Apple’s watchOS 5.0.1 addresses bug that may prevent Watches from charging

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Almost two weeks after watchOS 5 came out, Apple has pushed out its first update for the operating system. WatchOS 5.0.1 doesn't bring any new features to Apple Watches, but it does fix a few problems surrounding exercise minutes, stand credit, and charging that some users may have experienced since upgrading their Watch's software.

In watchOS 5, a "small number of users" reported seeing an unwarranted increase in exercise minutes, presumably in their exercise rings in the Activity app. According to some users online, they saw their green exercise ring fill up very quickly throughout the course of the day despite the amount of time they spent exercising or tracking workouts. Inversely, some users didn't receive Stand credit in the afternoons, meaning the Watch either didn't recognize or didn't record when users stood up for half of the day.

The third and final problem addressed in watchOS 5.0.1 is one that prevented Apple Watches from charging. Apple doesn't provide details about when or why this may have happened, but it's a serious issue that the company likely wanted to address before it affected too many users.

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