Apple Releases WatchOS 3.1.1 (UPDATE)

Apple has released watchOS 3.1.1. The update includes improvements and bug fixes, including:

• Fixes an issue that could prevent contact names from appearing in the Messages app and notifications;
• Fixes an issue that could impact ability to respond to notifications;
• Resolves an issue where the Stocks complication may not update on the watch face;
• Fixes an issue that may prevent the Activity rings from displaying on the Activity watch faces;
• Fixes an issue that prevented the dials on an analog watch face from appearing after changing the temperature unit in the Weather app;
• Resolves an issue that could cause the Maps app to stay launched after navigation has ended;
• Resolves an issue where the incorrect date could be displayed in the Calendar app month view.
• You can obtain watchOS 3.1.1 by using the Apple Watch app. The smartwatch must be connected to a power source and have more than 50% battery remaining to do the update.

UPDATE 12/17/16 - Apple has pulled watchOS 3.1.1 because it’s bricking some Apple Watches. Affected Apple Watches are displaying a red exclamation mark on the screen that instructs them to visit www.apple.com/help/watch. The site directs Apple Watch owners to perform a force restart of the Apple Watch by holding down the side button and the Digital Crown, and says that if a restart does not work to restore the device, it will need to be taken in for service.