TestFlight installs unwanted Apple Watch app extensions

Originator:craig.hockenberry
Number:rdar://20781971 Date Originated:01-May-2015 12:02 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS Product Version:1.0
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:

After installing an app with TestFlight that contains an Apple Watch extension, other recent updates (from the normal App Store) are installed on the watch without my permission.

Steps to Reproduce:

1) Install an app with TestFlight. Make sure it’s extension is also installed on the Apple Watch.
2) Wait
3) Let the App Store install another app that contains an Apple Watch update (in my case, it was the Apple Store version 3.2.1 on Apr 30, 2015).
4) Install an update to the app you are testing with TestFlight.

Expected Results:

No new apps should be installed on the Apple Watch.

Actual Results:

The Apple Store app (v 3.2.1) now appears on the Apple Watch.

Regression:

N/A

Notes:

Automatic downloads are turned off in the Apple Watch app (General > Automatic Download).

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