Yesterday we heard that Apple has released their watchOS 5.1 software update and then quickly pulled it after it appeared to brick some peoples devices.
Now it would appear that some of these people who have had their Apple Watch bricked have to return the device to Apple to get it repaired. Apple is apparently working on a new watchOS 5.1 update but this will apparently not fix the issue for the people with bricked devices.
A number of owners of the device posted on Twitter about the issue and you can see some of the tweets below.
Be ashamed @AppleSupport for the real bad service! Brand new Apple Watch Series 4 Nike+ broken due to update 5.1 and no replacement or whatsoever.
At least 2 weeks for sending it to a repair center ????— remon2008 (@remon2008) October 31, 2018
Be ashamed @AppleSupport for the real bad service! Brand new Apple Watch Series 4 Nike+ broken due to update 5.1 and no replacement or whatsoever.
At least 2 weeks for sending it to a repair center ????— remon2008 (@remon2008) October 31, 2018
Apple has given a statement to the BBC about the issue, you can see the statement below.
“Due to a small number of Apple Watch customers experiencing an issue while installing WatchOS 5.1 today, we’ve pulled back the software update as a precaution,” Apple said in a statement.
“Any customers impacted should contact AppleCare, but no action is required if the update installed successfully.
“We are working on a fix for an upcoming software update.”
As yet there are no details on exactly when the new watchOS 5.1 software update will be release, as soon as we get some more details, we will let you guys know.
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