--- description: Apple released a big update for the Apple Watch on Tuesday. title: What You Need to Know About the First Big Apple Watch Update image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a1dbe81226b6b0a/6987eea5e20a872f59a89436/apple-watch-consumer-reports.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # What You Need to Know About the First Big Apple Watch Update  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 19, 2015 9:02 PM CUT  Customers look at Apple Watches on display at an Apple Store in Palo Alto, Calif., on April 10, 2015. Customers look at Apple Watches on display at an Apple Store in Palo Alto, Calif., on April 10, 2015.David Paul Morris—Bloomberg  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 19, 2015 9:02 PM CUT Apple released the Apple Watch’s first post-launch software update on Tuesday, bringing a wide range of fixes and improvements to the smartwatch’s performance. [Watch OS 1.0.1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222 "undefined") offers improved performance for Siri, accessibility and third-party apps, according to the software update. The fixes to third-party app usage could be the update’s most important aspect, given how many users have [complained](http://fortune.com/2015/05/10/why-so-many-apple-watch-apps-suck/ "undefined") about how slow apps work on the smartwatch. Version 1.0.1 also provides display support for new Emoji characters, and additional language support for Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Russian, Thai and Turkish. Two specific health tracking functions are addressed as well: Calorie counting for indoor cycling and rowing workouts, and distance and pace measurements for outdoor workouts. The update can be installed [through your iPhone.](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204641 "undefined") ### These Apple Watch Accessories Might Be Cooler Than the Apple Watch Itself  Casetify Customizable Watch Band If Apple's watch band selection doesn't fit your tastes, Casetify allows you to create your own for $50 — you can even print your own selfies on the band. As its name suggests, Casetify also sells custom designed iPhone cases. Casetify  The CyClip The self-described "world's first handlebar adapter for the Apple Watch" allows you to mount your device to your bike, moped or motorcycle to receive hands-free directions, trip computing or other information (at your own risk). Pricing details haven't been announced yet. Var  Griffin Watchstand This elegant watch stand ($29.99) doubles as an Apple Watch charger, allowing customers to slide in the Apple-provided magnetic charging cable so the device is ready to charge at all times. Griffin Technology  Lux Watch Omni Yellow Gold Brikk's modified Apple Watches will set you back over $100,000, but you'll get an Apple Watch covered in diamonds with yellow or pink gold plating. Brikk has already made a name for itself by selling 24-karat gold iPhone 6 models. Brikk  NomadPod At $59.95, the NomadPod gives you four charges of Apple Watch using a small charger that fits in your pocket. The pod serves as a portable USB battery that is designed to hold the Apple-provided cable. Nomad  Reserve Strap At $249.99, Reserve Strap is "the only band that charges the Apple Watch while you wear it." It's a silicon band that slides under the watch face, so that you don't even have to take the watch off when it's out of battery. 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