Apple Watch Gets First OS Update

Just as Apple Watch users are getting the hang of their new device, Cupertino has pushed out the first update for its wearable.

Apple Watch OS 1.0.1 includes performance improvements and bug fixes, as well as additional language support.

To complete the upgrade, connect your Apple Watch to a power source, where it must remain until the download is complete. Then, on your iPhone, open the Watch app and tap through My Watch > General > Software Update. (Do not look for the refresh in your phone's Settings.)

Enter any passcodes required, and wait for the Apple logo and progress bar to appear. When the update is finished, your Watch will automatically restart.

Those who update should ensure their watch is at least 50 percent charged. Also, connect your iPhone to the Wi-Fi network, and keep it handy to ensure the gadgets are in range.

Alongside an enhanced Siri digital assistant, this week's changes include improved performance for measuring stand activity, distance and pace during outdoor-walk and run workouts, and the very specific calculating calories for indoor cycling and rowing workouts.

It also promises enriched third-party apps, as well as display support for new emoji characters, and new languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Russian, Thai, and Turkish.

Cupertino isn't the only one updating its smartwatches: Google this week continued rolling out Android Wear 5.1.1 to more devices.

The upgrade, launched last month, includes new features like always-on apps (an extension of the always-on screen feature), a new launcher and wrist gestures, the ability to draw emojis, heads-up notifications, the option to change font size, and a new screen lock function.

The Android Wear companion app, meanwhile, now lets users pair a phone with more than one watch at a time, making it easier for fashion-forward smartwatch users to swap gadgets to match their mood.

But perhaps most exciting—at least for select smartwatch wearers—is Wi-Fi support, available on the LG Watch Urbane, Moto 360, Sony Smartwatch 3, and Samsung Gear Live.

According to Android Police, the OS update will initially reach only around 1 percent of users; if there is no immediate flood of bug reports, Google will then gradually release it to a larger segment of users.

In order to receive the update, make sure you have the latest version of the Android Wear phone app.