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watchOS 26 Beta Thread
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Thanks for this - have been scratching my head all day as I have no option to enable hypertension on 17 pro max/ultra 3, and this now makes sense (on 26.1 beta).
Hopefully will be back in the next beta…
i seriously cannot check for an update to watchOS 26.1 (b2)
iPhone 17 PM and watch both stuck forever checking. Annoying.
iPhone 17 PM and watch both stuck forever checking. Annoying.
Oh, I totally get that! I had to wait a whole 3 hours for it to download and install after school to right before the Monday night football game. Even with a pretty good internet connection for my Apple Watch to update to 26.1 beta 2.
I’m a bit surprised this beta doesn’t have as many changes as the iOS 26.1 version.
Still got the annoying bug where acting on a notification for Messages on the Watch doesn't clear it on my iPhone. Was present on previous iOS 26 betas, and has persisted despite unpairing and paring with my new iPhone (and new Watch)
Mindfulness app now doesn’t have the BPM text on the heart rate to simplify the UI on watchOS 26.1, beta 2
yes I tried on Wi-Fi.
Love these offshore-level tech support responses.
Short answer - it was an Apple system issue.
Trying *NOT* on WiFi in an airport now immediately popped up 26.1b2.
What are your notification settings like on the Apple Watch? Everything mirrored from your iPhone or is it custom?
It always pops up on my end when I use WiFi at my school and at home.
Well that’s super.
Jim never drinks a second cup of coffee at home…
Had you ensured that both the numbers and addresses on your iPhone and Apple Watch are enabled for iMessage? 💬
It’s just the downloading time takes so long.
Not sure how to check that, can’t find it in the Watch app’s settings, but it’s definitely the same Apple Account.
Alrighty. That seems to be a bug. File a feedback report on feedback assistant!
watchOS 26.1 beta 3 worst battery life ever.
Watch went to zero percentage very quickly from charging to 90% 7:45 am to 2 pm
Screenshot came before it died
Watch went to zero percentage very quickly from charging to 90% 7:45 am to 2 pm
Screenshot came before it died
Battery life on both my Ultra 2 and Series 10 has been the same as always for me on this beta. Possibly a 3rd-party app has a memory leak of some kind and is not releasing resources like it should. Could also just be a bad install somehow. If it stays this way you might have to re-pair the Watch.
did a full charge after the watch died and after workout
The maps app was the culprit earlier
There are no chances on watchOS that a 3rd party app could eat so much battery.
Background tasks are system limited with very small quotas, all consuming 3rd party processes are killed by the OS.
watchOS is super conservative.
Usually, battery drains come from system problems, it's often due to sync issues between watch and iPhone.
Reboot both devices and check again.
What Apple Watch do you wear ? If it’s an ultra then it is abnormal for its battery to go down like that
how much battery does it hold and low long per full charge pre-beta and on watchOS 26 beta?