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Apple Watches Were Crashing When Asked About the Weather (macrumors.com)
Yesterday MacRumor reported that "Asking Siri something like 'What's the temperature?' or 'What's the weather?' or 'Is it raining?' causes the Apple Watch to crash."
The issue has been documented in several threads on the MacRumors forums and on Reddit, and we've also been able to replicate it on our own devices. Complaints about the problem appear to have started this morning, and the bug is confirmed to be affecting both LTE and GPS Apple Watch Series 3 models as well as older Apple Watch models running watchOS 4.1. Not all Apple Watch owners in all countries are affected, but it appears to be impacting users in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
The problem may have been caused by Daylight Savings Time, they reported yesterday, since "asking Siri about the weather tomorrow or next week doesn't cause a problem -- it's only questions about the current weather conditions that are resulting in errors."
Engadget confirms that "The issue appears to be over. We've checked both before and afterward, and it's now safe to ask Siri if it's raining."
The problem may have been caused by Daylight Savings Time, they reported yesterday, since "asking Siri about the weather tomorrow or next week doesn't cause a problem -- it's only questions about the current weather conditions that are resulting in errors."
Engadget confirms that "The issue appears to be over. We've checked both before and afterward, and it's now safe to ask Siri if it's raining."
Subject stolen from another story. :-)
Apple has had a lot issues with dates, clocks and alarms on the mobile devices. Including the interesting 1970 bug. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/02/26/apple-will-unbrick-iphones-bricked-by-1970-bug/
Better QA might help but this shouldn't be so hard.
Climate change now affecting our Apples?
I have a Series 1 Apple Watch, and as far as I can tell it wasn’t enough to ask it “what’s the weather?” - I had to add the qualifier “right now” to get my watch to respiring.
But yeah, silly bug. If Siri actually worked well, it might’ve been more annoying... but I can’t imagine too many people have the patience to use her as their primary means of interaction with the device. “I’ll tap you when I’m ready” gets old, really fast.
#DeleteChrome
I know a lot of apple fans don't like winows, but surely just looking out of one would avoid having to ask Siri?
It depends on the project. Your criticism explains why a lot of FOSS is doomed to obscurity, but the really successful Linux projects like Ubuntu, Fedora and Mint either have large corporate support and/or very active and helpful user communities.
The world breathes a sigh of relief. We were almost done for.
-- Cheers!
There's a pretty big gap between "serves no purpose" and "does not solve a core problem". And they will keep getting better to the point where it will seem foolish to not have one.
The mobile phone replaced the PC. The smart watch will replace the mobile phone. Next?
Slashdot, fix the reply notifications... You won't get away with it...
The mobile phone replaced the PC. The smart watch will replace the mobile phone. Next?
Implant.
If you want news from today, you have to come back tomorrow.
Siri: "Would you like to feel better by sending a moronic ranting tweet?"
Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun
"The mobile phone replaced the PC"
Not for about 80% of my needs has a smartphone even come close to a PC.
Still waiting on Serviscope_minor to wake up to fucking reality and realize that Jessica Price isn't going to fuck him.
The same company who made a phone that can't call?
In order to know the current weather, one could look out the window. Or worse: Actually walk outside and have a feel.
Granted, where I live "buienradar" is a good thing since it allows you to plan around rainfall at a given location at a given time, but this smartwatch bug seems to be a first world problem if ever I saw one.
Most articles we see on Slashdot concern us equally little. What results is usually an interesting discussion on why and how.
If this was a DST issue, surely Europe (and a lot of the non-US DST-setting world) would have been affected last week as most would have changed their clocks on the last Sunday of October. Was this an issue then? Or was this only affected by the US DST change? In which case, why is Siri worldwide affected by US DST only?
The vast majority of my non-work PC-type stuff is on my phone. There are some things that are more convenient to do on my laptop, but the phone is right there and I can use it to perform the task just fine. For a few rare things I use the laptop, but the vast majority of the time I use the phone.
Could I use it in work? Probably not. But at home I rarely use a PC these days.
Prior to having the phone, my laptop would be beside me on the sofa. Now it's in the office upstairs, out of the way, and powered down.
