Apple Readies First Significant Apple Watch Update, Will Include Custom Complications
Besides working on allowing developers to build native, full-speed apps for the Apple Watch, Apple is working on allowing third-party watch face “Complications,” according to our source. Complications are the small widgets indicating activity levels, battery life, alarm clocks, upcoming calendar events, and the current temperature on many of Apple’s included Apple Watch clock faces. Our source says that Apple is currently testing a new version of Watch OS that notably includes a set of Twitter Complications. For example, a small Complication could display a count of unread Twitter mentions, while a larger view could show the text of a recent Twitter mention.
If I had to pick a feature I want more than any other, it would be custom Complications. I can’t wait for this!
Of course, there’s a lot more good news at the link above, too. Chief among them, Gurman indicates that the new Apple Watch update will include “connectivity with other Apple devices,” meaning that Macs, iPads, and perhaps even iPods could gain controller rights over the wearable. This could open Apple Watch up to a huge new demographic (youth and the elderly) without doubling or tripling the cost of entry.