Yesterday evening, Apple made the third beta of iOS 15, watchOS 8 and Co. available to registered developers. In addition to the obvious changes, the update mechanism has also been improved.
In the update descriptions for the latest versions of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8, found on the Apple Developer website, the company explains that today's updates fix an issue that could prevent users from installing system updates with low available storage on the device. It states:
iOS 15 & watchOS 8: Owners of the Apple Watch Series 3 also benefit
Software Update - Fixed in watchOS 8/iOS 15 Beta 3: You can now update your device via Software Update when less than 500 MB of storage is available. (78474912)
There aren't many details about what has changed or how it will work, as some updates are actually larger. But the release notes claim that system updates can now be installed on the iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch even if "less than 500 MB of storage space is available." If this is correct, which is currently assumed, this should help some users a lot. Apple Watch Series 3 owners in particular will benefit. They have recently had great difficulty updating their smartwatch with 8 GB of storage properly. (Photo by ms_pics_and_more / Bigstockphoto)
