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EnTech: Apple releases first Apple Watch update with Watch OS 1.0.1, adding new Emoji & languages, app improvements, more

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Apple releases first Apple Watch update with Watch OS 1.0.1, adding new Emoji & languages, app improvements, more


Apple has released the first software update for Apple Watch today with the release of Watch OS 1.0.1. The update is available through the Apple Watch app on iPhone.
The update measures in at 51.6 MB and includes “performance improvements and bug fixes” as Apple notes. In addition to adding support for the 300+ new Emoji characters added in iOS 8.3 and OS X 10.10.3,  Apple lists these as improvements areas:
  • Siri
  • Measuring stand activity
  • Calculating calories for indoor cycling and rowing workouts
  • Distance and pace during outdoor walk and run workouts
  • Accessibility
  • Third party apps
Apple has also added language support Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Russian, Thai, and Turkish.
Updating Apple Watch software requires at least 50% battery on the device and connecting it to the power supply while being in range of the connected iPhone. For a detailed tutorial on this process, check out our guide here.
9to5Mac reported exclusively yesterday that Apple was readying its first significant software update for the Apple Watch following our review and hands-on video.
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33 Responses to “Apple releases first Apple Watch update with Watch OS 1.0.1, adding new Emoji languages, app improvements, more”

  1. Alec Tokosch (@Tok__Nation) says: Lets see how many Apple Watch owners need to to go the Apple Store today after this update, i’ve already seen someone on Twitter says their Watch is stuck at a “!” screen… Hopefully i’m not one of them!
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    • anachronismuk says: Well. I would upgrade â€" if my watch ordered minutes after launch had arrived. This will likely be yet another excuse for apple to delay sending it no doubt.
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      • peteostro says: Remember there’s a silver lining to most things. Maybe when you get your watch the bugs will be all fixed….
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    • Rui Nelson Carneiro says: Well, Mr., I upgraded successfully, hope you are happy with it.
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  2. joh05gra says: As a swede I’m really glad to see support for the Swedish language, maybe we’re next in line for the Watch.
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  3. Rio (@Crzy_rio) says: Looking at the Apple Watch App, makes me want and expect it at WWDC: Dark Mode for the iPhone :)
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    • USCISCaseTrackerApp (@USCISCaseTrack) says: Settings - Accessibility - Invert Colors = job done.
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      • rogifan says: Um, no that’s not the same as dark mode.
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      • Andrew Messenger says: yeah. not the same thing at all.
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    • Greg Kaplan (@kaplag) says: That would make a lot of sense if they release an iPhone with a OLED screen later in September.
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      • o0smoothies0o says: It would have made a lot of sense when they released iOS 7. Dark mode is necessary, it would be so much nicer to view the screen in low light. Here’s all you need to do to know why dark mode is needed: at night, in the dark, or in a dimly lit room, open iTunes, and tap the music tab, then tap the movies or tv shows tabs. It’s so much better it’s insane. There should be a light/dark toggle in control center, and it should happen in iOS 9, as its needed immediately! OLED is not necessary.
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      • Isiah Johnson says: o0smoothies0o, OLED would be beneficial for Dark mode. Since black has no light on OLED, it would save battery power. Battery life is kinda more important than an iOS feature.
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  4. GadgetBen says: Does it make a massive difference to third party apps and siri? Just downloading now, says its only 50MB so can’t see that it’s adding much
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  5. Haven (@havenyoung) says: “Updating Apple Watch software requires at least 50% battery on the device and connecting it to the power supply while being in range of the connected iPhone.”
    Have to wait all day to install it when I got home. :/
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    • Matthew Judy says: “Why are you buying two extra chargers for a watch you don’t even have yet,” they asked me, laughing. They are not laughing now.
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      • kpom1 says: I bought the 1m charger for travel. Too bad Apple doesn’t make an adapter for a Lightning cable.
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  6. abramstamper says: I cannot get it to update. In the watch app on the iPhone, it hangs saying ” Checking for Update…”. I suspect it’s an issue with my iPhone running iOS 8.4; though I have no basis for that conclusion. I guess it just isn’t meant for me today.
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    • Falco Menz (@Raddilein) says: My iPhone is running 8.4 and i installed the Watch OS 1.0.1 successfully.
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      • abramstamper says: Enterprise network issues then maybe? I just read it has to have a valid WiFi connection; not just bluetooth. There’s no output on the watch to see if it’s actually connected to the phone via WiFi or Bluetooth. I’m confident that mine is only connected via Bluetooth right now. I’m guessing the iPhone cannot establish a WiFi network connection (probably with Bonjour?) to the watch.
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      • abramstamper says: I disabled bluetooth on my iPhone and sure enough, the watch shows that it’s disconnected. Though I received an iMessage to my Watch and iPhone while Bluetooth was disabled on my iPhone. If it doesn’t work when I get home, I’d put my chips on it being an Apple bug with the WiFi connection (which has been noted by many in forms for connection to Apps over WiFi). Though if it does, it’s defiantly enterprise networking to blame.
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    • Jon Luc (@JLuc1989) says: I’m having the same issue.
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    • Mala Mutt says: Had the same issue. Restarted both phone and watch and it worked.
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    • abramstamper says: Restarting both got it to work. Thanks! Originally I only restarted my iPhone and force quit the Apple Watch App a few times. The Watch must have been having issues.
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  7. Ryan Rotellini says: Does this fix the bug that lets you reset the watch without a pass code/password?
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    • Matthew Judy says: That, in and of itself, is not a bug. You *should* be able to reset the watch in that way. It’s possible to reset an iPhone without unlocking it as well.
      What’s missing is the feature where, even if it has been reset, it still requires authentication to be used. This is a current feature of the iPhone and iPad, and it needs to find its way to the watch.
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  8. jrox16 says: Ah yes… Apple loving it’s customers. Most people are still waiting for their Watches to be delivered even, and they’ve already put out an update to improve some performance issues. I love it. 1.0.2 probably in another month or two. This is one of the big reasons I stay loyal to Apple. I can wait for 3rd party Watch faces.
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  9. marklemac Mark Burr (@marklemac) says: 1.0.1 doesn’t show up for me, says I’m up to date on 1.0 ( I am running 8.4 beta 2)
    Am now just restarting the watch and phone to see if the update appears…..
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  10. Nagui Anis says: 1st observation after upgrade to 1.01, the activate display on wrist raise is much more sensitive now,
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  11.  Josh (@rocketmanbenny) says: The calendar app had a small change. Now the day view does not give you a list of all your events but instead a daily view, much like the iPhone and Mac.
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