Under the Radar 9: State of the Apple Watch
Jan 8, 2016
Discover the evolution of the Apple Watch as a powerful app platform and the unique challenges developers face. Delve into low adoption rates and the search for visibility in a crowded marketplace. Explore the current limitations in hardware and software, alongside hopeful advancements in battery life and real-time data updates. Finally, hear the speakers' aspirations for increased customization of watch faces, balancing skepticism with optimism for future innovations.
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David Smith's WatchOS Development
- David Smith worked extensively on watchOS apps in late 2015, focusing on Sleep++ and Pedometer++.
- He added watchOS support to Pedometer++, merging data between the watch and phone.
Apple Watch User Base
- David Smith included analytics in Pedometer++ to track watch app usage.
- He discovered that roughly 11% of users had Apple Watches, increasing to 13.5% after Christmas.
Watch App Development Worth?
- Building a watch app from scratch is a lot of work for only 2% of the user base to use it.
- Marco Arment questions the value of watch app development given low usage.