A week after releasing watchOS 8.4, Apple is now sending out watchOS 8.4.1 to Apple Watch owners. Apple Watch Series 4 and subsequent smartwatches will receive the newest update, according to the firm. WatchOS 8.4.1 does not offer security fixes, but it does bring bug fixes for certain Apple Watch models, according to Apple's website. On January 26, Apple launched watchOS 8.4 with iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, which included key security and bug patches.
Apple began rolling out watchOS 8.4.1 with the build number 19S550 to Apple Watch Series 4 and newer wearables yesterday. The update, which is 71.6MB in size, offers bug fixes for certain Apple Watch models, however the description for this version does not specify which flaws were corrected. To install watchOS 8.4.1, users must make sure their Apple Watch is fully charged and within range of their iPhone that is connected to Wi-Fi.
Apple published watchOS 8.4.1 only a few days after releasing watchOS 8.4 on January 26. Apple corrected an issue that prohibited some third-party chargers from working with Apple Watch models with the watchOS 8.4 upgrade. ColorSync, Crash Reporter, iCloud, WebKit, WebKit storage, and the watchOS kernel were all fixed in the previous version, which also contained patches for security problems for Apple Watch Series 3 and subsequent devices.
In the meanwhile, Apple has been testing the newest watchOS 8.5 beta, which will be released alongside iOS 15.4. According to 9to5Mac, while the iOS 15.4 update will supposedly allow iPhone 12 and subsequent iPhones to perform Face ID with a mask on (without an Apple Watch), watchOS 8.5 does not appear to offer any major additions.