Apple has released watchOS 4.3.1 to the public. The Apple Watch software update is minor, at best, and available now for download over the air (OTA). Here's everything new in watchOS 4.3.1.
watchOS 4.3.1 released: here is what’s new
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How to turn on high and low heart rate notifications on Apple Watch
In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll show you how to enable high- and low-heart-rate notifications on your Apple Watch for life-saving alerts in critical moments.
Apple seeds fifth betas of iOS 11.4, macOS 10.13.5, watchOS 4.3.1 and tvOS 11.4
Apple on Monday seeded the fifth betas of iOS 11.4, macOS 10.13.5, watchOS 4.3.1 and tvOS 11.4 to developers. Registered developers can download the new betas through Apple’s dev center, or they can be installed using each platform’s respective OTA updating mechanism.
Apple seeds fourth betas of iOS 11.4, macOS 10.13.5, watchOS 4.3.1 and tvOS 11.4
Apple on Monday seeded the fourth betas of iOS 11.4, macOS 10.13.5, watchOS 4.3.1 and tvOS 11.4 to developers. Registered developers can download the new betas through Apple’s dev center, or they can be installed using each platform’s respective OTA updating mechanism.
Apple seeds third betas of iOS 11.4, macOS 10.13.5, watchOS 4.3.1 and tvOS 11.4
Apple on Tuesday seeded the third betas of iOS 11.4, macOS 10.13.5, watchOS 4.3.1 and tvOS 11.4 to developers. Registered developers can download the new betas through Apple's dev center, or they can be installed using each platform's respective OTA updating mechanism.
How to dramatically speed up Apple Watch software updates
Downloading watchOS software to your Apple Watch is a tremendously slow process. But did you know you can make your Apple Watch update faster?
In this tutorial, we show you how to dramatically speed up the utterly slow process of sending the watchOS installer files to your Apple Watch.
Apple seeds second betas of iOS 11.4, tvOS 11.4, and watchOS 4.3.1
Apple on Monday seeded the second betas of iOS 11.4, tvOS 11.4 and watchOS 4.3.1 to developers. Registered developers can download the new betas through Apple's dev center, or they can be installed using each platform's respective OTA updating mechanism.
Third-party faces may be coming to Apple Watch
Curious code strings Brazilian developer Guilherme Rambo has managed to unearth from the watchOS 4.3.1 beta could hint at future support for third-party faces on Apple Watch.
watchOS 4.3.1 adds a warning for legacy apps
Apple's first developer beta of watchOS 4.3.1 has added a warning about legacy apps.
watchOS 4.3 release notes
On March 29, 2018, Apple released the watchOS 4.3 software update for Apple Watch. Among other improvements and fixes, watchOS 4.3 reinstates the ability to browse music on your paired iPhone via your wrist while enabling new features like portrait Nightstand mode.
watchOS 4.3 released with portrait Nightstand mode, iPhone music control & more
watchOS 4.3 for Apple Watch released today alongside iOS 11.3 and tvOS 11.3.
Spotify for Apple Watch could be announced at WWDC
The long-awaited Spotify app for Apple Watch could be unveiled at WWDC 2018, in June, according to an anonymous MacRumors source, who claims to be involved in the development of the app.
The app would take advantage of a new watchOS 5 framework called StreamKit, which would supposedly allow cellular Apple Watch models to stream music and receive notifications from third-party apps independently of their paired iPhone.