Apple (AAPL) Launches Update To Fix LTE Connectivity Bug
Zacks Investment Research | Oct 05, 2017 08:56AM ET
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has released watchOS 4.0.1 to Apple Watch Series 3, which fixes the bug that caused difficulty in connecting to LTE networks.
The bug had caused Apple Watch to join unauthenticated Wi-Fi networks, thus preventing it from connecting to cellular networks. A fortnight ago, upon its launch, the device was lambasted by several prominent reviewers for its repeated failure to connect to LTE. Apple had touted the built-in cellular as the USP of the Watch, which costs $399.
Apple has assured that the bug has now been fixed. The company is also beta testing WatchOS 4.1. The new OS will likely be released later this year, per media reports.
Apple Watch was launched in April 2015. Since then, the company has been one of the leading players in the wearables market. Apple Watch sales were up 50% in the third quarter of fiscal 2017. Though a small fraction of its top line as of now, Watch is Apple’s effort to reduce dependence on iPhone. IPhone sales constitute the major chunk of Apple’s revenues.
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