Watchos 26: Beta 2 lets Hermès Apple Watch crash

The current second developer version of Watchos 26 can cause problems with a certain Apple watch model. Like Apple himself in his Package insert writes, the preliminary version is not suitable for Hermès models of the computer clock. However, installation is problematic – and leads to permanent crashes.

Problems with clock and iOS 26 beta 2

“The Apple Watch Hermès constantly crashes after the update to Watchos 26 Beta 2. It is recommended that these users do not update to beta 2,” writes Apple Lapidar. But it doesn’t seem to stay: According to Macrumors the watch can also overheat and refuses to charge. Furthermore, there should also be difficulties with iOS 26 Developer Beta 2-the Apple watch application, which serves to configure the computer clock, can no longer be opened as long as an Apple Watch Hermès is connected to the iPhone.

At least the latter problem can be remedied by one The watch itself decoupled directly. The clock is usually deleted, you would have to import a backup again. However, this does not work with iPhones, on which iOS 26 Developer Beta 2 runs, since it does not allow a pairing of the Apple Watch Hermès. So users have to wait for Apple to provide a new beta – then hopefully error -resistant -. The reason for the error picture seems to be that the Apple Watch Hermès comes with its own dials, among other things, which then seem to cause compatibility problems.

No fix – Apple has to update

At the moment you should definitely avoid using iOS 26 Developer Beta 2 if you have an Apple Watch Hermès – and do not update it on Watchos 26 Developer Beta 2. Apple has not yet published any instructions on how to get the clock up and running again – it probably has to be deleted and the software is re -installed. It is also possible to wait here until Watchos 26 Developer Beta 3 appears with an error correction (including instructions).

The example shows that you should be careful with beta versions. The beta phase of iOS 26 and Watchos 26 and the other new operating systems are currently aimed only at developers anyway. These betas (hopefully) only test on devices that are not in productive operation. A more stable beta can only be expected in July First public beta wants to make available from iOS 26 and Co.