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   watchOS 2.0.1 Brings Bug Fixes to Your Wrist

   Josh Centers

   Continuing with its operating system update avalanche after the
   releases of OS X 10.11.1 and iOS 9.1, Apple has released watchOS 2.0.1,
   which fixes some lingering bugs and adds new emoji characters. You can
   find the 62.8 MB update in the Watch app on your iPhone, in My Watch >
   General > Software Update. To update, the Apple Watch needs to be in
   range of your iPhone, connected to its charger, and charged to at least
   50 percent.

   According to Apple, watchOS 2.0.1 fixes issues that caused stalled
   software updates and poor battery life. It also addresses issues that
   prevented location information from updating, Digital Touch to send
   from an email address instead of a phone number, and sensors to stay on
   indefinitely when using Siri to measure heart rate. The update also
   resolves an issue that prevented a managed iPhone from syncing iOS
   calendar events to the Apple Watch. Finally, watchOS 2.0.1 addresses
   stability issues when using a Live Photo as a watch face.

   With so little history of updates, it's impossible to know if watchOS
   updates may be problematic, as some OS X and iOS updates have been in
   the past. Nevertheless, since the bugs fixed are quite minor, it's
   probably worth waiting a few days before installing the update, just in
   case it has some unanticipated ill effects.

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