Apple fans freak out on social media after Apple delays buggy Watch operating system

Apple Watch fans have taken to Twitter in outrage over Apple’s last-minute move to delay the buggy operating system update.

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For Apple Watch users, it was like waking up on Christmas Day and finding a note from Santa saying something else had come up.

Since Apple’s WWDC conference in June when Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled watchOS 2, people who were among the first to buy the Apple smartwatch have looked forward to the improvements the new operating system promised.

Am I the only one waiting for the #WatchOS2 update? And what about the #ios9 ? Super exited ! ⌚️📱⏳

— J. Dominguez (@jaihir) September 16, 2015

@StevenImpson So excited for WatchOS2 😍

— Shannon (@shancake_) September 16, 2015

It's watch os2 day. This makes me happy. Finally an #arsenal logo on my Apple Watch

— Darren Money AFC (@deemonch) September 16, 2015

WatchOS2 releases today, in what could be a pivotal moment for assessing Apple Watch's functionality.

— James Gilmore (@JamesNGilmore) September 16, 2015

With watchOS 2, app developers can make more sophisticated apps that use the full features of the watch. The Watch apps are about to be quicker, better and more featured.

But just not yet.

Last week, at the “monster” Apple event in San Francisco, Apple announced the watchOS 2 would be released on September 16 — the same day as the iOS 9 update for iPhones and iPads.

But just before the software was due to go out, Apple released a statement saying it had been delayed to another time.

In the lead up to the launch of the software, app developers working with pre-release versions of the Watch operating system complained that the software was draining the Watch’s battery at an extraordinary rate. Some said the software wasn’t ready for release.

The reaction from fans was disappointment, outrage and disbelief, all expressed in tweets of 140 characters or less.

So angry #WatchOS2 won't be here today😡

— Jd Williams (@jdwilly99) September 16, 2015

Really Apple?! How do you discover a bug at the last minute causing delay of release? Thank goodness you've been beta testing! #WatchOS2

— Tracy Bolte (@balthazar2k4) September 16, 2015

wtf they delayed the WatchOS2 update :(

— cam (@OGYoungCam) September 16, 2015

I didn't need #WatchOS2 right now anyways. I'm working.

— nomadofwaves (@nomadofwaves) September 16, 2015

No watch os2 today 😭😭😭😭😭

— Darren Money AFC (@deemonch) September 16, 2015

What? So Apple are not releasing #watchOS2 today then? Absolutely gutted. http://t.co/b1vuK6Qvhz

— Nick Coates (@nickcoates_) September 16, 2015

Kind of pissed off that #WatchOS2 has been delayed! I know it's only software but really...on release day!

— Chris (@ChrisLB168) September 16, 2015