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The\u00a0fortunate consumers\u00a0who’ve already received their\u00a0Apple Watches have been introduced to the next line of Apple products: the company\u2019s first foray into the digital wrist-accessory market. <\/span><\/p>\n

This has been one of the most dragged-out launches, with more than six months between Apple announcing the Watch last September and the first devices becoming available for purchase in April. <\/span><\/p>\n

While the Watch has certainly taken the market by storm, that has not stopped the dozens of reviews from journalists and consumers who have taken\u00a0aim at the limited functionality of the device. <\/span><\/p>\n

Among the more prominent shortfalls pinpointed on the Internet\u00a0are\u00a0poor battery-life, a sluggish app experience, and the\u00a0limited functionalities apps are able to perform (due to the inability to run completely natively on the Watch).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/a><\/p>\n

With the\u00a0Worldwide Developers Conference<\/span><\/a> (WWDC) just around the corner, we are expecting Apple to announce some software and SDK improvements that will enrich the Watch’s functionality.\u00a0<\/span>However, some of the current limitations are hardware-related and thus can only be addressed by an updated device itself, which is expected in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what improvements are we hoping to see? Here is\u00a0our Wish List for Apple Watch 2.0<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Native Apps <\/span><\/h2>\n

Number one on our wish list \u2014 and probably the most notable issue with the first version of the Apple Watch \u2014 is the way third-party apps operate. If you have ever tried using Twitter, Instagram, or another app that requires some server-side data, you will have no doubt noticed a lack of speed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s UI principles<\/a> dictate that, unlike mobile phones on which you can expect user\u2019s attention to span minutes, wearable attention should\u00a0be measured in terms of seconds. <\/span><\/p>\n

If that holds true, then there is a fundamental problem because loading an app takes a good 10 seconds, which becomes\u00a0quite uncomfortable if you’re holding your wrist in a tilted position for that duration.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

This is because\u00a0Apple doesn\u2019t allow third-party apps to run natively on the Watch. The static UI controls are installed on the Watch, but the runtime code that includes polling the network is still run on the paired iPhone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aside from the convenience of not having to rely on your phone, say if you are going for a jog, constantly transporting data to and from the Watch introduces significant lag. You even have to install a native iOS app first, in order to access and\u00a0make use of its Watch extension.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s reasoning relates to battery performance. If that’s the case, it’s possible this is a feature\u00a0that can only be addressed with a hardware upgrade, which most likely won’t occur until\u00a0next year. But Apple has promised native apps<\/i> in the near future, which is a promising\u00a0sign. <\/span><\/p>\n

For the time being, third-party app developers will have to look at better ways of designing and presenting information that does not result in the spinning wheel occupying the user’s\u00a0screen for too long.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Direct Access to the Watch Sensors<\/span><\/h2>\n

Next up on our wish list\u00a0is the ability for developers to directly access sensory information on the Watch, like the heart-rate sensor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, third-party apps have to rely on indirectly obtaining the heart-rate from HealthKit, Apple\u2019s centralized SDK. This makes real-time heart-rate tracking by non-Apple\u00a0apps impossible and is a real hindrance to fitness app makers<\/a> like RunKeeper and Nike+ Running.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is once again probably due to concerns about over-use\u00a0by third-party developers that could drain the already-limited battery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Heart<\/p>\n

Another hardware item developers would love to be able to interact with is the Watch\u2019s taptic engine. <\/i>This would provide the\u00a0ability to send out custom vibrations, which are currently limited to Apple\u2019s own apps, such as Maps. <\/span><\/p>\n

NFC is another hardware feature\u00a0that\u00a0Apple currently employs on Apple Pay features for both the Watch and iPhone 6. But due to security concerns, presumably, it is highly doubtful that Apple will open this feature up to third-party developers anytime soon.<\/span><\/p>\n

The possibility also exists for a new set of hardware sensors to be added to the Watch 2.0, including sleep-tracking and oxygen saturation\u00a0<\/i>and pulse oximeter,\u00a0<\/i>which 9to5 Mac says<\/span><\/a>\u00a0are already embedded within the current Watch hardware, but not yet enabled by Apple. <\/span>This may be due to Apple waiting for FDA approval. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nevertheless, in the second iteration, we hope to see developers receive at least some\u00a0greater access to the device hardware to be able to further distinguish their unique value proposition.\u00a0<\/span>Stay tuned to see whether we do get direct<\/i> heart-rate sensor access at this year\u2019s WWDC conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Direct Access to the Digital Crown, Microphone, and Custom Gestures<\/span><\/h2>\n

The digital crown<\/i> is Apple\u2019s creative take on the timeless instrument seen on mechanical watches, traditionally used to set the date and time. <\/span><\/p>\n

In line with its\u00a0vision of simplicity married with familiarity, Apple reinvented the crown as an intuitive way of navigating between apps, zooming in and out of photos and maps, and scrolling up and down a document. Additionally, it serves as a button for either going back to the home screen or double-tapping to activate\u00a0Siri.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Digital<\/a><\/p>\n

