Apple Watch Basics
Every Apple Watch must be paired with an iPhone 5 or newer in order for you to install apps. While a cynic might see this as a sneaky way for Apple to double up on device sales, thereâs a very good reason: every watchOS app needs to be bundled inside an iOS app thatâs installed on the iPhone. With the limited screen real estate of the watch, Apple canât exactly have an independent App Store on the device; instead, youâll use the iPhoneâs Apple Watch app to install new apps.
To know what kinds of apps you can make, itâs important to understand the design language of Apple Watch apps. The building blocks youâll use to make the apps are extremely different from the components available to you on iOS. Youâll ...
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