This is the first time a public beta is available for the latest Apple Watch software. If you’d like to test all the new features, including sleep tracking, watch face sharing, new watch faces, and workout types, follow the steps below to install watchOS 7 free public beta.
Apple released the watchOS 7 beta to developers back at WWDC in June, and the public beta came about two months later. The new software contains a number of notable changes, including highly anticipated sleep tracking, watch face sharing, new watch faces, hand washing detection, new workout types, and more.
While watchOS 7 has a lot of great add-ons, the new software is dropping Force Touch support for the first time, making navigation different. Another downside to keep in mind when launching the public beta of watchOS 7 is that bugs and performance issues will occur.
watchOS 7 is compatible with Apple Watch Series 3, 4, and 5.
How to install watchOS 7 public beta
Important Note: You cannot revert to watchOS 6 after installing the watchOS 7 public beta (or developer beta).
- You will need to run the iOS 14 beta on your iPhone connected to your Apple Watch (a step-by-step guide to installing the iOS 14 public beta).
- On your iPhone running iOS 14, visit the Apple public beta site and sign in
- Tap watchOS on the device registration page, then swipe down and tap. register your Apple Watch website link
- Swipe down a bit and tap Download profile
- Follow the instructions to install the watchOS 7 Public Beta.
- Click Let me download profile
- Click install in the upper right corner, enter your password if necessary
- Read the consent agreement, then tap install two more times
- Click Done then General in the upper left corner
- Go to the Watch app on your iPhone, go to General> Software Update
- You should see watchOS 7 is available, plug your Apple Watch into a charger, keep your iPhone nearby, click Download & Install
This is how the process looks like:
After you open the Apple public beta site, you can click on the dropdown arrow in the upper right corner to login / register.
Then select watchOS and swipe down.
Now follow the instructions to install the watchOS7 beta profile for the update to show in the Watch app. You also need to restart your Apple Watch as part of the process.
Finally, go to the Watch app on your iPhone and go to General> Software Update. Make sure your Apple Watch is charging and next to iPhone, click Download and Install.
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