What has changed in watchOS 2

The September presentation of all the attention Apple has got a new iPhone and iPad Pro, and watchOS 2 remained on the sidelines. Nevertheless, there are many innovations that can breathe life into Apple Watch and change the status devaysa c expensive toy to a useful everyday helper. We figured out that the owners of waiting for Apple Watch and whether to revise its decision, if you are delaying a purchase.

Today wearable electronics market is predictably much smaller smartphone market. And if the destiny and niche fitness trackers clear, the smartwatch until recently served as companions and optional accessories for your smartphone. In watchOS 2 Apple is doing the same trick, which at one time changed the mobile market.

Apple Watch will get its own App Store during his announcement in April. Nevertheless, all this time was not among the applications really useful, because they only duplicate notices and other information from your smartphone. The new OS is not so, and this is her major change.

new features

Apple Watch acquired expected mode Nightstand. When you put the hours before bedtime to charge - they go into a mode similar to the usual alarm clock. Tap on the Digital Crown activates a new digital screen, and pressing on the crown will disable the alarm.

Another useful feature watchOS 2 - mode "Through Time", which allows you to navigate the schedule by scrolling Digital Crown. Turn ahead - and find out what the weather will be and what you have planned for a few hours, back - everything is exactly the opposite. Pressing the Digital Crown always takes you back to the present moment.

In addition, the system of many small improvements: in the "Friends" you can now add friends without participation iPhone, you can use the Siri run an application or start a workout, learned to play the video clock, and for the protection against theft is responsible for the familiar iPhone and iPad Activation Lock.

Extended personalization

The dials list several completions: modular with more fine-tuning, Time-Lapse with beautiful scenery, Photos Face, which allows to set as a background image from the gallery, and Photos Album Face, doing the same thing, but with a album.

The first option, thanks ClockKit, allows third-party applications developers to add their own extensions, which will give the user even more options to personalize. A Time-Lapse, though not the most informative approach Apple Watch owners who belong to the clock in the first place as an accessory. It features a 24-hour time-lapse views of London, Hong Kong, New York, Shanghai and Lake Mackay, which vary according to the current time.

Third-party applications

This important innovation watchOS 2. If before the clock only took notice iPhone, which require constant synchronization and browse tape Instagram or Twitter on the small screen to anyone not occurred to him in his right mind, the new WatchKit aims to change situation. Developers have access to the Digital Crown, Taptic Engine, Heartbeat Sensor, accelerometer and microphone. This offers great opportunities, and the first results of their implementation we will be able to see very soon.

Since custom applications require higher performance, and the company worked on the optimization. Some users have noticed a speed boost operation of standard and third-party applications.

So far, Apple Watch - still a gadget for busy people who are more comfortable view notifications, weather, messages, email, and calendar events, without taking your smartphone out of his pocket. It is optional to purchase a gadget, but if you can afford it, and work is constantly forced to perform tasks on the go, Apple Watch - a good choice.