Running apps on watch with beta 4

App & System Services Core OS Beta watchOS

Created Jul ’15

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Well, it looks like Beta 4 doesn't fix the running apps on device - I still just get the spinner on launch which either never completes, or eventually crashes back to springboard.

BUT

It appears that this is only with WatchOS 2 Apps written in Swift! If you have an Objective-C app then it deploys and runs!.

I've just done a small test with totally clean projects - one swift and one Obj-C - nothing fancy, just setting a label text on start. The Obj-C one launches fine but the Swift one never launches.

Any one else confirm the same behaviour?

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AndyQ OP

Jul ’15

Some more info, if your ObjC watch app uses a custom framework thenregardless of what this framework is written in (either Swift or ObjC), then the app also fails to launch.

Hagemeyp OP

Jul ’15

Have updated to the latest, my Obj C apps work just fine.

gbacklin OP

Jul ’15

I can confirm that a simple app that takes a value from a slider and on the click of a button displays the value on a label, will launch through Xcode but not stand alone on the watch (spins for a few minutes then halts) using Swift; however using ObjC it will run through Xcode as well as stand alone on the watch.

This is on a completely new install of El Capitan and Xcode beta 4 after completely wiping my drive and reinstalling everything from scratch so there were no artifacts from anything previous.

IamWatching OP

Jul ’15

I'm adding another case here:

- OS X 10.10.4 Yosemite

- iOS 9 beta4 & watchOS2 beta4 & Xcode7 beta4

- swift app

- installed xcode7 betas from seed 1 and replaced previous ones to newer seeds

- Can run and debug on simulator (both phone & watch).

- Can run and debug on iPhone

- CANNOT run or debug on watch

Sanjamia OP

Aug ’15

I can confirm the same behavior with Swift apps. Was able to get past the problem the following steps:

Remove App in iPhone which automatically removes app from the watch dashboard

Restart the watch

Build for Running

Click Run on the WatchKit App Scheme with my phone/watch device pair. I watch the icon load on watch's dashboard

The app launches after 3-5 second spinner wait. I am able to make modifications and run new version of my app by simply clicking run.

Env: Xcode Version 7.0 beta 4, iOS 9 beta4 & watchOS2 beta4, OSX Yosemite

lorenzo45 OP

Aug ’15

Here are my specs:

- OS X 10.10.4

- Xcode 7, iOS 9, watchOS 2 all beta 4

- Project is in Swift

- Using core motion

Here's the full list of issues I've encountered so far:

- Xcode wouldn't let me run on my device (either "no watch paired" or "watch unavailable")

- Authentication failed after installing app on watch

- Installation of watch app was extremely slow (approx 5 mins)

- Infinite spinner on launch

- Watch app installs but won't launch (installeither failed or timed out)

- Watch app occasionally installs and runs on device

I'm extremely frustrated right now. I've tried every workaround I can think of and have restarted all my devices numerous times. I've gotten the app to run a few times but it fails to run again immediately after with just a few changes to the app. I also tried running a new project in Objective-C but didn't have much better luck.

limtc OP

Aug ’15

At this moment I would think that waiting for beta 5 might be a better solution. Just do something else (I am learning Android Wear) for now.