Linux is garbage. Open source is generally garbage. It will continue to be garbage as long as developers reopens to criticism by telling users to go solve the problems themselves. That's the typical open source response, to tell users that if they don't like something to go code up a fix on their own. As long as there are so any hostile attitudes from Linux and open source developers, it will continue to be garbage. The criticism tells developers how to improve the software. When the criticism is dismissed, it drives away users and the software remains garbage. Linux and open source are garbage and are not real solutions for most problems. Linux zealots like you are far too conceited to even accept there's a problem, let alone to actually fix the issues and make your software usable. Windows, iOS, and macOS all have their issues, but all are far superior to Linux.
Open Source is dismissive by offering users dozens of alternatives, allowing them to DIY on any hardware. You call this "garbage".
Apple is dismissive by offering consumers no alternatives running on custom laser-sealed hardware. You call this "courage".
You have one hell of a way of defining conceited.
Have you tried wearing it upside down with the face on the inside?
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
No matter what, if the virtual assistant Siri, or the Calendar is crashing (sigh), it should not crash and reboot the "whole" OS. Must be really crappy, insecure integration if something as "simple" as this causes a reboot! #peakbugs https://www.youtube.com/user/r...
No matter what, if the virtual assistant Siri, or the Calendar is crashing (sigh), it should not crash and reboot the "whole" OS. Must be really crappy, insecure integration if something as "simple" as this causes a reboot! #peakbugs https://youtube.com/renerebe
i "gave" my apple watch to my neighbors kid.
I fully expected a link to a blog from some Apple fanboy who bought every single piece they ever made.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
But it amuses the other 99.99%.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
You never know where the person wearing you stands on AGW, so dodge the question.
Now, that's good for watches, but how can I shut down properly the next time I get asked "Does that dress make me look fat?"
All I figured out so far is that "No, the fat makes you look fat" is the WRONG answer.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
QA is the first to get the boot. It appears that DST is still a novel concept to developers. Say, how much do people pay for Apple gear? It is in no way better than the stuff from the other guys who ask only half as much for it or even less.
As opposed to closed source where you have to patch every month as well....but only those things that the vendor and guvernment want you to have fixed. It is not a matter of closed source or open source, it is a matter of user focus, quality assurance, and ethics. Both camps are sorely lacking.
Apple is dismissive by offering consumers no alternatives running on custom laser-sealed hardware. You call this "courage".
Where did GP do this?
The problem may have been caused by Daylight Savings Time ...
Is there a Slashdot style guide that specifically requires this incorrect plural just to fuck with us?
Nope, no sig
"So, how do you like this weather?"
Have gnu, will travel.
It is all available bar the UI
I do not believe anything that Trump says about Clinton. On the other hand what she did to Bernie is undoubtablr criminal. A criminal act the resulted in Trump presidency
No worries. This âoebling on my wristâ has saved my life twice. It has called for help when my heart problemshave rendered me unable to do and it allied me call for help after falling down the stairs an I could not reach my phone. Sure, sure, it is a waste of money and I just want to show off...
El Nino.
The problem with "criminal" is (as the court put it) violation of DNC's internal regulations is DNC's internal affair and outside of courts' jurisdiction. Clinton activities regarding the primaries didn't violate the US law, despite being a total mockery of democratic process, breaking a slew of DNC status regulations - they could only be pursued and punished by DNC, and with DNC being practically owned by Clintons, that's not going to happen.
The public saw it though, saw how the organization with democracy in its name is run like a banana republic, and voted accordingly. And currently everyone, who had voted the counter-candidate being labeled Nazi by fanatic "strong arm" of the organization is only reinforcing the conviction.
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The smart watch will not replace the phone, because its physical limitations (screen size, touchscreen interface size, wrist attachment) make it unsuitable for most purposes for which the phone is sufficient.
There might be a hybrid; a wristband-phone. Flexible screen that can be wrapped around your wrist, worn like a smartwatch, or kept flat for use as a phone. But notice how phones actually *grow*, physical screen size becoming increasingly important. The tiny screen of a smartwatch is simply unsuitable for most multimedia uses.
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Of course it doesn't deal with DSL. It uses GSM connection and it's too small for a phone plug. Plus plugging the landline into a watch defeats the whole portability idea. Just imagine dragging your DSL link behind you as you go by car...
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