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Apple Releases watchOS 10.6.1 With Apple Fitness+ Bug Fix

Apple today released watchOS 10.6.1, a minor update to the watchOS 10 operating system that came out in September. watchOS 10.6.1 comes three weeks after watchOS 10.6, which was another bug fix update.

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‌‌watchOS 10‌‌‌.6.1 can be downloaded for free through the Apple Watch app on an iPhone running iOS 17 or later by opening it up and going to General > Software Update. To install the new software, the Apple Watch needs to have at least 50 percent battery and it needs to be placed on a charger.

According to Apple's release notes, the watchOS 10.6.1 update fixes an issue that could prevent access to the Apple Fitness+ service.

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24 months ago
Title might needs a bit of fix...
Apple Releases watchOS 10.6 With Apple Fitness+ Bug Fix

Also this too:
"watchOS 10.6.1 is comes three weeks after watchOS 10.6 ('https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/29/apple-releases-watchos-10-6-with-bug-fixes/'), which was another bug fix update."
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24 months ago

Title might needs a bit of fix...
Apple Releases watchOS 10.6 With Apple Fitness+ Bug Fix

Also this too:
"watchOS 10.6.1 is comes three weeks after watchOS 10.6 ('https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/29/apple-releases-watchos-10-6-with-bug-fixes/'), which was another bug fix update."
Come on MR AI, work with us!
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
24 months ago

Apple today released watchOS 10.6.1, a minor update to the watchOS 10 operating system that came out in September. watchOS 10.6 is comes three weeks after watchOS 10.6 ('https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/29/apple-releases-watchos-10-6-with-bug-fixes/'), which was another bug fix update.
May need to step up the proofreading game here.
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24 months ago

I am having the exact same problem. Same phone as you, same iOS version. I think 17.6.1 broke something in the watch updater. Anybody else having the issue?
Same issue here.
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24 months ago

Anyone having update challenges today? Both my Apple Watches are throwing an error. They are connected to the Internet just fine. iPhone 15 PM is on 17.6.1 (re-release)... both watches currently on 10.6.
I'm having that same problem. I restarted both my phone and my watch. Still doesn't work.
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24 months ago

I am having the exact same problem. Same phone as you, same iOS version. I think 17.6.1 broke something in the watch updater. Anybody else having the issue?
Don't think it's 17.6.1. I tried shutting off my phone and checking for updates directly on the watch and it was still throwing the same error.
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