Difference between revisions of "Upgrade PineTime to InfiniTime 1.0.0"
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From the factory, it ships with InfiniTime 0.7.1, and an older bootloader. So now you're probably wondering exactly how on earth do you go about upgrading your watch to the latest and greatest version of InfiniTime - you know, that version you've seen all those great pictures, videos and reviews of. To those that of us that are developing stuff for it, its pretty easy and straightforward, but like with all technology, it is a bit tricky. | From the factory, it ships with InfiniTime 0.7.1, and an older bootloader. So now you're probably wondering exactly how on earth do you go about upgrading your watch to the latest and greatest version of InfiniTime - you know, that version you've seen all those great pictures, videos and reviews of. To those that of us that are developing stuff for it, its pretty easy and straightforward, but like with all technology, it is a bit tricky. | ||
{{warning|1=Some people ran into issues during the update process that would temporarily make their watch unusable (display frozen or blank). The only know workaround consists of waiting for the battery to drain completely and try again. We've never heard of any PineTimes that were permanently bricked (were not recoverable), though. }} | {{warning|1=Some people ran into issues during the update process that would temporarily make their watch unusable (display frozen or blank). The only know workaround consists of waiting for the battery to drain completely and try again. With the display off, and battery fully charged, you can expect a wait of 5-7 days so it is best to not fully charge it. If it freezes with the display on, it will likely be flat by the end of the day. We've never heard of any PineTimes that were permanently bricked (were not recoverable), though. }} | ||
In a nutshell, you need to: | In a nutshell, you need to: | ||
# ''' | # Charge your watch, but '''not''' to 100% - keep it at approximately 50% - for the reason described above. | ||
# Update InfiniTime | # Update InfiniTime | ||
# Update the bootloader | # Update the bootloader | ||