watchOS 4.1 GM has the news revealed last night, this version of the operating system should have been published only next week, probably together with iOS 11.1. Well, it seems that an employee of the Apple company, or a partner, was not too careful with them, so they have already reached the press, the full list of changes that watchOS 4.1 GM will bring to the Apple Watch being available below.
watchOS 4.1 GM has the news revealed before the launch, but most of them were already announced during the beta testing period of the operating system. We are talking here about integration for Apple Music, using Siri with this platform, the possibility to synchronize information from physical exercises with fitness equipment using GymKit, but also the option to disable the Internet connection from the Control Center.
watchOS 4.1 GM also has solutions for many problems discovered by developers and users, so we are talking about an update that combines the useful with the pleasant. Those from Apple have not announced when watchOS 4.1 GM will be released, but we are coming to you together with iOS 11.1 GM, that is if none of the versions will be released and we will have iOS 11.1 officially available directly.
Here are the news brought by watchOS 4.1 GM
- New features, improvements, and bug fixes include:
- Stream music on Apple Watch Series 3 with Apple Music or iCloud Music Library
- Listen to live radio on Beats 1, custom stations, and expert-curated stations with the new Radio app on Apple Watch Series 3
- Use Siri to find, discover, and play songs, playlists or albums
- Sync fitness data with GymKit-enabled treadmills, ellipticals, stair steppers, and indoor bikes for more accurate distance, pace, and energy burn metrics
- Ability to disconnect from a Wi-Fi network in Control Center for Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular)
- Fixes an issue for Apple Watch Series 1 and later where Heart Rate notifications were delivered when the feature was not enabled
- Fixes an issue where some users did not receive Stand Reminders
- Resolves an issue where the current Stand hour indicator did not appear for some users
- Resolves an issue that caused haptics not to be delivered for silent alarms
- Addresses an issue that prevented Apple Watch (1st generation) from charging for users
- Resolves issue where Sunrise/Sunset complication would sometimes not appear
- Restores Mandarin as the default dictation language for China
