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Starting June 1st All New Apple Watch Apps Must be Native Apps Built With watchOS 2

Starting June 1st All New Apple Watch Apps Must be Native Apps Built With watchOS 2

Posted April 23, 2016 at 2:45pm by
Apple has announced that starting June 1st all new Apple Watch apps must be native apps built with the watchOS 2 SDK.

With the new features and capabilities that watchOS 2 brings to WatchKit, your apps can integrate even more closely with Apple Watch. Take advantage of the Digital Crown, microphone, Taptic engine, and health sensors to take your Apple Watch app to the next level. And with ClockKit, you can extend your app to the clock face with Complications.


watchOS 2 lets applications run natively without being tethered to the iPhone. It was released last September.

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Starting June 1st All New Apple Watch Apps Must be Native Apps Built With watchOS 2
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Mang Domeng
Mang Domeng - April 24, 2016 at 10:31am
The Samsung Gear S2 is behind now. watchOS 2 provides a much better OS, UI, and native app experience.
Chip
Chip - April 23, 2016 at 8:23pm
Nice, it's about time!
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