Hi guys
How can I downgrade watchOS 2 to 1.0.1 please
Downgrade watchOS 2 to 1.0.1
You cannot downgrade any pre-release software to previous versions.
The following was written in the watchOS beta Software Installation Guide:
"NOTE: Devices updated to watchOS beta may not be restored to earlier versions of watchOS. Registered development devices will be able to upgrade to future beta releases and the final watchOS software."
They say this on IOS also but it is usually possible there. battery life is awful today. First time i have had to put the charger on during the day
I definitely understand the inconvenience. I've noticed a few core apps do not function or behave properly; even after I an unpair (erase) and repair. I've looked into this as well and there is no official path to restore at this point. You would have to take it in to an Apple Retail Store to have it restored and it might be considered an out-of-warranty repair due to it being a personal device.
my watch keeps sending imessages to people who do not have an iphone. yet my iphone does not do that. anyone else experienced that?
The retail stores cannot restore the device as they don't have the ability to. They would have to create a repair and send it out to a repair facility. Since unreleased software is not supported (much like modifying software), there would be a cost if they have to replace the watch. You would also be looking at not having your watch for several days until it returns.
No. It keeps it at the same software version.
I have the same issue. Messages are not mirroring. They also say they failed to deliver on the watch but say delevered via imessage on my iPhone. SMS funtionality id definitly broken in Beta 1.
Hey ALANNOOR,
I feel your pain.
Confirmed over the phone by AppleCare, it's an out of warranty repair.
I'll find out how much it is tomorrow and post away my Apple Watch.
Richy
it really **** that ios9 battery only can use about 3 hours on iphone 6 when i downgrade to 8.3 it not allow me to pair the os2 watch..... I am so confuse about it... I want the os1.0.1 back T.T
Maybe pairing with iOS 8.4 Beta is possible?
i also want to downgrade my iPhone 6 from iOS 9 to 8, but my Watch is on watchOS 2 :-(
I'm in the same situation;
Given the battery drain that iOS9 has, I was thinking of downgrading my iPhone back to iOS8.3... but you are only able to use watchOS2 with iOS9, and doesn't seem to be a way of dowgrading to 1.0.1 so far...
I suppose that we are all stuck on iOS9 due to the lack of a downgrade for watchOS2.
i will try this in the later of today hope this will help T.T . if not i will be hate apple watch as well!
I think it is possible to downgrade cause it is still a developing system ,there are many bugs and apple cannot force stay us to use this "bug" system! It is ridiculous!!! hope you will understand,because my english is not very well
You're supposed to install beta releases on devices dedicated to testing beta software only. Never install beta releases on the devices you use daily unless you're willing to take the risk. This is not Apple's fault, or problem.
but in fact ,there are how many people will buy more than one apple watch for developing?......i don't think it have much. but if we do not upgrade ,how can apple find the minor bugs?
Finding bugs is only a nice sideffect. You're supposed to test your own apps, that's why Apple is releasing prelease software. I know it sounds harsh, but the reality is that developers should have devices dedicated to testing, and if you don't...well, tough luck.
I'm in the same boat as you: I only have one Apple Watch (the one I'm using daily), but I'm not going to install the watchOS beta unless I know that I can live with the bugs. Same goes for my iPhone. I will wait until beta 3 or 4, which should still leave enough time for testing my apps on a real device.
i've tried that - no succes :-(
Apple please give us the option to downgrade
Come on, there's a difference between alpha software and beta software. This watchOS 2 "beta" is really an "alpha". Allow people to downgrade!
Easy to say now that you see people complain.
The point of releasing beta software is so you can get a leg up on new APIs and test your app in new OS releases. If Apple makes it so draconian that once you upgrade you're stuck with buggy releases, it will greatly discourage developers from using their new OS until after GA. Not good for Apple.
I know that as far as i'm concerned, when it comes time for watchOS 3 or whatever, they can have their beta. I'll miss the release by a week or so with my app, but at least i'll get to use my watch for something other than a paperweight while i'm waiting. I no longer trust that apple can keep it together long enough to release a successful os update, beta or otherwise.
That sums up well the decision everyone should be making before they install any beta software, especially when they are advised specifically that it should only be installed on dedicated testing devices and that downgrading is not possible.
If you do not have dedicated devices and the device is important for day to day use, then you should wait for a later release.
It seems message mirrowing is related to phone lock status. On mine, if phone is locked, messages appear on watch. If phone is open, they dont....usually...
This is obvious now, but historically its been easy to downgrade the iPhone from beta releases despite the same dire warning from Apple. It was not obvious that this time the warning needed to be taken seriously after years of false threats.
It is not possible. watchOS 2.0 requires iOS 9.