Best Answer: Why Does watchOS Take So Long to Update?
Contents While Bluetooth Does Require Less Power Than Wi-Fi, the Protocol Is Significantly Slower in Terms of Data Transfer Than Most Wi-Fi Networking...
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While Bluetooth does require less power than Wi-Fi, the protocol is significantly slower in terms of data transfer than most Wi-Fi networking standards. … Sending that much data over Bluetooth is insane—watchOS updates typically weigh in anywhere between a few hundred megabytes to more than a gigabyte.
How can I speed up my watchOS update?
How to speed up the watchOS update process
- Start your watchOS update. Give it a few seconds to start the download and wait for an ETA to show up underneath the loading bar.
- Now, what you want to do is fire up Settings > Bluetooth and turn off Bluetooth. (Make sure you go into Settings and not turn off Bluetooth from Control Center.)
1 авг. 2018 г.
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How long do watchOS updates take?
How Long Does the watchOS 6.2.8 Update Take?
| Task | Time |
|---|---|
| Backup Apple Watch (Optional) | 1-30 minutes (Automatic) |
| watchOS 6.2.8 Download | 3-15 minutes |
| watchOS 6.2.8 Update Installation | 8-15 minutes |
| Total watchOS 6.2.8 Update Time | 15-60 minutes |