Apple seeds first beta of watchOS 10.5 to developers

Apple today released the first beta of watchOS 10.5 for testing purposes. Last month, Apple kicked off watchOS 10.4 to the public, it was a big update boasting a flurry of new features. We can expect watchOS 10.5 to bring a few more changes and enhancements to the eligible watches.

For eligibility, if you own Apple Watch Series 4 or newer model, then you can update your watch to watchOS 10.5 beta. For the time being, you need to join the beta testing program to try out the new software update. Apple is pushing the first beta with a 21T5545f build number with a download size of around 400MB.

At the time of writing, we are not aware of the changes coming with the first beta. Apple didn’t mention any details in the release notes yet. But you can still use the new features released with the watchOS 10.4 including updated Snoopy watch face, new set of emojis, expand notifications using Double Tap, and many others.

watchOS 10.5 Beta 1

If your iPhone or iPad is running on the latest version of iOS 17.5 Beta, then you can easily sideload the watchOS 10.4 beta on your Watch.

  1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap General > Software Update.
  3. Select Beta Updates and enable watchOS 10 Developer Beta or Public Beta option.
  4. Go back and download the fourth beta of watchOS 10.5.
  5. That’s it.

Make sure that your Apple Watch is charged at least 50% and connected to WiFi. After installing the beta profile, open the Apple Watch app on your phone, head over to General > Software Update > Download and Install, then install the new software.

Now the watchOS 10.5 beta 1 will download and transfer to your Apple Watch. And after the completion of the installation process, your watch will restart. Once all done, you can start using your Apple Watch.

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