With the first version of the Watch, there is no direct API access to control scrolling, dragging, and panning programmatically or to observe scrolling events and react accordingly.\u00a0T<\/span>here is also no API access to control or customize the digital crown. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ideally, developers would like to see the next software iteration allow for greater access to the digital crown as well as implementing gestures in general\u00a0to be\u00a0able to trigger and observe greater actions, such as detecting two-fingers (as found in the built-in heart-beat app to send one\u2019s heart-beat to another user) or for custom swipes and gestures similar to what we have on iOS\u00a0(e.g.\u00a0pinching and panning). <\/span><\/p>\n

On a related note, currently only a few select third-party apps have access to the device\u2019s microphone, such as\u00a0Shazam and Evernote. There isn\u2019t any practical reason why this won\u2019t eventually be opened up to the wider developer community, which would also benefit from being able to have users provide audio dictation input in communication and note-taking apps.<\/span><\/p>\n

The gestures and microphone access as well as a digital crown API\u00a0may make their way through a software and SDK update this year without the need for hardware updates, provided Apple is able to pack a greater punch without sacrificing performance (battery or otherwise). This would allow\u00a0developers to build even more unique and creative Watch apps in the future. <\/span><\/p>\n

4. More UI Controls<\/span><\/h2>\n

Along with not providing developers with the ability to observe gestures, Apple\u2019s WatchKit SDK only\u00a0contains a small subset of the UI elements available on Xcode.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the Apple Watch being a completely new platform, it is understandable that\u00a0Apple presented\u00a0a kit that would evolve from day one\u00a0like the iPhone did back in iOS 1, with the few interaction elements that made sense at the time for the platform. <\/span><\/p>\n

This ensures that developers responsibly develop for the Apple Watch without compromising the user\u00a0experience and allows consumers to evolve and familiarize themselves with the Watch as the developers gain access to more elements over time. <\/span><\/p>\n

As of Xcode 6.3, the WatchKit Human Interface Guide<\/span><\/a> has made\u00a010 elements available\u00a0that\u00a0are simplified versions of their iOS element counterparts, which is why most iOS developers will find the following set of elements familiar:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Watch<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/a><\/p>\n

While understandably being conservative in exposing UI elements that have not yet been redesigned to be optimized on the smaller screens, we expect Apple to either migrate over some additional\u00a0UI elements found in the more mature iOS platform or devise new elements that are designed from the ground-up for the Watch. <\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the simpler elements that could be directly migrated to the Watch\u00a0are\u00a0the activity indicator (spinner) <\/i>and date picker\/UI picker.<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On a related note, Apple provides a contextual menu that appears when using force touch<\/span><\/a><\/em> <\/i>to allow the user to modally conduct any further actions.\u00a0<\/span>Apple also manages the Watch app screens within three types of navigation components:\u00a0page-based navigation, hierarchical navigation<\/i> (which essentially is the standard master-detail push hierarchy) and modal, <\/i>all of which exist in iOS.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Force<\/a><\/p>\n

At the upcoming developer’s conference, we hope to see\u00a0new custom transition options that are\u00a0currently available on\u00a0the iOS platform besides push transition, such as page curls and flips.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Third-Party Complications and Watch Faces<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Apple Watch is a very personalized and intimate gadget, and straight off the bat, the company delivered a range of Watch faces for users to choose from. <\/span><\/p>\n

An additional layer of customization is what Apple calls complications\u00a0\u2014<\/i>\u00a0widgets that allow users to add little interactive icons on each corner of the Watch face, including\u00a0an alarm, calendar, moon phase, timer, weather, stock prices, world clock, battery, and summary of the 3-ringed activity tracker.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/a><\/p>\n

While users have generally been happy with the number of options provided to them in the first iteration, there is certainly room for further customization, and developers are starting to see the potential opportunity to\u00a0provide their own custom Watch\u00a0faces and complications. <\/span><\/p>\n

For instance, sporting teams could offer\u00a0a highly personalized Watch face featuring\u00a0team colors with complication widgets that could poll for the latest sporting scores or a mini-scroller showing team news headlines. <\/span><\/p>\n

It seems clear that Apple will open up this feature\u00a0in the future, as the device ecosystem evolves and matures. We are hoping this could happen as early as this summer or fall, although Apple has yet to provide any indication as to when it\u00a0will occur.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Summary<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Apple Watch was\u00a0a valiant and bold effort by Apple upon entering\u00a0a new product category. The smartwatch market is relatively new but is expected\u00a0to grow enormously over the next few years. <\/span><\/p>\n

The first version of the\u00a0Watch presented many of the shortfalls we saw with Android smartwatches, including the limitations of battery life and processing power. <\/span><\/p>\n

It is possible (even likely) that certain improvements will\u00a0be announced\u00a0at the upcoming WWDC conference, where developers should expect greater SDK access\u00a0that will allow\u00a0richer UI controls and increased hardware access. However, certain items on this wish list\u00a0may not become available until next year\u00a0because of\u00a0hardware limitations and Apple’s fear of allowing access that may reduce the time-to-charge even further.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Your app could be perfect for the Apple Watch and we\u2019d love to help you build it.\u00a0Try out the ThinkApps for Watch tool<\/a> to brainstorm and explore\u00a0your app ideas.\u00a0Or, if you already have a specific idea in mind and just need some help with development,\u00a0reach out to our Apple Watch team.<\/a>\u00a0We can help you\u00a0get started today.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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