Pandora beats Spotify to the much requested feature of offline playback support on the Apple Watch.
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Apple releases watchOS 5.1.2 with ECG app support
watchOS 5.1.2 comes 1 month after the release of watchOS 5.1.1 which included 70+ new emoji and colour watch faces. It also addressed a bricking bug that had been introduced with watchOS 5.1.
Nike+ Run Club uses Siri to motivate
Nike has updated its Run Club app for iOS to add some motivational features on iPhone & Apple Watch.
Apple releases update to watchOS with fix for bricking issue
Apple released watchOS 5.1 last week to reports that it was bricking Apple Watches. Shortly after they pulled the update.
Spotify begins testing watchOS app
Reddit users have highlighted a new watchOS app currently in beta testing for Spotify.
Apple Watch bricked? Apple says bring it in
The release of watchOS 5.1 caused some Apple Watches to get stuck in the boot cycle with the Apple logo displaying on the screen.
watchOS 5.1 released, bricked some watches & then pulled
Apple released watchOS 5.1 which includes new watch faces, Group FaceTime, 70+ new emoji and bugs fixes.
Apple Watch Series 4 suffers Aussie Daylight Savings Reboot Loop
Australian users of Apple Watch Series 4 have been reporting a reboot loop after the change to daylight savings time.
Apple Watch Series 4 Stunt Double Test
The WSJ enlisted a stunt double to test the Fall Detection features of the Apple Watch Series 4.
70 New Emojis coming soon to Apple devices
Apple announced that 70 new emojis will be coming in the next release of iOS, watchOS & macOS. The latest beta of iOS 12.1 includes the new emojis.
Full Apple “Gather Round” event video now available
Watch the full 1:47h of the Apple “Gather Round” event video where the Apple Watch Series 4, iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max and iPhone XR were launched.
Apple launches Apple Watch Series 4
Apple launched a new thinner Apple Watch Series 4 with an over 30% larger display.
Apple announced “Gather Round” event for Sept 12th
In what continues to be the worst kept secret: Apple has announced it’s Sept iPhone event. It is almost guaranteed that new iPhones will be released and the Apple Watch 4 is also strongly rumoured.