There are several steps needed to install watchOS 8 beta, but the exciting new features such as digital IDs and new workout types make it worthwhile.
Apple‘s public beta release of watchOS 8 for the Apple Watch is now available to download. The latest developer beta landed earlier this month, so Apple is moving quickly with this update, possibly due to the high demand from customers who are eager to try the latest features. Being a beta update, the Apple Watch won’t install this update unless the device has a beta profile installed.
Apple has a paid subscription program that is meant for app developers. These developers have the option to download and install early beta versions of each Apple operating system. This allows early testing of apps to ensure compatibility and also aids Apple since developers can provide feedback on any unusual behavior or bugs. Apple’s public beta software program is similar, in that early access to iOS, watchOS, and others are possible, but the public beta release arrives a month or more after the developer beta. Not to mention, it is free and available to everyone.
Apple has made the public beta of watchOS 8 available for installation. One of the headline features is an upgrade to the Apple Watch’s Wallet app that allows it to store digital IDs, such as driver’s licenses and state IDs in a form that several states will accept in the future. To begin with, some TSA checkpoints will accept Apple Watch IDs and this will continue to expand over time as the legislation catches up to the technology. The iPhone Car key capability is also available via the Apple Watch with this update. watchOS 8 also includes some nice eye-candy with portrait photo watch faces presenting a cool, multilayered effect with the current time display appearing within the photo and between depth layers.
How To Download The WatchOS 8 Beta
For anyone new to Apple’s beta program, signing up is required before anything can be downloaded. This can be done from any device at Apple’s beta software webpage. For those that opted into the public beta in the past, the update should already be available via the Apple Watch or iPhone’s Watch app. If it isn’t available, the current beta profile might need to be removed and a new profile installed. The profile must be downloaded by the paired iPhone so it can be installed on the Apple Watch.
After the profile is installed a restart might be required. At this point, the Apple Watch should be ready for the watchOS 8 update. Tapping Settings, then General, and Software Update on the Apple Watch itself or by using the Watch app on the iPhone will reveal the download and install button. If this sounds like a significant number of steps, it is likely designed that way on purpose. Beta operating systems are likely to have bugs and result in unexpected behavior. Experienced tech users and professionals can usually find workarounds, but it could interfere with normal operation if some pre-release bug causes a malfunction. There are several exciting new features in watchOS 8, such as multiple-timers, more workout types, and general improvements throughout, but caution should be used with any beta software.
RELATED
Source: 24baze
Folow us on https://www.pinterest.com/links20319/