Apple has released watchOS 4.3 beta 3 for registered developers to test on Apple Watch. We’ll dig in to the new version and detail changes below.

New in watchOS 4.3

‘Apple Watch’ now ‘Speaker’ in Control Center AirPlay

iPhone Music control restored in Music app on Apple Watch, can AirPlay from iPhone to AirPlay speakers from Apple Watch control

New charging animation

Portrait orientation for Nightstand Mode (clearly for AirPower)

See our hands-on video with the original below:

New in Beta 3

New animation when launching apps that need to load (hard to capture on Series 3!)

New alert style when unlocking Macs with Apple Watch

Notes and Known Issues General • If watchOS 4.3 beta 1 or later doesn’t install on Apple Watch (1st Generation), remove any existing beta software profile, update to watchOS 4.2.2, re-install the beta software profile, and then update to watchOS beta 3. For more information on finding the model of your Apple Watch, see https:// support.apple.com/en-us/HT204507 Clock Resolved Issues • The battery complication no longer reports remaining battery percentage in increments of 5. (36558500) Weather Resolved Issues • Weather will now report information for greater China. (37331232)

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