Reprinted from TidBITS by permission; reuse governed by Creative Commons
license BY-NC-ND 3.0. TidBITS has offered years of thoughtful commentary
on Apple and Internet topics. For free email subscriptions and access to the
entire TidBITS archive, visit http://www.tidbits.com/


            watchOS 8.1.1 Fixes Apple Watch Series 7 Charging Issues

   Josh Centers

   Apple's developers are apparently hard at work pushing out small bug
   fixes before leaving town for next week's Thanksgiving holiday. Hot on
   the heels of iOS 15.1.1, which fixed dropped calls on the iPhone 12 and
   iPhone 13 (see '[1]iOS 15.1.1 Prevents Dropped Calls on iPhone 12 and
   iPhone 13,' 17 November 2021), the company has released watchOS 8.1.1
   to fix charging issues on the Apple Watch Series 7 . Like iOS 15.1.1,
   [2]watchOS 8.1.1 has no security fixes.

   If you have an Apple Watch Series 7, you can install the 125 MB update
   in the Watch app in Settings > General > Software Update. To install
   the update, the Apple Watch must be on a charger and have at least 50%
   charge. If you've had charging problems with your Apple Watch Series 7,
   we recommend updating right away. Otherwise, it's worth waiting to see
   if unexpected problems occur.

References

   Visible links
   1. https://tidbits.com/2021/11/17/ios-15-1-1/
   2. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222

   Hidden links:
   3. https://tidbits.com/wp/../uploads/2021/11/watchOS-8.1.1.jpeg

.