Apple Releases watchOS 5.0.1 Update for Apple Watch With Activity Ring Fix

Apple Releases watchOS 5.0.1 Update for Apple Watch With Activity Ring Fix

Apple today released a new software update for the Apple Watch, upgrading watchOS 5 to watchOS 5.0.1. The new watchOS 5.0.1 release comes 10 days after Apple released the watchOS 5 update.

watchOS 5.0.1 can be downloaded for free through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General -> Software Update.

<img src="

" alt="" width="800" height="533" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-656689" />

To install the new software, the Apple Watch needs to have at least 50 percent battery, it needs to be placed on a charger, and it needs to be in range of the iPhone.

The watchOS 5.0.1 update is minor in scale and focuses on fixing bugs that have been discovered since the watchOS 5 update. According to Apple's release notes, watchOS 5.0.1 addresses an issue that caused a "small number of users" to see increased exercise minutes, fixes a bug that caused some users not to receive stand credit in the afternoon, and solves a problem that could prevent the Apple Watch from charging.

watchOS 5, the latest major watchOS update, brought a slew of new features to the operating system. It includes Activity Competitions for challenging friends, a Walkie-Talkie mode with real-time push-to-talk communication, support for Siri shortcuts, new watch faces, and tons more.

<center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n99XMHOL7L4" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe></center><center>Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.</center>

For details on everything new in watchOS 5, make sure to check ourtour watchOS 5 roundup.

<div class="linkback">Related Roundups: Apple Watch, watchOS 5</div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: Apple Watch (Buy Now)</div>
Discuss this article in our forums

<div class="feedflare">
<img src="[url]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img>[/url] <img src="[url]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=6W8y8wAjSf4" border="0"></img>[/url] <img src="[url]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img>[/url]
</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MacRumors-Front/~4/9q84nr-MV_M" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Source: Apple Releases watchOS 5.0.1 Update for Apple Watch With Activity Ring Fix