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- Apple released the first ever public beta for Apple Watch on Monday, giving every Apple Watch Series 3, 4, and 5 user the ability to test watchOS 7 weeks before launch.
- In order to get the watchOS 7 public beta, you need to have the iOS 14 public beta on your iPhone.
- watchOS 7 adds sleep tracking, new workouts, new watch faces, and directions for cycling in Maps.
We've been writing about developer and public betas on iPhone and iPad for years, but on Monday, Apple rolled out the first watchOS public beta for Apple Watch owners. Before now, Apple Watch users with developer accounts were the only people who were able to test the latest software for Apple's smartwatch ahead of its public release, but now anyone with an Apple Watch can check out the new features and fixes early.
Before we tell you how to install the watchOS 7 public beta, there are two things you should know. First, there is no way to downgrade back to watchOS 6 once you install the beta, so be prepared to live with unfinished software until the full release this fall. Second, you need to have the iOS 14 public beta installed on your iPhone in order to get the watchOS beta -- here are the instructions for that. With that out of the way, we can begin.
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How to get the watchOS 7 public beta on your Apple Watch originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 10 Aug 2020 at 19:06:26 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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