think will be in 2 weeks.