{"id":14646,"date":"2025-06-25T22:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T22:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/14646\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T22:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T22:28:08","slug":"warning-watchos-26-beta-2-crashes-apples-expensive-hermes-watches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/14646\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning: watchOS 26 Beta 2 Crashes Apple&#8217;s Expensive Herm\u00e8s Watches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have an Herm\u00e8s Apple Watch model, you&#8217;re going to want to avoid installing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/watchos-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">watchOS 26<\/a> beta 2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hermes-spring-bands-1.jpeg\"   alt=\"hermes spring bands 1\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-992613\"\/><br \/>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/watchos-release-notes\/watchos-26-release-notes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple&#8217;s release notes<\/a> for the update, the beta causes the Apple Watch Herm\u00e8s to crash continually. Apple says that Herm\u00e8s Apple Watch owners should not update to beta 2 at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Installing \u200cwatchOS 26\u200c on a Herm\u00e8s Apple Watch causes the watch to overheat, crash continually, and fail to charge, based on reports. It appears to be the Herm\u00e8s Apple Watch face that is an issue.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, reports from MacRumors readers suggest that updating to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/ios-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iOS 26<\/a> beta 2 causes problems with the Herm\u00e8s Apple Watches. Users have found that the Apple Watch app on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/iphone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone<\/a> will not open after installing \u200ciOS 26\u200c beta 2 if there is a Herm\u00e8s watch associated with the \u200ciPhone\u200c.<\/p>\n<p>Unpairing a Herm\u00e8s Apple Watch from an \u200ciOS 26\u200c beta 2 device allows the Apple Watch app to open again, but attempting to re-pair the watch does not work.<\/p>\n<p>Apple will likely address the issue in the next \u200cwatchOS 26\u200c and \u200ciOS 26\u200c updates, but for now, if you have a Herm\u00e8s Apple Watch and have not installed the latest developer betas, make sure not to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Popular Stories<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/06\/21\/iphone-17-pro-three-months-away\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 17 Pro Launching in Three Months With These 12 New Features<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are around three months away, and there are plenty of rumors about the devices from credible sources.&#13;Below, we recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models as of June 2025:Aluminum frame: iPhone 17 Pro models are rumored to have an aluminum frame, whereas the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro models have a titanium frame, and the iPhone X&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/06\/24\/apple-watch-ultra-3-finally-coming-2025\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch Ultra 3 Finally Coming After Two-Year Hiatus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple will finally deliver the Apple Watch Ultra 3 sometime this year, according to analyst Jeff Pu of GF Securities Hong Kong (via @jukanlosreve). &#13;The analyst expects both the Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 to arrive this year (likely alongside the new iPhone 17 lineup, if previous launches are anything to go by), according to his latest product roadmap shared with&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/06\/21\/ios-26-adaptive-power-mode-compatible-iphones\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iOS 26&#8217;s New Battery Life Mode Available Only on These iPhone Models<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week, we reported that iOS 26 introduces an opt-in Adaptive Power Mode on the iPhone, alongside the existing Low Power Mode.&#13;Apple says that Adaptive Power Mode can make &#8220;small performance adjustments&#8221; when necessary to extend an iPhone&#8217;s battery life, including slightly lowering the display brightness or allowing some activities to &#8220;take a little longer.&#8221;&#13;The full description of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/06\/23\/ios-26-beta-2-everything-new\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everything New in iOS 26 Beta 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple provided developers with the second beta of iOS 26, introducing the first changes and refinements to the new operating system since it debuted after the WWDC keynote. 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