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watchOS 3.1.1 Public

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About this appearance

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.

Date
Dec 12, 2016
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Public release

Apple's December 12 Newsroom update identifies watchOS 3.1.1 as the Apple Watch release carrying the new emoji, while Apple's consumer history preserves the version's seven named fixes.[1][2]

Documented scope

The structured changes cover the Newsroom-documented emoji update and each consumer-note fix. No security claim, withdrawal explanation, or build number is inferred from the gap in Apple's security index.[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

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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

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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 · watchOS 3.1.1 emoji

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  5. About watchOS 3 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 3.1.1 — Activity rings

  6. About watchOS 3 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 3.1.1 — analog watch face

  7. About watchOS 3 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 3.1.1 — Calendar month view

  8. About watchOS 3 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 3.1.1 — contact names

  9. About watchOS 3 Updates

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

  10. About watchOS 3 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 3.1.1 — respond to notifications

  11. About watchOS 3 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 3.1.1 — Stocks complication

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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

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