There ’s always a risk involved when grabbing the latest software update for a machine as shortly as it ’s released . You want to try out all those new feature , but there ’s bound to be a bug or two discovered as the masses get their hands on it . That gamble did n’t pay off for some Apple Watch Series 4 user , who discovered that watchOS 5.1 bricked their fancy new wearables .
@AppleSupportmy Apple Watch 4 has been stuck on instelling the update for 2 hour . It seems i ’m not the only one with this problempic.twitter.com/jxFfy73Jgn
— Magaly Knapen ( @MagalyKnapen)October 30 , 2018
Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo)
As9to5Macfirst report , a small numeral of Apple Watch Series 4 owner have turned toTwitterandRedditto share details of a bug that leave their smartwatch indefinitely gravel on the boot cover , with the Apple logotype displayed , after deploy the watchOS 5.1 upgrade that was relinquish alongside iOS 12.1 yesterday .
Apple has since temporarily removed the watchOS 5.1 update , andaccording to TechCrunchas well as other outlets , the party know the germ in a statement and said it ’s “ pulled back the software update as a precaution [ … ] ” Apple encouraged users affected by the problem to adjoin AppleCare , but also assured Apple Watch Series 4 proprietor not to worry if the update was instal successfully . According tothe BBC , affected Apple Watch owners have been asked by Apple to send their devices out for repair or replacement .
“ We are work on a fix for an upcoming computer software update , ” Apple said . We ’ve gain out to Apple for more information .
Update November 5 , 1:48pm ET : Nearly a week later , Apple has free watchOS 5.1.1 . The update reportedly fixes the upshot that bricked some Apple Watches , butaccording to MacRumors , devices bricked by the last update will still need service from Apple .
[ TechCrunch,9to5Mac ]
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