Apple offers 2 fixes for watchOS 10 Weather complication bug

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Instead of seeing the Weather complication with data shown at upper left above, folks are seeing
Instead of seeing the Weather complication with data shown at upper left above, folks are seeing "--".
Photo: David Snow/Cult of Mac

Apple suggested two ways Wednesday to fix the Weather complication bug that some Apple Watch users started seeing after upgrading to watchOS 10.

Affected wearables surface a blank reading on the screen rather than weather data, forcing users to click on the Weather app to get the information.

Apple suggests 2 fixes for watchOS 10 Weather complication bug

Apple rolled out watchOS 10 on September 18. And although the company released a watchOS 10.0.2 update Tuesday, it did not appear to fix the Weather complication bug. For many users, the complication still showed “–“.

On Wednesday, Apple published a new support document titled, “If the Apple Watch Weather complication isn’t working.”

The document suggests fixing the problem by resetting the iPhone with one or both of the following two sets of steps:

  1. On your iPhone, open the Settings app, then tap Privacy & Security > Location Services.
  2. Scroll down and tap Weather.
  3. Under Allow Location Access, tap Never, then tap your original setting.
  4. Check whether the issue is resolved.

If weather data still doesn’t load, try these steps:

  1. On your iPhone, open the Settings app, then tap General > Transfer or Reset iPhone.
  2. Tap Reset > Reset Location & Privacy.
  3. If prompted, enter your passcode and reset.
  4. Check whether the issue is resolved.

watchOS 10 brings a major redesign to the Apple Watch user interface, including changing how the watch’s buttons work.

It also brings a major revamp to stock Apple Watch apps, widget support for widgets and more. Here’s a rundown of all the best new features in watchOS 10.

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