The document outlines essential information for developing Apple Watch applications, including requirements such as the use of Xcode and considerations for integrating with iPhone apps. Key components discussed include application structure, notifications, animations, and communication between apps and extensions, alongside best practices for performance optimization. It emphasizes the need to understand user behavior on the Apple Watch to create effective and engaging applications.

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2. Apple Watch
First Steps
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3. Apple Watch
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4. Apple Watch
Xcode 6.2+, iOS SDK 8.2
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5. Apple Watch Users
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6. Marketing
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7. Developers
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8. What do we need for
Apple Watch App?
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9. What do we need for Apple Watch
App?
4 iPhone app
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10. What do we need for Apple Watch
App?
4 iPhone app
4 Xcode
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11. What do we need for Apple Watch
App?
4 iPhone app
4 Xcode
4 Good idea
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12. What do we need for Apple Watch
App?
4 iPhone app
4 Xcode
4 Good idea
4 Apple Watch*
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13. Three Main Parts of
Apple Watch Application
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14. Notifications
Glances
The App
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15. Notifications
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16. Notifications
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17. Glances
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18. The App
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19. 1
1
source (https://medium.com/mobile-design-and-ux/smartwatch-user-interaction-39601215a1b1).
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20. Structure of Apple Watch
Application
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21. Application Structure
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22. Application Structure
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23. Application Structure
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24. Restrictions
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25. What should you be aware of
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26. Storyboards
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27. Storyboards
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28. 2 Sizes
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29. Static Layout*
Write-only interface :)
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30. Per frame Image based animations
// I wonder if I can do like this
[UIView animateWithDuration:5 completion:^{
}]
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31. Per frame Image based animations
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32. There's no such things as UItouch
No custom Gestures, Swipes,
Recognizers
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33. No sensors API
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34. Limited text input
Dictation API
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35. Apple Watch SDK
Do your best!
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36. Tasks To Solve
How do I ...
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37. Tasks To Solve & Best Practicies
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38. Tasks To Solve & Best Practicies
4 Images
4 Lifecycle
4 Networking
4 Communication
4 Animations
4 Code reusage
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39. It's "slow"
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40. It's "slow"
And you can make it even
slower
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41. Be careful with Images
setImage:
setImageNamed:
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42. Be careful with Images
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43. Be careful with Images
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44. Be careful with Images
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45. Be careful with Images
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46. You will forget, anyway
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47. Be careful with Life Cycle
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48. Be careful with Life Cycle
awakeWithContext:
willActivate:
willDeactivate:
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49. Network
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50. Network
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51. Network
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52. Network
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53. App and Extension
Communication
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54. App and Extension
Communication
Who is in charge?
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55. We can
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56. We can not
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57. Use shared groups for
communication
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58. Use shared groups for communication
https://github.com/mutualmobile/
MMWormhole
wormhole = MMWormhole(applicationGroupIdentifier: "my.ident")
wormhole?.listenForMessageWithIdentifier("context") { ctx in
}
wormhole?.passMessageObject("Message", identifier: "ID")
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59. MMWormhole
4 Fast, reusable, any data
4 Notification based
4 App should notify about each change
4 WatchKit App should be running
4 openParentApp + MMWormhole
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60. Handoff
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61. Handoff
4 when we need somehting to be done in the app
4 When permisssions is about to be asked
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62. Animations
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63. Animations
4 Designer task
4 Custom navigation (all in one)
4 2 devices, pixel perfect
4 hard to debug
4 static->static transitions
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64. Animations
4 There are tools for that
4 https://github.com/andydrizen/UIViewRecorder
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65. Code reusage
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67. Code reusage
4 Use View model from MVVM architecture
4 http://www.objc.io/issue-13/mvvm.html
4 http://techblog.thescore.com/2015/05/20/reducing-
watchkit-traffic-with-view-models/
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68. Code reusage
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69. Code reusage
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70. Speed it up
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71. Speed it up
4 Rethink your Watch App
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72. Speed it up
4 Rethink your Watch App
4 Dynamic vs static content
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73. Speed it up
4 Rethink your Watch App
4 Dynamic vs static content
4 Show content as fast as you can (use cache)
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74. Speed it up
4 Rethink your Watch App
4 Dynamic vs static content
4 Show content as fast as you can (use cache)
4 Show partial information if available (Static +
Dynamic)
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75. Ready to start?
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76. Some notes before you
start
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77. Some notes before you start
4 Think hard about best usage
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78. Some notes before you start
4 Think hard about best usage (twice)
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79. Some notes before you start
4 Think hard about best usage (twice)
4 It's different from iPhone (User is getting bored way
faster)
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80. Some notes before you start
4 Think hard about best usage (twice)
4 It's different from iPhone (User is getting bored way
faster)
4 Know your user
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81. Run!
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82. Links for Inspiration
4 http://thinkapps.com/blog/development/5-new-
things-learned-apple-watch-apps/
4 http://watchaware.com/watch-apps
4 https://realm.io/news/building-watchkit-apps-
swift/
4 http://natashatherobot.com/
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83. Thank you!
It's questions time
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84. Apple Watch
First Steps
by Paul Taykalo, Stanfy
# Stanfy MadCode Meetup 2015
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