Everyone who has used Apple smartwatches at least once notes that the interface in them is very well thought out. The only negative has always been the application icons that were placed in one place. Due to the not very large screen, not everyone can get into the right application the first time. And if a similar way of organizing the menu was relevant at first, when the device was just announced, then now it can be considered irrelevant. And this is mainly due to the number of applications available for hours.
App icons on Apple Watch
Apple will not be able to limit itself to only increasing icons when changing the watchOS 10 interface. The thing is that the company from Cupertino will have to properly reconsider the whole approach to working with the interface. If now you can easily adjust the scale in the cloud of icons so that it is convenient to select the one you need, then after increasing the interface it will be inconvenient for you to view the list of installed applications. Just imagine how much you can flip through in search of the desired program.
Therefore, the organization of the menu will now resemble that of the iPhone. You will have desktops where you can place frequently used programs. All other applications will be placed in the analogue of the Application Library on the iPhone . Do you want to open something that is not on the desktop? I opened the Library and found what I needed. Or you can just ask Siri, and the search problem will disappear by itself.
Widgets for Apple Watch
But not only icons will fill the so-called desktops. Widgets will also be available on the Apple Watch . Now, among the application icons, you can place special banners that will display the necessary information. For greater efficiency, Live Activities will be immediately added to them , and you will be able to watch the match score, taxi or training indicators right on the watch screen without having to enter a separate application.
Moreover, a separate switch will appear to activate Live Activities . So if you are worried that this feature will consume a lot of already not the best battery in your watch, then you can safely turn it off. By the way, this reading of watchOS 10 looks very bold and to some extent brings the watch closer to the iPhone.
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And seemingly cool innovations may appear in the Apple Watch. And the appearance will change a lot because of this. But for some reason it seems to me that Apple will not go for such a radical redesign. Let’s just remember the main problem of smartwatches from Cupertino, namely battery life. The Apple Watch is already lagging behind its competitors, and here additional whistles are added to the menu, which will put a significant load on the device and drain the battery even more.
It’s a fact that it’s time to change the way we organize icons in menus on the Apple Watch . And to implement it in the image and likeness of the iPhone would be very cool. But doing widgets or Live Activities seems like overkill to me. Most of us use the Apple Watch for simple time viewing and notifications. Sports and health are cool. But let’s be honest: not everyone
When I used Apple Watch, I simply brought the necessary extensions to the dial and did not climb anywhere else. Here, the majority will do just that and will not close the dial, scroll to the desired widget and watch some information there. Therefore, these decorations on the clock are simply useless. It turns out a function for the sake of a function. It is a pity that nothing is heard about the ability to create your own watch faces for Apple Watch . This feature would definitely be in demand, unlike incomprehensible widgets.
uses these features on the watch. Therefore, regularly going to the application menu or the Home screen just to look at the weather or see how far a taxi is going will be few. And in order to save charge, widgets will be turned off to the maximum in the settings and then there will be even less sense in them.
Is it possible to download watch faces on Apple Watch?
When I used Apple Watch , I simply brought the necessary extensions to the dial and did not climb anywhere else. Here, the majority will do just that and will not close the dial, scroll to the desired widget and watch some information there. Therefore, these decorations on the clock are simply useless. It turns out a function for the sake of a function. It is a pity that nothing is heard about the ability to create your own watch faces for Apple Watch . This feature would definitely be in demand, unlike incomprehensible widgets.
At the very least, users would have a free hand, and it would be possible to set the watchfaces they want, and not just customize the pre-installed Apple ones. Third-party dials also have their drawbacks. Some of them are impossible to look at without tears. Individual copies look just awful. But everyone has a different sense of beauty, and someone may even like it. WatchOS 10 doesn’t have long to wait. Already on June 5 at WWDC 2023, we will finally see in which direction the Apple Watch will develop.
