How can I downgrade Watch OS 2 to 1.0.1?

[baz1536]

Well it's now 11.00pm and mine had 20% left so not too bad. IPhone is a different story

 

[vader317]

Ladies, and Gentlemen As I am no genius on this, I guess it was just by luck that i was able to figure this out. I also was one of you that jumped the gun and installed all the Beta OS. On my Applewatch, iPad, iPhone, OS X. But as Beta goes, they are all but too buggy for everyday use. So to the good stuff. I have highlighted the info below that will help solve this head ache!!

Pre-work: Make sure your iPhone that the watch is synced to and has the old back up is still running iOS 9. It will need to find the backup 1.0 Applewatch file

Step 1. Factory Restore Applewatch
Step 2. Sync Watch manually do not use the QR scanner as it only reads the 2.0 profile
Step 3. Restore from backup any previous 1.0 back up. 1.0.1 backups will not work as it was an OTA update
Step 4. Let watch do it's magic

And........wait for it, wait for it..... Repaired!! Back to WatchOS 1.0
Follow OTA update back to 1.0.1 and recover your backup file.

I suggest everyone remove iOS9 as well after the watch is fully restored.

Thank you.

 

[trevkat]

Thank you, I am trying this right now and will confirm if it worked for me.

 

[ocrane]

Ladies, and Gentlemen As I am no genius on this, I guess it was just by luck that i was able to figure this out. I also was one of you that jumped the gun and installed all the Beta OS. On my Applewatch, iPad, iPhone, OS X. But as Beta goes, they are all but too buggy for everyday use. So to the good stuff. I have highlighted the info below that will help solve this head ache!!

Pre-work: Make sure your iPhone that the watch is synced to and has the old back up is still running iOS 9. It will need to find the backup 1.0 Applewatch file

Step 1. Factory Restore Applewatch
Step 2. Sync Watch manually do not use the QR scanner as it only reads the 2.0 profile
Step 3. Restore from backup any previous 1.0 back up. 1.0.1 backups will not work as it was an OTA update
Step 4. Let watch do it's magic

And........wait for it, wait for it..... Repaired!! Back to WatchOS 1.0
Follow OTA update back to 1.0.1 and recover your backup file.

I suggest everyone remove iOS9 as well after the watch is fully restored.

Thank you.

Only tough part is having the 1.0 file, my watch never made a backup before going to 2.0

 

[vader317]

Ouch. always make a backup before trying any Beta.

 

[Joan Romero]

i only have 1.0.1 backup...

 

[vader317]

Try is anyways and see if that will work. Mine gave me an error on 1.0.1.

 

[ocrane]

https://ipsw.me/watch

those are the ipsw files, I wonder if i can insert them into the phone via iexplorer...

 

[MikeyDeezy]

Ladies, and Gentlemen As I am no genius on this, I guess it was just by luck that i was able to figure this out. I also was one of you that jumped the gun and installed all the Beta OS. On my Applewatch, iPad, iPhone, OS X. But as Beta goes, they are all but too buggy for everyday use. So to the good stuff. I have highlighted the info below that will help solve this head ache!!

Pre-work: Make sure your iPhone that the watch is synced to and has the old back up is still running iOS 9. It will need to find the backup 1.0 Applewatch file

Step 1. Factory Restore Applewatch
Step 2. Sync Watch manually do not use the QR scanner as it only reads the 2.0 profile
Step 3. Restore from backup any previous 1.0 back up. 1.0.1 backups will not work as it was an OTA update
Step 4. Let watch do it's magic

And........wait for it, wait for it..... Repaired!! Back to WatchOS 1.0
Follow OTA update back to 1.0.1 and recover your backup file.

I suggest everyone remove iOS9 as well after the watch is fully restored.

Thank you.

I did the Erase All Settings option on the Watch. Manually paired it with my iPhone running 9.0. Let it restored a backup from May 9th and this method did NOT work unfortunately. Still on 2.0.

 

[ocrane]

I did the Erase All Settings option on the Watch. Manually paired it with my iPhone running 9.0. Let it restored a backup from May 9th and this method did NOT work unfortunately. Still on 2.0.

I wonder why it work for some and not others. Either the first guy didn't really fix it. Or somehow you missed a step?


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[suprmanx7]

I did the Erase All Settings option on the Watch. Manually paired it with my iPhone running 9.0. Let it restored a backup from May 9th and this method did NOT work unfortunately. Still on 2.0.

Question is, did it say 1.0 or 1.0.1

 

[ocrane]

Question is, did it say 1.0 or 1.0.1

I hope 1.0.1


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[suprmanx7]

Can you believe I just deleted my 1.0 backup just 20 minutes before?

 

[hearmeoutx]

I am testing this now. I did have 4 separate 1.0 backups, so I am lucky. I am not one to delete backups until I need to for space. I guess that is a good thing.

UPDATE: This DOES NOT work. I did exactly as was described and my watch is still on 2.0. I am willing to bet the OP still is as well, and just thinks they are back on 1.0. Or they never successfully upgraded to WatchOS 2.


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[suprmanx7]

Re: Downgrade watchOS 2 to 1.0.1

I am testing this now. I did have 4 separate 1.0 backups, so I am lucky. I am not one to delete backups until I need to for space. I guess that is a good thing.


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I just realized i have a back up from before this, so I still ave the back up (iphone, i think its in there). Waiting on you before I restore the phone

 

[Daniel Smith4]

Ladies, and Gentlemen As I am no genius on this, I guess it was just by luck that i was able to figure this out. I also was one of you that jumped the gun and installed all the Beta OS. On my Applewatch, iPad, iPhone, OS X. But as Beta goes, they are all but too buggy for everyday use. So to the good stuff. I have highlighted the info below that will help solve this head ache!!

Pre-work: Make sure your iPhone that the watch is synced to and has the old back up is still running iOS 9. It will need to find the backup 1.0 Applewatch file

Step 1. Factory Restore Applewatch
Step 2. Sync Watch manually do not use the QR scanner as it only reads the 2.0 profile
Step 3. Restore from backup any previous 1.0 back up. 1.0.1 backups will not work as it was an OTA update
Step 4. Let watch do it's magic

And........wait for it, wait for it..... Repaired!! Back to WatchOS 1.0
Follow OTA update back to 1.0.1 and recover your backup file.

I suggest everyone remove iOS9 as well after the watch is fully restored.

Thank you.

Didn't work for me, sadly. Still on watchOS 2

 

[suprmanx7]

Didn't work for me, sadly. Still on watchOS 2

can you confirm that t was a backup labeled 1.0?

 

[MikeyDeezy]

Question is, did it say 1.0 or 1.0.1

It said 1.0 on the backup. When that backup was done there was no 1.0.1 yet.

 

[hearmeoutx]

Re: Downgrade watchOS 2 to 1.0.1

I just realized i have a back up from before this, so I still ave the back up (iphone, i think its in there). Waiting on you before I restore the phone

It did not work. Do not waste your time. I am going to bet that Apple will release a solution if enough people were to voice their problems on the developer forums. I am hoping that beta 2.0 somehow allows it to pair with iOS 8.4 at least for those of us who only want to downgrade our phones.


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[Daniel Smith4]

can you confirm that t was a backup labeled 1.0?

Yes, 1.0 backup from May 12th