Any solution for watchOS 5.1 apple watch series 4 :( ???

The watchOS 5.1 update bricked my 2-week-old Watch Series 4 also. After the update was installed, the reboot hung with the Apple logo displayed.

Apple support told me that the only fix was to send my Watch in for repair, so 7-10 days without my new Watch. Had my Watch not been under warranty, the repair cost would have been $295! Not happy, especially because my Watch automatically restarts and hangs after a forced shutdown, so its battery will likely totally discharge while in route to the repair facility. No software is running that would prevent the total discharge which could permanently damage the Li-ion battery.

I would like a replacement Watch, but my local Apple Stores don't stock 44 mm Space Gray Watches with black Sport Loop bands, and I don't want a different model.

Apparently, Apple has now pulled the 5.1 update.

Geting a replacement sent out to me. If this is happening en masse then Apple should allow replacements at the local stores rather then having them shipped out. Have a hold on my credit card until I ship the dead one

When I went to update my Watch series 4 to WatchOS 5.1, the update was not on my iPhone Watch app. I contacted Apple Support and was told that 5.1 is temporarily unavailable and I'd get notification when it is available again. So it appears that I waited just long enough to avoid the problems with 5.1.

I don’t think apple support got the wind of the happening otherwise they would have told me flat out that they have an issue instead of spending close to an hour trying to diagnose what happened being telling me to send it in. Support did try to see if it could be exchanged or repaired and called my local apple store but they were not exchanging or repairing.

Anyway, I and getting a new one tomorrow which is a good thing

I faced this problem this morning and the most curious was that I did not update my Apple Watch Series 4 Nike to the WatchOS 5.1 (I still on WOS 5.0.1). For me what solved was, under the Watch app on Iphone:

General>Reset>Erase Apple Watch Content and Settings

After reset, I didn't restore the backup, I've configured as a new Watch.

If I customize the watch faces, the problem returns... I was unable to identify witch face or customization trigger the error...

It happened also to me, in my MBP with Apple care , I suggest to all, to make some picture of the devices before take it to services, for not have a bad surprise.

me too 😟

I went to Apple store in this morning, they changed my watch, but I bought it 10 days ago.

How did you arrange for a replacement to be sent rather than your hung watch being repaired?

Read this MaCworld article about the  Watch 5.1 update that Apple pulled shortly after it's release.

https://www.macworld.com/article/3317849/iphone-ipad/apple-pulls-watchos-5-1-upd ate.html

Good for you. The next time I will not rush to update will wait a couple of days before I upgrade my iPhone or watch or MacBook

If you did not update your Watch to iOS 5.1 then you do not have the same problem.

Ye,s I have and yes, I am using 5.0.1.