How to download WatchOS 8 Beta. If you want to test the current beta of the new Apple operating system for your wearable, this is how it is done.
Last June, Apple reinvented one of its annual events to a virtual non-face format due to the pandemic. And the WWDC 21 brought us a huge amount of news for all Apple devices, whether it is iOS 15 if you use an iPhone, the new macOS Big Sur if you use a MacBook or iMac, or the historic novelty of the new Apple processors that will replace the Intel technology.
WatchOS 8
But what about the Apple Watch? The Apple smart watch did not miss the appointment either, coming with watchOS 8, the new version of the Apple operating system for its wearable that will arrive this year. Here in this link you have all the news and improvements that the Apple Watch will have with watchOS 8.
And today we will tell you how to install the public beta that is already available. But for this you need to have an iPhone not with iOS 16, but with the beta of iOS 15, which is available for:
- iPhone SE (Generation 2)
- iPhone 7 and 7 Plus
- iPhone 8 and 8 Plus
- iPhone X
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS and XS Max
- iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max
In this link we tell you how to download and install the iOS 14 beta on the iPhone. And once you have it, you can go on to download the watchOS 8 beta, if your Apple Watch is compatible with it. watchOS 8 will be available this fall as a free update for Apple Watch:
- Series 3
- Series 4
- Series 5
- Series 6
Paired with an iPhone 7 or later with iOS 15 or later. So if you don’t have at least an Apple Series 3 watch, you can’t try watchOS 8.
Download and install the watchOS 8 beta
- To update the Apple Watch software, do the following:
- Make sure your Apple Watch is at least 50% charged.
- Connect your iPhone to a Wi-Fi network.
- Keep the iPhone next to the Apple Watch to make sure they are in range.
- Make sure the iPhone has the beta version of iOS 14
- Download the configuration profile from the download page (English).
- On your iOS device: Download the configuration profile directly to the iOS device and follow the installation instructions.
- On your Mac or PC: Save the file to your hard drive and email it to an account on your iPhone. Press the configuration profile in Mail and follow the installation instructions.
- After launching the profile, hit Apple Watch as the install location and restart the computer if prompted.
- On your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app and tap My Watch> General> Software Update.
- If they ask for your iPhone or Apple Watch code, enter it.
- Wait for the Apple logo and progress bar to appear. When the update is complete, Apple Watch will restart.
Apple Watch compatibility
If the Apple Watch displays an “!” red, force the clock to restart. Simultaneously press and hold the Side Button and the Digital Crown for 10 seconds and release them when you see the Apple logo. If the issue is not resolved by force restarting the Apple Watch, or if the Apple Watch restarts in recovery mode or shows other issues that require restoring it to the current watchOS version, you may need to send it to Apple support.