Still with me? Good, because you’re part of an elite group: someone with secondary devices of both iPhone and Watch. So, and I’m sure you’re way ahead of me here, you also need an iPhone which is a secondary device. In other words, it has adopted numbering to match the dev software. It’s called that because leapfrogged the developers’ beta first release, so the first version was Public Beta 2. This means the public beta of iOS 14, which is currently in its third version, confusingly called iOS 14 Public Beta 4. In order to see watchOS 7 on your Apple Watch, you need to have the very latest software on the iPhone to which it is paired. The watchOS 7 Handwashing feature can even remind you to wash your hands when you get home. Obviously, when the final software is released in the Fall, you can update to that easily enough. Note also that once you’ve upgraded to watchOS 7 public beta, you can’t restore your Apple Watch to watchOS 6 or other earlier software. You need an Apple Watch Series 3 or newer. If so, no dice, as watchOS 7 won’t work on those devices. Realistically, you may only have one Apple Watch or, if you have an old one knocking around it might be the original Watch from 2015, or Series 1 or Series 2.

We strongly recommend installing on a secondary system or device…” Apple says, “Install the beta software only on non-production devices that are not business critical. If you need your Apple Watch to work as rock-solid reliably as it does right now, the public beta might not be for you. This is rule number one with betas of any kind, and stressed by Apple repeatedly.

Read on for how to get the beta for Apple Watch (and iPhone). It’s an exaggeration to say that the worst that could happen is you can’t tell the time without looking at your iPhone, but, it’s true, an Apple Watch that finds the battery life is poorer would be inconvenienced rather than floored. Lovejoy also points out that putting watchOS 7 on your Apple Watch is less troubling than putting it on your iPhone. This is a stark reminder that Apple Watch is for everyone and Apple’s desire to improve our lives stretches far and deep. They are going to make a huge difference to my life going forward.” “These two features are really something to celebrate in terms of accessibility.

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