Release record
Release notes
Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.
watchOS 4.1 was released on October 31, 2017 with Series 3 music streaming and radio, Siri music playback, GymKit, a cellular-model Wi-Fi control, multiple targeted corrections, and security repairs.[1][2][3]
Source ledger
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Apple Support · Apple · 2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z · Released October 31, 2017
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · watchOS 4.1 — 31 Oct 2017
Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2017-06-05T00:00:00.000Z · Fitness — GymKit preview
Documented & observed
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Release changes
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security · fixed
Apple's advisory distinguishes the affected multicast Wi-Fi models from an unicast KRACK class that it says did not affect any Apple Watch model.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
The hardware-specific control let users leave the current Wi-Fi network directly from the watch.
Recorded at Public
bugFix · fixed
Four targeted corrections addressed tactile alerts, charging reliability on original Apple Watch hardware, missing solar information, and localization defaults.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
The release added live and programmed radio listening on supported Series 3 hardware.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Supported equipment and the watch could exchange workout measurements to improve consistency for distance, pace, and energy-burn tracking.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Voice requests expanded from controls into music discovery and selection across supported catalogs.
Recorded at Public
bugFix · fixed
The update aligned Heart Rate alerts with the user's enabled state and repaired two Activity standing-notification display or delivery problems.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Supported Series 3 models could access cloud-hosted music without first synchronizing each track for local playback.
Recorded at Public
Milestones
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Developer beta
Developer beta
Developer beta
Developer beta
Public release
watchOS 4.1 reached the public channel on October 31, 2017 with Series 3 streaming and radio, Siri music, GymKit, Wi-Fi control, reliability corrections, and scoped security repairs.
Historical context
Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.
Historical avg for .1 releases
41 days, 5.5 milestones
Based on 11 previous watchOS .1 releases
Cycle vs. platform average
34d (avg: 58d)
24 days shorter than the watchOS average
Duration ranking
#44 of 49
Middle of the pack watchOS beta cycles
Longest gap in this cycle
12 days
Between Beta 1 and Beta 2
| Version | Year | Cycle | Milestones | Avg. Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| watchOS 9.1 | 2022 | 40d | 7 | 7d |
| watchOS 8.1 | 2021 | 34d | 7 | 6d |
| watchOS 7.1 | 2020 | 49d | 5 | 12d |
| watchOS 6.1.1 | 2019 | 35d | 5 | 9d |
| watchOS 6.1 | 2019 | 36d | 6 | 7d |
| watchOS 5.2.1 | 2019 | 46d | 5 | 12d |
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