It's right there in the middle in the green button.
No, a major upgrade this soon in the lifecycle of a product is uncommon. Though with a release in October, it will be almost six months, so it's not *that* sudden.
The first iPad was released in April 2010, running iOS 3.2. It was upgraded to iOS 4.2 in November of that year.
It's right there in the middle in the green button.
No, a major upgrade this soon in the lifecycle of a product is uncommon. Though with a release in October, it will be almost six months, so it's not *that* sudden.
The first iPad was released in April 2010, running iOS 3.2. It was upgraded to iOS 4.2 in November of that year.
Thanks for that ... I have to admit I wasn't paying that close attention to it assuming we wouldn't see them until the next hardware release, presumably next year. Granted the iPad got a quick update, but that's also because it was launched mid-cycle on what was basically the iPhone OS. That said, I guess there's some parallel to the watch being closely tied to the iPhone, so a major upgrade following iOS 9 a month or two later makes a certain amount of sense -- stabilize iOS, then update the watch that depends on it. On the other hand, it could be signaling the plans Apple has for the watch refresh cycle -- new watch and OS every Spring with major software and/or minor hardware updates in between (eg. watch bands).
Watchkit was a clear placeholder. The original watch os is no doubt getting a major under the hood rewrite and do the new native SDK should run pretty well. Q
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I think I missed something ... did Apple announce watchOS 2 would be released this Fall?
Has a 2nd Gen OS ever been released in less than a year from the previous release?
Yes, they did.
https://www.apple.com/watchos-2-preview/
It's right there in the middle in the green button.
No, a major upgrade this soon in the lifecycle of a product is uncommon. Though with a release in October, it will be almost six months, so it's not *that* sudden.
The first iPad was released in April 2010, running iOS 3.2. It was upgraded to iOS 4.2 in November of that year.
Yes, they did.
https://www.apple.com/watchos-2-preview/
It's right there in the middle in the green button.
No, a major upgrade this soon in the lifecycle of a product is uncommon. Though with a release in October, it will be almost six months, so it's not *that* sudden.
The first iPad was released in April 2010, running iOS 3.2. It was upgraded to iOS 4.2 in November of that year.
Thanks for that ... I have to admit I wasn't paying that close attention to it assuming we wouldn't see them until the next hardware release, presumably next year. Granted the iPad got a quick update, but that's also because it was launched mid-cycle on what was basically the iPhone OS. That said, I guess there's some parallel to the watch being closely tied to the iPhone, so a major upgrade following iOS 9 a month or two later makes a certain amount of sense -- stabilize iOS, then update the watch that depends on it. On the other hand, it could be signaling the plans Apple has for the watch refresh cycle -- new watch and OS every Spring with major software and/or minor hardware updates in between (eg. watch bands).