Malcolm Owen
Apple has released watchOS 5.0.1 to the public, with the minor update to the Apple Watch's operating system fixing a charging issue, as well as activity-related problems that hampered attempts by users to close their rings.
Landing 10 days after the release of watchOS 5, the new watchOS 5.0.1 is a performance and bug fix update to the wearable device's software. Along with the general improvements advisement, the release notes for the update highlight three issues it fixes.
The first solves a problem where a small number of users seeing increases in exercise minutes, making the tracking of user activities throughout the day inaccurate. A second bug fix addresses an issue where some users did not receive Stand credit in the afternoon.
A third highlighted fix was to do with an issue that could have prevented the Apple Watch from charging at all.
To update the Apple Watch, open the Apple Watch companion app on the connected iPhone, and tap the My Watch tab. Under the General section, select Software Update and enter the passcode if requested.
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31 Comments
So I FINALLY start getting decent exercise credit when I do an outdoor walk and average a pace of 3mph, and now this update will probably put it right back to where it was when I could walk for 30 minutes and get credited for a whopping 3 minutes of exercise.
my streak was broken because of this issue. i closed all rings on my apple watch series 0 on a certain day. the next day i found out that it had not registered on the activity app, but i was already then on my series 2 for workout. i wore the 0 again to see if the rings would catch up and reflect on the previous day, no dice. bummer. hating apple for this.
Inaccurate recording of exercise minutes? Since iOS 5, I thought my watch was working much more accurately. I used to go for a 20-30 minute walk around town before my bus in the morning, and it would sometimes only recognise 5 minutes of exercise. Now it prompts me after 10 minutes to record it as a workout, and often shows the full walk as exercise. It's not like I'm taking a slow stroll - I'm mainly doing it for exercise.
Now I'm worried that after this update it will go back to saying I only got 5 minutes of exercise.
"Rings" made me think of a telephone ringing at first. Gotta see those new Watches in person.