I’ve read a few people who were having issues with unlocking the watch (both intermittently and always) with a FaceID iPhone on 14.7.1 had it resolved by un-pairing and re-pairing the watch to the phone.
Apparently there is a similar fix needed for watchOS which was very briefly posted today as watchOS 7.6.1 (18U70), but then quickly removed without explanation.
I can confirm that iOS 14.7.1 fixes the bad CarPlay connection, so once again my iPhone connects right away with my Mazda CX-5.
CarPlay hasn’t worked at all for at least a month, since I think the 14.6 update.
@applesupport suggested wiping and reinstalling the watch. nix that. i can enter its passcode when i put the thing on. they’ll break something else when the next ios14/watchos7 dot release drops but will maybe fix whatever 14.7.1 broke.
must keep the faith, brethren.
btw: at some point a couple of days ago, the phone unlocked the watch. no idea how that worked. it’s declined to repeat the trick.
installed watchos 7.6.1 last night. the phone unlocked the watch this morning.
Many iOS 14.7.1 users are complaining about a No Service message with the update. Are any of you seeing this?
https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/17/ios-14-7-1-users-complaining-no-service-after-updating-iphone/
I wouldn’t blame it on the 14.7.1 update specifically, but I have had a similar issue at last three times now (perhaps since 14.5?).
In each instance, it happened after I had lost connection to the cellular network (coverage is bad back at the end of the canyon). Once back in an area where I always had reception, my iPhone 12 mini simply refused to reconnect to the T-Mobile network. Surprisingly, going into Airplane Mode for a minute or so and back did not change anything about the phone’s inability to rejoin the cellular network. What it ultimately took was rebooting the phone.
And now that I think about it, I also remember it happened once at SFO airport when coming back from Boston. My wife’s 12 mini had already reconnected to the cell network 10 min ago, but I was still waiting, toggling, but nothing. Eventually I rebooted my iPhone and then it immediately reconnected to T-Mobile’s network. Odd bug.
I don’t recall lately getting prompted to update the carrier profile. Maybe it’s unrelated. Wonder if it’s affecting people across many carriers.