WatchOS7 update problems

I got my series 3 in June. When I updated it to os 7 I had to delete some apps so it would update and then reinstall them after. I have had no problems with os 7. My series 3 works fine for everything so I hope I don’t start having problems.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I've had the rebooting problem since the WatchOS 7 update and it has continued with the 7.0.1 update. When I'm home with stable WiFi, the watch has never rebooted, not once. It happens when I'm out, away from my house. I've tried just about every suggestion in this thread and the problem persists. I communicated with Apple Support and they had me run diagnostics, which they said did not show a problem.

I had no problem with the original OS 7 installation but I do recall updating the watch before updating the iPhone to IOS 14. In the past I've always done the phone first, then the watch. I'm wondering if doing the updates in this order somehow caused a problem. Any thoughts?

I am having the same problems and I’m so frustrated. My watch constantly locks and/or shuts down and random times. It’s also running through the battery life faster so I’ve shut all complications off. And why did they remove the date? That was dumb.

Had a call with Apple Support. They couldn't even run their diagnostic tool on the watch because of whatever's happening. They took some logs and screencasts and sent them up to engineering. They told me that this has gotten enough attention that they're prioritizing. Maybe more folks should call so they can pull more logging off our devices and continue to keep their eyes on the issue...?

My main complaint is not being to install any 3rd party apps as part of all of this. It's nuts...

After reading those reports, I’m glad I stayed on watchOS 6. Series 3 GPS here. If Apple doesn’t fix this, I may upgrade to a Series 6 or SE. I regret getting the series 3 instead of the 5. It seems as the problems stem from newer updates being better optimized for newer Apple Watches than older ones. Dropping support for the series 3 doesn’t seem that much worse than introducing a really buggy update for it. If Apple fixes watchOS 7 soon, I might keep my Series 3 for another year, or I might upgrade anyway since it’s noticeably dated, lacking and slower compared to newer watches

I have a series 3 watch too and it also restarts numerous times per day. At first I thought it was an overheating issue as it appeared to only happen once I went outside with exposure to the sun, but now it's happening randomly regardless of time of day, location or weather environment.

My series 3 reboots close to 5 times per day ever since I updated to os7. No third party apps are installed (because they didn’t fit with the upgrade!!) and I have never had a problem with this before the update. No question this is a os7 issue and it needs to be addressed.

I am at the exact same point. I have an apt on Saturday to bring it to Best Buy for them to run a diagnostic on the watch which I'm sure will include a reset... for the 10th time. So I'm not even sure I want to waste my time at this point.

I will say, I'm not having any terrible battery issues, it is draining faster than usual, but I charge my watch every night which is why I'm not noticing it as much. Like you said, the biggest issue is the rebooting, and locking on my wrist... I love my watch, and anyone who has one knows that you become pretty dependent on them...at least I did... so not being able to use it to the fullest is an issue.

In the meantime I can only hope and hold out for a new update to fix this thing... or I might just have to treat myself around the Holiday's to an upgrade... the fact that they are still selling the S3 is actually shocking!

Same frustrating problems with me. But I was able to restore Auto Unlock with Apple Watch. It wasn’t working on either of my Macs. I keep getting the message that my computer could not connect to my iPhone. So I reasoned that if I connected my iPhone to my computer with a UBB cable there shouldn’t be any problems connecting. When I checked to see if my computer was recognizing the iPhone I got a strange dialog that said I needed to download something to allow my computer to recognize the iPhone. I clicked to accept the download. Then I followed the procedure to enable Auto Unlock and it worked immediately. I had to follow the same procedure on my PowerBook Pro and all went well.

I just purchased a 6 and have been complaining about a bug on my watch with wrist detection. Watch keeps locking itself while I'm wearing it. Had a 3 and then a 4 & never had a problem. Even returned the 6 to the Apple Store, received a new one & still have the issue (for what it's worth). Will lock 4 to 5 times, then fine for several hours. Has nothing to do with where it is on my wrist, how snug it is. Think there are bugs across the board but seems worse for the 3's.

This from my earlier post... I dropped off my MacBook Pro for warranty service and asked the "Genius" who was helping me about the

Watch OS7 7.01 Software Problem.... He actually acknowledged the issue and said they were working on a fix for the next Software update release....

I found a way of getting back to watchOS 6...

• Let your s3 watch try and update to OS 7 and watch it die
• send it in to Apple for repair
• let them tell you it’s a “hardware issue” and suggest a repair fee of £124
• question them on what he “hardware issue” is
• go back and forth for a few days
• finally speak to a senior guy who admits because they haven’t been clear enough and the allotted time for repair has passed, a replacement will be sent out
• receive said replacement today, pre-installed with OS6 (yay)
• when asked to turn on auto software updates, press the **** NO* button.

*may have been “no thanks” 😉

Well, I had the same problem after installing iOs7/ 7.0.1 and spoke with apple support several times. After unpairing the phone, setting as new phone, installing from back up and other recommended fixes nothing happened so, they asked me to send them the watch (series 3) that they will fix it. They received the watch and sent it back to me the next day saying that they couldn't replicate the rebooting issue. People, this doesn't happen all day, it happens through the day. So, I paired the watch to my iPhone SE and thought it may be fine but NO, yesterday it rebooted itself again and this time it took a little longer to reboot than before. I am not sure what is going on with Apple support that just decided to send the watch back without even trying to fix the issue. I purchased the watch about 2 months ago and expected for them to either get the issue resolve or send me a new watch. That was wishful thinking. I am very disappointed with Apple support at this time.

I'm having some of these issues. Multiple reboots per day. However, it doesn't crash at home, I've only observed crashes while I'm driving, and I've seen it multiple times in the same location, a spot I know has very weak cel service? Perhaps something to do with switching cel towers?

I have a series 3 w/ LTE, but I don't have it configured for an LTE service (I only bought this model to get the extra memory capacity).

My series 3 has the same problem. Resets from time to time. My iPhone ( SE ) also had some problems with v14 ( screen freezes, wifi problems, apps shuts down on background ). I did not learn from V13 upgrade earlier this year. Apple is not testing this releases enough, more than anything it looks like they are relying on us to do the QA job.

From now on I will stay 1 version behind to be safe.