Apple Releases watchOS 10.6.1 With Apple Fitness+ Bug Fix

Apple today released watchOS 10.6.1, a minor update to the watchOS 10 operating system that came out in September. watchOS 10.6.1 comes three weeks after watchOS 10.6, which was another bug fix update.

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‌‌watchOS 10‌‌‌.6.1 can be downloaded for free through the Apple Watch app on an iPhone running iOS 17 or later by opening it up and going to General > Software Update. To install the new software, the Apple Watch needs to have at least 50 percent battery and it needs to be placed on a charger.

According to Apple's release notes, the watchOS 10.6.1 update fixes an issue that could prevent access to the Apple Fitness+ service.

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Top Rated Comments

liudayu Avatar
25 weeks ago
Title might needs a bit of fix...
Apple Releases watchOS 10.6 With Apple Fitness+ Bug Fix

Also this too:
"watchOS 10.6.1 is comes three weeks after watchOS 10.6 ('https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/29/apple-releases-watchos-10-6-with-bug-fixes/'), which was another bug fix update."
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
nono_thank you Avatar
25 weeks ago

Title might needs a bit of fix...
Apple Releases watchOS 10.6 With Apple Fitness+ Bug Fix

Also this too:
"watchOS 10.6.1 is comes three weeks after watchOS 10.6 ('https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/29/apple-releases-watchos-10-6-with-bug-fixes/'), which was another bug fix update."
Come on MR AI, work with us!
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
roar08 Avatar
24 weeks ago

Apple today released watchOS 10.6.1, a minor update to the watchOS 10 operating system that came out in September. watchOS 10.6 is comes three weeks after watchOS 10.6 ('https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/29/apple-releases-watchos-10-6-with-bug-fixes/'), which was another bug fix update.
May need to step up the proofreading game here.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
alee Avatar
24 weeks ago

I am having the exact same problem. Same phone as you, same iOS version. I think 17.6.1 broke something in the watch updater. Anybody else having the issue?
Don't think it's 17.6.1. I tried shutting off my phone and checking for updates directly on the watch and it was still throwing the same error.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Matz Avatar
24 weeks ago

Anyone having update challenges today? Both my Apple Watches are throwing an error. They are connected to the Internet just fine. iPhone 15 PM is on 17.6.1 (re-release)... both watches currently on 10.6.
I'm having that same problem. I restarted both my phone and my watch. Still doesn't work.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
aries81 Avatar
24 weeks ago

I am having the exact same problem. Same phone as you, same iOS version. I think 17.6.1 broke something in the watch updater. Anybody else having the issue?
Same issue here.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)