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Apple today informed developers that starting on June 1, 2016, all watchOS apps submitted to the App Store must be native apps built with the watchOS 2 SDK or later.

When the Apple Watch first launched, watchOS apps were reliant on the iPhone to run on the Apple Watch, but with watchOS 2, Apple introduced support for native apps. With native app support, developers can build apps that are able to run on the Apple Watch, allowing apps to open more quickly and work more smoothly.

Apple's June 1 deadline for native apps hits two weeks before the company's Worldwide Developers Conference, where it is expected to show off new versions of iOS, OS X, watchOS, and tvOS.

Article Link: All Apple Watch Apps Must Be Native Apps Starting on June 1
 
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Even the native apps are not completely native if you know what I mean, And this is why Apple watch apps are unbearably slow.
 
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If I could use it as a phone I would buy an Apple Watch tomorrow. It's pain having to carry an iPhone everywhere I go.

I know! It's so heavy and hard to carry. The burdens we must endure in this generation...having an always connected pocket computer.



but on a serious note, you're absolutely right. Things need to continue to improve continuously.
 
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Even the native apps are not completely native if you know what I mean, And this is why Apple watch apps are unbearably slow.

And I think why the Watch lacks a certain wow factor. After all, if the Watch relies on your iPhone for Internet connectivity and GPS, why doesn't it also just use the processor and be a 'dumb screen' on your wrist? I wonder if some users just think that's what it is, and don't realise that it's got an iPhone 4S equivalent chip inside it.

If you could actually make calls on the Watch, that would be incredible. if your sim in your iPhone could be uploaded to iCloud and used on the Watch without your phone nearby, that would be really cool technology.
 
If I could use it as a phone I would buy an Apple Watch tomorrow. It's pain having to carry an iPhone everywhere I go.

This philosophy literally makes me scratch my head. I don't want another data plan and the watch is good for notifications but that's about it. No phone = no web browsing and talking into your wrist on the phone or to dictate messages or use any of the apps is a pain. I would never leave home without my phone regardless.
 
If you could actually make calls on the Watch, that would be incredible. if your sim in your iPhone could be uploaded to iCloud and used on the Watch without your phone nearby, that would be really cool technology.
with AT&T you sort of can, as long as you are at a wifi location you've used before. I just wish you could enter wifi information on the watch itself.
 
This is a good move by Apple, most Apple apps are painfully slow on Apple Watch. Ever tried opening the Facebook Messenger app on an Apple Watch after not using for a while?

It takes a good 60 or so seconds for all of the messages from your friends to update which it does individually message by message until everything is in sync with Facebook's servers, hopefully v2 of the Apple Watch has power to run these apps properly.
 
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