Intro to WatchKit

Slides from CocoaHeads Brisbane 3 Feb 2015

Transcript

1. WatchKit Alex Robinson
 @alextrob
2. Apple Watch • Launching in April • 2 sizes • 3 collections • A lot of wristbands • Requires an iPhone
3. Sizes • 38mm • 272 × 340px • 42mm • 312 × 390px
4. Collections Watch, Sport, Edition
5. Hardware Controls • Digital Crown • Scroll and Zoom • Press for Home • "The Button Below the Digital Crown" – Jony Ive • Displays Contacts
6. Internals • S1 processor, comparable to A5 in iPhone 4s • Accelerometer and Gyroscope • Pressure-sensitive touch screen • Taptic Engine (vibrating motor) • NFC (Apple Pay) • Heart Rate sensor • Bluetooth • Battery with unknown capacity
7. Built-in Apps • Weather • Calendar • Maps • Music • Mail • Phone • Fitness • Activity • Messages • Photos • ...
8. WatchKit • Bundled with an iPhone app • Code runs on the phone • Share preferences and data between Watch app and host app • No access to hardware like heart rate, microphone, speaker, accelerometer, etc.
9. WatchKit 1. Watch Apps 2. Glances 3. Actionable Notifications
10. Hierarchical Watch App Interface
11. Page-Based Watch App Interface
12. Modal Sheets Watch App Interface
13. Glances Watch Interface
14. Notifications Watch Interface
15. Notifications Watch Interface
16. Demo Speedometer
17. Resources • MacRumors Apple Watch Roundup
 macrumors.com/roundup/apple-watch • WatchKit
 developer.apple.com/watchkit • As I Learn WatchKit by David Smith
 david-smith.org/blog/2014/12/01/introducing-as-i-learn-watchkit • This is how your favourite apps might look on the Apple Watch
 theverge.com/2015/2/2/7950257/apple-watch-apps-google-uber- foursquare