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watchOS 3.1.1

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
6
Beta cycle
42d
Average interval
8d
Public release
Dec 12, 2016

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

Release overview

watchOS 3.1.1 appeared on December 12, 2016 with the season's expanded emoji set and seven named fixes covering contacts, notification replies, Stocks, Activity faces, analog dials, Maps, and Calendar.[1][2]

Evidence boundary

Apple's current 2016 security-update index omits watchOS 3.1.1, and no dedicated version-specific advisory was found. The page therefore relies on Apple's dated Newsroom item for public appearance and its retained consumer history for ordinary changes, without asserting a security repair set or explaining the index omission.[3][4][2]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. Apple adds hundreds of new and redesigned emoji in iOS 10.2

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2016-12-12T00:00:00.000Z · Update December 12, 2016; watchOS 3.1.1 emoji

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  2. About watchOS 3 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 3.1.1

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  3. Apple security updates (2016 to 2017)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · December 2016 entries — watchOS 3.1.1 absent

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  4. Apple adds hundreds of new and redesigned emoji in iOS 10.2

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2016-12-12T00:00:00.000Z · Update December 12, 2016; watchOS 3.1.1

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Documented & observed

Changes in this version

Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

bugFix · fixed

Maps navigation exit fix

documentedconfirmed

The update corrected the Maps app's lifecycle after completing a route.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 3 Updates · watchOS 3.1.1 — Maps

bugFix · fixed

Analog dials after temperature-unit changes

documentedconfirmed

watchOS 3.1.1 corrected a face-rendering problem triggered by switching the temperature unit.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 3 Updates · watchOS 3.1.1 — analog watch face

bugFix · fixed

Contact names in Messages and notifications

documentedconfirmed

The update restored contact-name presentation in affected messaging and notification contexts.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 3 Updates · watchOS 3.1.1 — contact names

bugFix · fixed

Activity-face rings display fix

documentedconfirmed

The update targeted missing ring visuals specifically on the Activity face family.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 3 Updates · watchOS 3.1.1 — Activity rings

bugFix · fixed

Notification response fix

documentedconfirmed

watchOS 3.1.1 addressed failures in the interactive notification-response path.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 3 Updates · watchOS 3.1.1 — respond to notifications

bugFix · fixed

Stocks complication update fix

documentedconfirmed

The release corrected stale market information in the affected complication.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 3 Updates · watchOS 3.1.1 — Stocks complication

bugFix · fixed

Calendar month-view date fix

documentedconfirmed

watchOS 3.1.1 repaired date presentation in the monthly calendar interface.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 3 Updates · watchOS 3.1.1 — Calendar month view

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

  2. +7 days
  3. +8 days
  4. +13 days
  5. +7 days
  6. +7 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    watchOS 3.1.1 appeared publicly on December 12, 2016 with expanded emoji and seven documented bug fixes; Apple's retained security index provides no version-specific entry.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    11 linked
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Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Historical avg for .1.1 releases

35 days, 5.0 milestones

Based on 1 previous watchOS .1.1 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

42d (avg: 58d)

16 days shorter than the watchOS average

Duration ranking

#29 of 49

Middle of the pack watchOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

13 days

Between Beta 3 and Beta 4

Previous .1.1 releases (watchOS)

Previous comparable watchOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
watchOS 6.1.1201935d59d

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Official release notes